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An amphitheater in North Augusta, South Carolina will be renamed to honor late soul legend Sharon Jones, as The North Augusta Star and Rolling Stone point out. On Monday night (November 2), the North Augusta City Council passed a resolution to rename the 600-seat North Augusta Amphitheater the Sharon Jones Amphitheater. According to RS, Monday’s

Arcade Fire were the musical guests on Stephen Colbert’s election special (which is titled Stephen Colbert’s Election Night 2020: Democracy’s Last Stand: Building Back America Great Again Better 2020). The special aired on SHOWTIME as election results took over Colbert’s usual CBS broadcast time. The band performed a new song called “Generation A,” which Colbert

Eaux Claires’ “For Wisconsin” get-out-the-vote initiative has been steadily sharing new performances from indie rock musicians. The latest comes from Justin Vernon and Aaron Dessner’s Big Red Machine. Their cover of Aimee Mann’s song “Wise Up” features assistance from the National’s Bryce Dessner, Bryan Devendorf, and Scott Devendorf, plus Ben Lanz, Jon Low, and Mina

Back in August, a team of scientists conducted an experiment in the transmission of coronavirus at Quarterback Immobilien Arena in Leipzig, Germany. The Restart-19 study, which sought to collect data on various activities at large indoor gatherings—such as concerts—was performed by a team at Martin Luther University Halle-Wittenberg led by Dr. Stefan Moritz, the head

The Recording Academy has announced that the Grammy Award for Best World Music Album has been renamed, Billboard reports. The award will now be called Best Global Music Album. This year, the award went to Angélique Kidjo (who shouted out fellow nominee Burna Boy in her acceptance speech). In previous years, it’s been awarded to

Tracy Chapman made a rare television appearance on tonight’s episode of Late Night with Seth Meyers. She performed her song “Talkin’ ’Bout a Revolution” from her self-titled debut. The performance, delivered partially in silhouette, is broadcasting the night before Election Day and closes the song with a slight lyrical tweak. “Talkin’ ’bout a revolution/go vote,”

Lady Gaga joined Joe Biden at a drive-in campaign event in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, giving a speech and performing her hits “Shallow” and “Yoü And I.” Check it out below. Gaga came out to Childish Gambino’s “This is America” and gave a short speech, saying, “Now is the time to vote like the country depends on

Cardi B is no longer divorcing Offset, TMZ reports and Pitchfork can confirm via Fulton County, Georgia court documents. Cardi’s lawyers filed to dismiss the rapper’s complaint for divorce and other relief today (November 2) in Fulton County Superior Court. Cardi B opened a contested divorce case against Offset in September. The next month, however,

The Strokes were the musical guests on Saturday Night Live last night (October 31), where they performed a pair of songs from their latest album The New Abnormal: “The Adults Are Talking” and “Bad Decisions.” John Mulaney hosted for the second time this year—he last appeared on the show in late February. Watch both performances

Feist has shared a cover of Cat Stevens’ song “Trouble” to encourage voter turnout in Wisconsin, as Stereogum points out. The video was released via Justin Vernon’s Eaux Claires festival voter initiative titled For Wisconsin. Check out Feist’s take on “Trouble,” as well as the original version, below. “Trouble” appears on Cat Stevens’ 1970 album

Chris Crack has surprise-released a new album. It’s called Washed Rappers Ain’t Legends and it’s the second album from the Chicago artist following this summer’s Good Cops Don’t Exist. The tracklist features titles like “Ma$e In the Range Rover” and “Face Sitting and Frank Ocean.” Features include Nate Knew, EVERYBODYLOVESFLEE, Surfboard C, and more. Check

Bronx rapper and producer MIKE has released his first EP under his dj blackpower moniker. The nine-track release is called BLP2020 “King of the Night”. Give it a listen below (via 10k). Plus, check out the EP cover by Kamau Han. MIKE has produced a lot of his own music under the name dj blackpower.

ANOHNI has released a studio version of her cover of Gloria Gaynor’s classic “I Will Survive.” As she shares in a statement in the description for the YouTube video, the song was a live staple for her early in her career. The accompanying music video was filmed in the 1990s and features ANOHNI as well

Rockstar Games’ Red Dead Online—the online component of Red Dead Redemption 2—has a new limited time update called “The Halloween Pass,” which features new season-appropriate additions to the game. One of those new additions is a new soundtrack from Swans and the Haxan Cloak. They worked together on reworked versions of two songs from The

Detroit rapper and scammer supreme Teejayx6 is back with another mixtape. His 10-track tape Spooky was produced by K’Den Ju, and arrives just in time for Halloween. The tape closes with “Stimulus Package,” featuring Kasher Quon, Bandgang Lonnie, Boldy James, and the Alchemist. Give a listen to Teejayx’s Spooky below. Spooky follows Teejayx6’s Black Air

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Ghanaian-American artist, rapper, and producer Amaarae has revealed new details on her debut full-length project: The Angel You Don’t Know arrives November 12 (via Platoon). Below, find a trailer for the album and the full tracklist, which includes appearances by Kojey Radical, Moliy, Princess Adjua, Cruel Santino, and more. The Angel You Don’t Know includes

Bad Bunny has shared a new song with Puerto Rican singer Jhay Cortez called “Dakiti.” The single arrives with an aquatic visual. Watch Bad Bunny and Jhay Cortez party on a boat, perform in a floating box, and pilot personal submarines in the video below. Earlier this month, Bad Bunny appeared on the 2020 Billboard

Village People’s Victor Willis—better known as the police officer in the group he co-founded—has spoken out about Donald Trump using the band’s music at his political rallies. In an interview with BBC News, Willis said that the group had asked the Trump campaign to stop using their songs at his events. Watch the short interview

Mitski has teamed up with Z2 Comics to create the soundtrack for a new graphic novel. She’s making music to accompany writer Chris Miskiewicz and artist Vincent Kings’ upcoming book This Is Where We Fall. A softcover edition of the novel will be available widely in March 2021. Also that month, the hardcover edition is

Kendrick Lamar is back. Today (October 29), Busta Rhymes released a new track titled “Look Over Your Shoulder,” which prominently features Kendrick in the first verse. The song also samples “I’ll Be There” by the Jackson 5. “Look Over Your Shoulder” appears on Busta Rhymes’ upcoming album Extinction Level Event 2: The Wrath of God,

Crowded House, the Neil Finn-fronted group that rose to prominence in the mid 1980s and early ’90s, have released their first new single in over a decade. The song arrives with a Nina Ljeti-directed visual starring Mac DeMarco. DeMarco plays a man who wakes up hungover after a party. Though his flashbacks suggest he did

Karen O has teamed up with Willie Nelson for a new cover of the David Bowie and Queen classic “Under Pressure.” It features Karen’s Yeah Yeah Yeahs bandmate Nick Zinner on guitar and it’s produced by TV on the Radio’s Dave Sitek. The cover also features contributions from Imaad Wasif, Johnny Hanson, Micah Nelson, and

Tonight marked the 15th annual BET Hip Hop Awards. During the ceremony, countless artists performed including Lil Baby, City Girls, Burna Boy and Chris Martin, and more. Beyond the performances and cyphers, very few actual awards were presented during the broadcast. Most of them—including Best Hip Hop Video, Hip Hop Album of the Year, Hip

Something tells me Marc Miner is the type of guy that would laugh at the joke, “Minor? There’s nothing minor about Marc.” Transfixed by his growly voice and penchant for catchy, country tunes, Miner’s magnificent turn in Smile While You’re Wasted is epic on many levels. For one thing, he’s not Nashville based, and another

Actress has released a short film to accompany his new album Karma & Desire. The visual, also called Karma & Desire, is directed, edited, and produced by Lee Bootee. The film features appearances from Zsela, Yves Tumor, Sampha, Aura T-09, and Actress himself. Watch below and scroll down for a text statement accompanying the film.

Magnolia Pictures has released the first trailer for Crock of Gold: A Few Rounds With Shane MacGowan, a new documentary about frontman of the Pogues. According to a press release, the film features archival footage, animation by Ralph Steadman, and more. The documentary, directed by Julien Temple, will screen on December 1 before getting released

Rina Sawayama appeared on The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon last night (October 26). Making her U.S. television debut, she performed “XS,” the single from her debut album SAWAYAMA. Watch it happen below. Earlier this year, Sawayama opened up about being ineligible for the Mercury Prize and domestic categories of the BRIT Awards due to

Singer-songwriter and multi-instrumentalist Angelo De Augustine has shared a new song, “Blue,” featuring Sufjan Stevens, who contributes vocals, piano, and guitar. The track will appear alongside their April collaboration “Santa Barbara” on a forthcoming double A-side 7″ single. Check out the video for “Blue,” directed and shot by De Augustine on Super 8 film, below

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