Music

News Margo Price Joins Farm Aid Board of Directors She’s the first female artist to join Neil Young, Willie Nelson, John Mellencamp, and Dave Matthews at the table By Allison Hussey April 8, 2021 Facebook Twitter Margo Price (Photo by Bobbi Rich) Facebook Twitter Margo Price joined Farm Aid’s board of directors today (April 8),

News New Roky Erickson Tribute Album Features Jeff Tweedy, Margo Price, Neko Case, and More Ty Segall, Gary Clark Jr. and Eve Monsees, Lucinda Williams, more feature on Light in the Attic’s forthcoming compilation By Noah Yoo April 8, 2021 Facebook Twitter Roky Erickson photo by Craig Luckin Facebook Twitter Light In the Attic has

News Chynna’s New Song “burnout” Released: Listen The song arrives as New York celebrates the late rapper’s life on Chynna Day By Madison Bloom April 8, 2021 Facebook Twitter Chynna, photo by Cool Tavie Facebook Twitter A new song from late rapper Chynna has been released. “burnout” arrives on New York City’s Chynna Day (April

News The Avalanches Announce 20th Anniversary Edition of Since I Left You Featuring remixes from MF DOOM, Leon Vynehall, Prince Paul, Cornelius, and more By Noah Yoo April 7, 2021 Facebook Twitter The Avalanches, photo by Gen Kay Facebook Twitter The Avalanches have unveiled a new 20th anniversary deluxe edition of their landmark debut Since

News Wild Up Releasing New Recording of Julius Eastman’s Femenine The L.A. collective has shared an excerpt from the avant-garde composition By Madison Bloom April 7, 2021 Facebook Twitter Julius Eastman, photo by Ron Hammond Facebook Twitter Los Angeles–based musical collective Wild Up are releasing studio recordings of late composer Julius Eastman’s work Femenine. Julius

News Tierra Whack Shares Video for New Song “Link”: Watch The Philadelphia rapper collaborates with the LEGO Group on her latest visual By Allison Hussey April 6, 2021 Facebook Twitter Tierra Whack, photo by Aaron Grimes Facebook Twitter Tierra Whack has shared the music video for a new single, “Link.” Created in partnership with the

News Jason Isbell and Sturgill Simpson Cast in New Scorsese Movie Killers of the Flower Moon Robert De Niro and Leonardo DiCaprio are starring in the upcoming thriller By Noah Yoo April 6, 2021 Facebook Twitter Jason Isbell and Sturgill Simpson photos via Getty Images Facebook Twitter Killers of the Flower Moon is the next

News Dave Grohl Announces New Memoir The Storyteller Collecting the most memorable moments of his decades-long career in rock By Noah Yoo April 6, 2021 Facebook Twitter Dave Grohl, December 2019 (Ethan Miller/Getty Images) Facebook Twitter Dave Grohl has announced The Storyteller, a new memoir that will arrive October 5 via Dey Street Books. The

News M.I.A. Announces NFT Art Exhibit “It’s only now that the appropriate gallery for my work finally exists”—M.I.A. By Sam Sodomsky April 5, 2021 Facebook Twitter Preview of GIFTY 1 from FOUNDATION Facebook Twitter M.I.A. is auctioning off a piece of digital art as a non-fungible token (NFT). The still image is titled “GIFTY 1”

News YG’s My Krazy Life Disappears From Streaming Platforms Following “Meet the Flockers” Backlash The song faced renewed criticism and calls for removal due to its lyrics about targeting “Chinese neighborhoods” during burglary attempts By Matthew Strauss April 5, 2021 Facebook Twitter YG, June 2019 (Andrew Toth/Getty Images for Def Jam) Facebook Twitter YG’s 2014

News War Bassist B.B. Dickerson Has Died at 71 His bass line defined “Low Rider” and he contributed lead vocals to “The World Is a Ghetto” By Evan Minsker April 4, 2021 Facebook Twitter War’s B.B. Dickerson, 1976 (Michael Putland/Getty Images) Facebook Twitter B.B. Dickerson, the bassist who was a co-founding member of the funk

News Earth, Wind & Fire and the Isley Brothers’ VERZUZ Battle: Here’s What Happened A special Steve Harvey-hosted Easter special between the two iconic groups By Evan Minsker April 5, 2021 Facebook Twitter Earth, Wind & Fire, Steve Harvey, and the Isley Brothers on VERZUZ (still) Facebook Twitter The Isley Brothers and Earth, Wind &

News Justin Bieber Shares Surprise New Freedom EP: Listen He follows Justice with a six-song Easter release By Evan Minsker April 4, 2021 Facebook Twitter Justin Bieber (Jon Kopaloff/Getty Images) Facebook Twitter Justin Bieber has shared a surprise new EP called Freedom. The new EP arrives in time for Easter, and it features guest appearances

News Watch St. Vincent Play “Pay Your Way in Pain” and “The Melting of the Sun” on SNL She brought both of her Daddy’s Home singles to Studio 8H By Allison Hussey and Noah Yoo April 4, 2021 Facebook Twitter St. Vincent on Saturday Night Live, April 2021 (Will Heath/NBC) Facebook Twitter St. Vincent was

News Navy Blue Shares Video for New Song “Durag Anthem”: Watch A new single following two records from the rapper last year By Allison Hussey April 3, 2021 Facebook Twitter Navy Blue (Still via YouTube) Facebook Twitter Navy Blue has shared a new song called “Durag Anthem” along with a music video directed by Ryosuke

News DMX Hospitalized and in Critical Condition Following Apparent Drug Overdose: Report The rapper reportedly suffered a heart attack after the overdose By Noah Yoo April 3, 2021 Facebook Twitter Facebook Twitter DMX has been hospitalized after suffering an apparent drug overdose on the evening of Friday, April 2, as TMZ reports. The rapper reportedly

News Esperanza Spalding Releases New TRIANGLE Suite: Listen Featuring new songs written “in consultation with music therapists and neuroscientists” By Noah Yoo April 3, 2021 Facebook Twitter Esperanza Spalding, photo by LaMont Hamilton Facebook Twitter Esperanza Spalding has released the TRIANGLE suite: a trio of new songs called “formwela 1,” “formwela 2,” featuring Ganavya, and

News Playboi Carti Shares New “Sky” Video: Watch There is a whole lot of green in the Whole Lotta Red visual By Matthew Strauss April 2, 2021 Facebook Twitter Playboi Carti in “Sky,” directed by Nick Walker Facebook Twitter Playboi Carti has released the music video for his Whole Lotta Red song “Sky.” Directed by

News Omar Apollo Launches New Hot Sauce The recipe for Disha Hot has been passed down for generations in the artist’s family By Madison Bloom April 2, 2021 Facebook Twitter Omar Apollo, October 2019 (Lloyd Bishop/NBC/NBCU Photo Bank via Getty Images) Facebook Twitter First-generation, Mexican-American singer and songwriter Omar Apollo has launched his own hot

News Listen to ANOHNI and Bryce Dessner’s New “Another World (String Arrangement)” The string arrangement from Impermanence/Disintegration is performed by the Australian String Quartet By Evan Minsker April 2, 2021 Facebook Twitter Bryce Dessner (Shervin Lainez), ANOHNI (Alice O’Malley) Facebook Twitter The National’s Bryce Dessner has released a new album with the Australian String Quartet

News Demi Lovato Enlists Ariana Grande for New Song: Listen “Met Him Last Night” appears on Lovato’s new album Dancing With the Devil…The Art of Starting Over By Madison Bloom April 2, 2021 Facebook Twitter Demi Lovato, Ariana Grande (Photo by Kevin Mazur/Getty Images for The Recording Academy). Facebook Twitter Today (April 2), Demi Lovato

News Iggy Pop Joins Cast of Comedy Film Blue Iguana Alongside Bob Saget and Joel David Moore, he’ll play a patriarch whose death sets the plot in motion By Allison Hussey April 1, 2021 Facebook Twitter Iggy Pop, January 2020 (Photo by Kevin Mazur/Getty Images for The Recording Academy) Facebook Twitter Iggy Pop has been

News Mdou Moctar Shares New Song “Afrique Victime”: Listen “‘Afrique Victime’ is a message to all of the countries with money and power who come into Africa and kill the leaders who try to empower the people and lead revolutions” By Matthew Ismael Ruiz April 1, 2021 Facebook Twitter Mdou Moctar, photo by WH Moustapha

News Songwriters Call on Artists to Stop Demanding Credit and Publishing for Songs They Didn’t Write The Pact—Emily Warren, Tobias Jesso Jr., Tayla Parx, and others—pledge to stop catering to recording artists’ “bully tactics and threats” in demanding publishing By Evan Minsker March 31, 2021 Facebook Twitter Musician recording an acoustic guitar (Neil Godwin/Total Guitar

News Tame Impala to Play Innerspeaker in Full for New Livestream Performance Innerspeaker Live From Wave House will broadcast April 21 By Noah Yoo March 31, 2021 Facebook Twitter Tame Impala, photo by Alex Haygarth Facebook Twitter Tame Impala are performing their debut Innerspeaker in its entirety for a new livestream. Innerspeaker Live at the

News The Armed Pay Tribute to Metal Gear Solid in New Video Featuring David Hayter (Solid Snake): Watch “AN ITERATION” is the final single from the band’s new album ULTRAPOP By Noah Yoo March 31, 2021 Facebook Twitter The Armed’s Dan Greene, photo by Aaron Jones Facebook Twitter The Armed have released the music video

News FKA twigs Praises Lil Nas X, Says He Acknowledged “Cellophane” Inspired “Montero” Video “I think what you have done is amazing and I fully support your expression and bravery in pushing culture forward for the queer community” By Madison Bloom March 30, 2021 Facebook Twitter FKA twigs and Lil Nas X (Getty Images) Facebook

News Mustafa Details Debut Project When Smoke Rises, Shares New Song “Ali”: Watch the Video The Muslim poet and songwriter releases his first full-length in May By Noah Yoo March 30, 2021 Facebook Twitter Mustafa, photo by Samuel Engelking Facebook Twitter Mustafa has announced the release date of his first full-length project, When Smoke Rises.

News Sons of Kemet Announce New Album Black to the Future, Share New Song With Kojey Radical: Listen “Hustle,” also featuring vocals from Lianne La Havas, leads the Shabaka Hutchings–led jazz outfit’s record By Noah Yoo March 30, 2021 Facebook Twitter Sons of Kemet, photo © Udoma Janssen Facebook Twitter Sons of Kemet have announced