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Fresh off the release of her new single “Don’t Stop,” Megan Thee Stallion has launched the Don’t Stop Scholarship Fund. Meg (in partnership with Amazon Music’s Rap Rotation) will award two $10,000 to female students of color who are pursuing an associate’s, bachelor’s or postgraduate degree in any field. Check out the poster below and

Phoebe Bridgers, Kathleen Hanna, Michael Stipe, Margo Price, Kesha, Hayley Williams, and more are slated to take part in “Honor Her Wish,” a virtual celebration of the late Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg, who died last month at 87. The event will act as a tribute to RBG, as well as a rally against

Memphis rapper BlocBoy JB has announced his major label debut. It’s called FatBoy, and it arrives Friday (October 9) via Universal. The 17-track LP features Yo Gotti, G Herbo, Tay Keith, Trippie Redd, and NLE Choppa. It features BlocBoy’s previously-released single “Swervin.” Check out FatBoy’s tracklist and album art below. In 2018, BlocBoy released his

Billie Eilish is performing a livestream concert on Saturday, October 24. The event—titled WHERE DO WE GO? THE LIVESTREAM—will stream at the artist’s website. Eilish will be performing from Los Angeles. Check out the announcement below. Eilish had just begun her tour in support of her Grammy-winning debut WHEN WE ALL FALL ASLEEP, WHERE DO

AC/DC have shared a new song called “Shot in the Dark”—the first from their forthcoming album POWER UP. The record reunites the group’s surviving classic lineup: Brian Johnson, Phil Rudd, and Cliff Williams have all rejoined the fold with Angus Young. The new album arrives November 13 via Columbia. It will be available in multiple

Johnny Nash, the pop and reggae singer behind the 1972 hit single “I Can See Clearly Now,” has died. His son John Nash III told TMZ that he died today of natural causes. He was 80. A Houston native, Nash began his recording career in the 1950s. He grew up singing in the church choir

Jazz singer and composer Cécile McLorin Salvant has been awarded a fellowship with the John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation. She is the only musician in this year’s group of “genius grant” recipients. She joins several other scientists, writers, and scholars among the 2020 honorees, who will each receive $625,000 to use over five

Billie Eilish and FINNEAS appeared on tonight’s episode of The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon to perform the new James Bond theme “No Time to Die.” They also sat down for a chat with Fallon before the performance, discussing their big night at the Grammys, her speech and performance at the Democratic National Convention, and

Delia Derbyshire: The Myths & The Legendary Tapes, a new film about the life of Delia Derbyshire, will premiere October 15 at the London Film Festival. Check out the trailer below. Derbyshire, an early electronic music pioneer, worked at the BBC’s Radiophonic Workshop in the 1960s, where she composed the theme for the long-running science

Jay Electronica has finally, officially released his album Act II: The Patents of Nobility (The Turn) after a leak of the project began circulating online. It’s currently available via TIDAL. Remarkably, the record has nearly the same tracklist as it did in 2012. That means that Act II credits Charlotte Gainsbourg, Serge Gainsbourg (for a

With so much good music being released all the time, it can be hard to determine what to listen to first. Every week, Pitchfork offers a run-down of significant new releases available on streaming services. This week’s batch includes new albums from Róisín Murphy, 21 Savage and Metro Boomin, Bartees Strange, Gabriel Garzón-Montano, Shamir, and

Nathan Apodaca is the TikTok star who hopped on a skateboard and lip synced to Fleetwood Mac’s “Dreams” while clutching a bottle of Ocean Spray Cran-Raspberry juice. The video went viral, resulting in a streaming spike for the already massive song from Rumours. The band tweeted their appreciation, and now in the grand tradition of

Elvis Costello & The Attractions’ iconic 1979 album Armed Forces is getting a massive and comprehensive box set reissue. The Complete Armed Forces is out November 6 via UMe. Watch the collection get unboxed below. The box comes with nine pieces of vinyl: three 12″ LPs, three 10″ LPs, and three 7″ singles. In addition

Megan Thee Stallion delivered a politically charged performance on the season premiere Saturday Night Live last night (October 3). Check it out below. Performing on a set that boldly displayed the text “PROTECT BLACK WOMEN,” Meg ran through her track “Savage” before setting her sights on Daniel Cameron, the attorney general of Kentucky and special

Organizers in Dallas, Texas have shared plans for a forthcoming library named for Power Trip singer Riley Gale, who died in August at age 34. The Dallas Hope Center, the city’s only shelter for LGBTQ+ youth, will be home to the Riley Gale Library. Organizers in Gale’s home town are seeking donations to build the

Today, October 2, is another Bandcamp Friday, which means the platform is waiving its share of revenue for 24 hours. It’s always great to support artists directly, but there are also plenty of benefit albums that support various causes. Some initiatives local—like feeding vulnerable New Yorkers or helping out students in North Carolina—while others focus

Woods have released a new collection called Reflections Vol. 1 (Bumble Bee Crown King). It includes rare and unreleased tracks from 2009-2013. The band plans to release some vinyl editions of the collection next year. Find selections below and buy Reflections Vol. 1 at Bandcamp. “With no touring this year, and possibly next, we decided

Travis Scott appeared on Jimmy Kimmel Live! Thursday night (October 1). He sat down for an interview with Jimmy Kimmel about his new McDonald’s collaboration, and then gave a remote performance of “FRANCHISE.” Young Thug and M.I.A. also participated. Watch below. “FRANCHISE” came after the release of “The Plan,” which Travis Scott made for with

Denzel Curry has released a new song titled “Live From the Abyss.” On the track, the Florida rapper address the current political and social climate. For the month of October, net proceeds from the song benefit Dream Defenders. Listen below. This year, Denzel Curry collaborated with Kenny Beats on UNLOCKED. Revisit Pitchfork’s “How Denzel Curry

Bryson Tiller has released his new album A N N I V E R S A R Y tonight via Trapsoul/RCA. Drake appears on the album track “Outta Time.” Listen to it below. Leading up to the album’s release, Tiller dedicated a series of billboards in his native Louisville to the memory of Breonna Taylor.

Jorja Smith has shared an animated music video for a new song called “Come Over.” The track features Popcaan. Below, watch the “Come Over” video, animated by Future Power Station. Smith released her debut, Lost & Found, back in June 2018. Earlier this year, the British artist shared “By Any Means,” which was the lead

Gorillaz have spent months releasing singles as part of their Song Machine series, which culminates in the new album Song Machine: Season One – Strange Timez. Today, Damon Albarn’s cartoon stars have shared another single from the new album. “The Pink Phantom” features Elton John and 6LACK. Listen to it below. Elton John said in

Laura Jane Grace—the singer and songwriter who fronts the bands Against Me! and the Devouring Mothers—has just surprise released a new album called Stay Alive. It’s out now via Polyvinyl. Listen to it below. The album was made this year during the COVID-19 pandemic as Against Me! came home from a tour. It was recorded

Drive-By Truckers have announced their second album of 2020: The New OK is out digitally this Friday, October 2, via ATO. (Physical editions is set to follow on December 18.) Below, listen to the title track (via Rolling Stone). The New OK follows January’s The Unraveling. The band wrote and recorded new album across “this

Adult Swim has released a new digital-only, streaming-only compilation featuring Makaya McCraven, Colin Stetson, Sons of Kemet, Angel Bat Dawid, Christian Scott aTunde Adjuah, Matana Roberts, and other notable figures in the contemporary jazz scene. Check out New Jazz Century below. Luke Rhodes, an Adult Swim writer and producer, spearheaded New Jazz Century. In a

The Bonnaroo Music & Arts Festival, which annually takes place in Manchester, Tennessee, has been rescheduled for the third time. The festival was initially postponed from June to September of this year. It was then announced that the 2020 festival had been called off entirely, and instead, Bonnaroo would return in June 2021. Now, it’s

Buffalo rapper Westside Gunn has detailed his latest album in 2020. This one’s called Who Made the Sunshine, and it’s out this Friday (October 2) via Griselda/Shady/Roc Nation. It features Slick Rick, Black Thought, Busta Rhymes, Conway the Machine, Benny the Butcher, Armani Caesar, Boldy James, and more. Just Blaze and Alchemist are among the

California-based synth-pop band Chaos Chaos have announced “Support Black Womxn,” a virtual concert and comedy livestream that is set to take place on Wednesday, September 30, beginning at 7 p.m. Eastern on the Dash Radio Twitch channel. Featured performers include Reggie Watts, Fred Armisen, Gavin Turek, Zuri Marley, Cautious Clay, Lonnie Holley, and Paul Scheer.

Omar Apollo has shared a new song called “Dos Uno Nueve,” and ode to his hometown 219 area code in Indiana. Check out the modern-day Mexican corrido below.  “Dos Uno Nueve” is the fourth song Omar Apollo has released this year, following “Kamikaze,” “Stayback,” and “Imagine U.” He released his debut Stereo EP in 2018.