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J Balvin has shared a video for his new song “Ma G,” the first single from his yet-to-be-announced forthcoming LP. He debuted the song at the Canelo Alvarez vs. Avni Yildirim boxing match at Hard Rock Stadium in Miami; Balvin walked Alvarez into the ring before performing the new song. Check out the video for

Tonight (February 27), D’Angelo headlined a VERZUZ event live from the Apollo Theater, taking the stage as a solo performer with DJ Scratch with other collaborators. Take a look via Instagram or Apple Music. D’Angelo’s set broke from the typical VERZUZ format: its events have so far been one-on-one battles with occasional surprise guests, like

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The RIAA has released its annual year-end revenue report, surveying the state of the recorded music industry at the end of 2020. Despite the coronavirus pandemic, trends across the past several years carried on: Streaming is up 13.4%, generating $10.1 billion last year compared to $8.9 billion in 2019, accounting for 83% of the total

Taylor Swift has officially canceled her previously postponed “Lover Fest” tour dates. In a note on Twitter, Swift admits that “no one knows what the touring landscape is going to look like in the future.” An additional note on her website adds that refunds will be processed automatically. Check out the full statement below. Swift

The third episode of Bruce Springsteen and former President Barack Obama’s new Renegades: Born in the USA podcast gets released on Spotify on Monday, March 1. The episode, called “Amazing Grace: American Music,” will cover Springsteen’s early musical influences, the inspiration behind Springsteen on Broadway, Obama’s adolescent musical memories, and more. Hear a clip from

A new song from late rapper Pop Smoke has been released. “AP” appears in Eddie Huang’s directorial debut BOOGIE, which stars Pop in his first acting role. Listen to “AP” below, and scroll down to check out the film poster. Eddie Huang shared a trailer for BOOGIE last month. The film finds Pop playing Monk,

Rema has released the single “Bounce.” It’s produced by Don Jazzy, who’s the head of Rema’s label Mavin Records. “This record was inspired by the luscious and magnificent body of the African woman,” Rema said in a statement. “Furthermore, I’m really excited about this tune because it’s my first single with the legendary Don Jazzy.”

Zella Day and Weyes Blood have shared the music video for their collaborative single “Holocene,” released earlier this month. Directed by Cameron McCool, the grainy black-and-white visual features both singer-songwriters in performance and taking in the grandeur of nature together. Watch that below. Back in 2019, Zella Day and Weyes Blood both joined Lana Del

Chloe x Halle have released a new music video for “Ungodly Hour.” The sibling duo premiered the visual on tonight’s episode of The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon. Watch the futuristic clip (directed by Alfred Marroquín) below. Chloe x Halle released their debut album The Kids Are Alright in 2018, followed by last year’s Ungodly

Mute and Spoon Records have announced plans to release a series of live albums by Can. Live in Stuttgart 1975 is out May 28. In addition to digital and CD releases, a 3xLP set is being pressed to orange vinyl. Listen to an excerpt from the new album below. The Can Live series of releases

Wolf Alice have announced a new album, sharing a single along with it. “Last Man on Earth” is the first offering from the band’s next record, Blue Weekend, which arrives on June 11 (via Dirty Hit/RCA). Watch a video for “Last Man on Earth” directed by Jordan Hemingway below. Lead singer Ellie Rowsell shared a

Iggy Pop has shared the video for his interpretation of the Dylan Thomas poem “Do Not Go Gentle Into That Good Night.” The dramatic, closeup visual is directed by Simon Taylor. Check it out below. “Do Not Go Gentle Into That Good Night” featured on Iggy Pop’s 2019 album Free. In December 2020, Pop sang

Oh Boy Records, the independent, family-run record label started by John Prine and his longtime manager Al Bunetta, is getting a new documentary. The film celebrates the label’s 40th anniversary, and includes archival footage of John Prine as well as interviews with Todd Snider, Prine’s wife and Oh Boy president Fiona Whelan Prine, members of

Pitchfork is pleased to announce Driven by Sound, a new two-part documentary series featuring Madlib and KAYTRANDA, created in partnership with Lexus IS Wax. The series will feature the two producers in conversation about their individual connections to vinyl as a physical medium, and how it impacts their music. It also includes a behind the

Smerz have shared the video for a new song off their debut album Believer, which is out this Friday (February 26) via XL. Watch the visual for “Flashing,” directed by Benjamin Barron, below. “‘Flashing’ is about losing the feeling about being a team in a relationship,” the Norwegian duo said in a statement. Believer follows

Ascension, the first posthumous release from the late South Bronx rapper Fred the Godson, is here. Released today (February 22) on his birthday via R1CMG, the new album also coincides with the naming ceremony for Frederick ‘Fred the Godson’ Thomas Avenue in the South Bronx. The new LP follows 2020’s Payback, released a month before

A new Juice WRLD music video has been released. Steve Cannon directed, shot, and edited the posthumous visual for “Conversations.” The clip concludes with previously unreleased footage of Juice WRLD freestyling. Watch below. Juice WRLD died in December 2019 at the age of 21. The following July, Grade A Productions and Interscope Records released the

Charlotte, North Carolina rapper Mavi has released a new EP titled End of the Earth. It features five new songs that deal with themes of gun violence in Mavi’s hometown, the awkward stages of growth, success, and more. Check it out below. “End Of the earth is about humanity exhausting the home that doubles as

Continuing their covers series, Bill Callahan and Bonnie “Prince” Billy have recruited Cassie Berman (David Berman’s former wife and bandmate) for a rendition of Silver Jews’ “The Wild Kindness.” As Bonnie “Prince Billy” notes, there were a ton of guest vocalists, too: Haley Fohr, David Pajo, Meg Baird, Bill MacKay, Cory Hanson, and Matt Sweeney

Bad Bunny was the musical guest on the latest episode of Saturday Night Live. Rosalía joined him first for “La Noche de Anoche,” and he returned for “Te Deseo lo Mejor.” He brought the 24/7 Championship belt he won on WWE’s Raw earlier in the week to the stage with him during the second song.

Bad Trip, the comedy movie starring Eric André, Tiffany Haddish, and Lil Rel Howery, has gotten another new release date. After some pandemic-related delays, the movie will get released on Netflix on March 26. Watch a new teaser for the film below. Bad Trip, directed by Kitao Sakurai, follows André and Lil Rel Howery as

Tainy and Miguel have come together for the single “Sunbathe.” The track arrives with a video directed by Munachi Osegbu. Watch below (via Rolling Stone). “We made this song in Miami, it was raining, and I was thinking of home,” Miguel said, according to RS. Tainy recently produced Selena Gomez and Rauw Alejandro’s “Baila Conmigo.”

De La Soul are the stars of a new episode of the Cartoon Network show Teen Titans Go!. The legendary rap trio fights a tentacled monster who steals their music, attacking it with a bazooka that amplifies Trugoy’s voice to send out powerful sound waves. The band and superhero squad spend the rest of the

Kim Kardashian West has filed for a divorce from Kanye West, TMZ  and The Associated Press report. According to TMZ, the divorce is “as amicable as a divorce can be.” Pitchfork has reached out to representatives for Kanye West and the office of Kim Kardashian’s attorney Laura Wasser. In July 2020, West suggested he wanted

Loretta Lynn and Margo Price have recorded a new version of the title track from Lynn’s 1971 album, One’s on the Way. The duet appears on the country music legend’s new album, Still Woman Enough, her fiftieth solo record. It was recorded at the historic Cash Cabin Studio in Hendersonville, Tennessee. Below, listen to the

Matt Berninger of the National has shared a new song called “Let It Be.” The track, which is not a Beatles cover, will appear on the deluxe edition of Berninger’s debut solo album Serpentine Prison. Find the “Let It Be” lyric video below. The deluxe Serpentine Prison is out digitally on March 12. In addition

UK rapper slowthai has covered Elliott Smith’s song “Needle in the Hay” for an Apple Music Home Session, as Stereogum points out. The original track appeared on Smith’s 1995 self-titled LP. Listen to slowthai’s take on the track, as well as the rapper’s performance of his own song “adhd,” below. “The lyrics to both tracks

Kacey Musgraves, a proud native Texan, is selling a new t-shirt that takes a dig at Texas Senator Ted Cruz. The shirt is a response to his decision to skip town for Cancun while his state has faced unprecedented snow-related crises this week. The new design reads “Cruzin’ for a Bruzin,’” with proceeds benefiting Casa