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Gary Peacock—the legendary jazz bassist, who played and recorded alongside artists including Keith Jarrett, Albert Ayer, Bill Evans, Tony Williams, and Marc Copland—has died, NPR reports. A cause of death has not been revealed. Gary Peacock was 85 years old. Born in Idaho in 1935, Gary Peacock started out as a drummer and pianist before

Thelonious Monk’s Palo Alto, the first-ever release of a recording made at Palo Alto High School on October 27, 1968, was postponed earlier this year. Originally scheduled to be released by Impulse! Records on July 31, its release was pulled due to circumstances outside the label’s control, an Impulse! representative told Pitchfork at the time.

EVER NEW is a new benefit compilation with music from Canadian artists, with all proceeds going to Canada-based organizations to benefit Black, Indigenous, and LGBTQ2S+ peoples. Mac DeMarco, Jessy Lanza, Ryan Hemsworth, Alex Zhang Hungtai (Dirty Beaches), Yves Jarvis, and Sarah Davachi are among the artists who have contributed tracks to the compilation, which is

Arca has released the latest installment in her Mutants Mixtape series, compiling tracks by producers who are part of the Mutants1000000 Discord community. In addition to dozens of other tracks, MUTANTS VOL. 2: RIOT features a new song from Alejandra Ghersi called “Mallorca.” All proceeds from the collaborative release will “be donated to over fifty

Bilal has released a new album that he recorded in partnership with Brooklyn-based recording studio and music channel HighBreedMusic. The album, VOYAGE-19, was written and recorded over the span of three days in August, with the musicians contributing remotely from their home studios. For the album, Bilal recruited Erykah Badu, Cory Henry, Madison McFerrin, Robert

KAYTRANDA has released a new instrumental version of his sophomore album BUBBA. The original record had guest appearances from Kali Uchis, Estelle, Tinashe, Mick Jenkins, Pharrell, and others. Check out BUBBA (Instrumental Version) below. BUBBA is on the Short List for the 2020 Polaris Music Prize. KAYTRANDA’s debut 99.9% won the Polaris Prize in 2016.

Arabic-language online music magazine Ma3azef has released a new compilation to benefit artists and mutual aid funds in Beirut, which suffered a massive explosion on August 4 that led to hundreds of deaths and the displacement of hundreds of thousands. Nisf Madeena, curated in partnership with mastering engineer Heba Kadry, includes new and previously unreleased

ENOC is an album that means a lot to me, as it is a reflection of the musical essence that marked the beginning of my career; but also includes what I have learned in my career as I’ve been able to travel the world with my previous albums Odisea, Aura, and Nibiru…. My team and

Washing over me pulling me I wait for the click in my head longing for things to make sense… a time will come… when? Everything on hold, I waited, don’t know for what… should I pull or push? Locked in, locked out, locked down, knocked down…. A police man sat on a man’s neck until

Polyvinyl has shared a new 11-track compilation called Exquisite Corpse. The record features over 45 of Polyvinyl’s artists, including Xiu Xiu’s Jamie Stewart, Robert Pope of the Get Up Kids, Jeff Rosenstock, Nate and Mike Kinsella of American Football, and Mark Duplass. The artists created teams and constructed their collaborative tracks (remotely) in the fashion

DJ Khaled and Drake have shared a new music video for their joint single “POPSTAR.” The clip starts with DJKhaled harassing Drake to make a music video for the track via multiple shouty video messages. Fed up, Drake calls in a favor from Justin Bieber to star in the visual for him. Watch the clip

Perfume Genius has announced a live virtual performance from the Palace Theater in downtown Los Angeles. The concert will take place on Saturday, September 19, kicking off at 3 p.m. Eastern. The stream will be available for viewing through Sunday, September 20 at 3 a.m. Eastern. Tickets are available in advance here for $15 ($20

Japanese Breakfast’s Michelle Zauner has joined forces with Crying’s Ryan Galloway for a new quarantine project called BUMPER. Today, they’ve announced their debut EP pop songs 2020, which is officially out tomorrow (September 4) but you can stream in its entirety now. Listen to the four-track project below (via Rolling Stone). Zauner and Galloway live

Teyana Taylor has shared a new music video for her single “Still.” The self-directed visual includes archival footage and stills from the ongoing protests over racial injustice and police brutality, as well as speeches by Malcolm X and Martin Luther King Jr., and video and audio clips of police brutality. Throughout the clip, Taylor dresses

During that time, I’d also been following Amanda Kloots as she documented her husband Nick Cordero’s time in the ICU while in a coma after being admitted for COVID-19. Imagining her sitting by his side, waiting, hopeful for him to wake up, it got me thinking about all the millions of people, all over the

Wilco have announced a reissue of their 1999 album Summerteeth. The four-disc set features previously unreleased studio recordings—including outtakes, demos, and alternate versions—along with a 1999 concert at Colorado’s Boulder Theatre. The limited edition deluxe set includes an additional vinyl LP with an in-store performance at Tower Records, recorded two days after the album’s release.

In March, Paradigm Talent Agency laid off hundreds of staffers due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic. The laid-off employees reportedly received no severance and only one month of health care and benefits. Now, according to a new report by Billboard, several former Paradigm employees have launched their own talent agency called TBA. According to Billboard,

Daniel Avery has shared a new song dedicated to the late DJ and producer Andrew Weatherall, who died in February at the age of 56. The song is titled “Lone Swordsman,” and proceeds from the track’s Bandcamp sales will be donated to Amnesty International in Weatherall’s memory. Listen to “Lone Swordsman” below. “I was in

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Brandy and Monica were the latest stars to challenge each other on Verzuz. Tonight (August 31), the singers faced off in a hit-for-hit battle. Monica also shared a new song called “Trenches” featuring Lil Baby. It ended, of course, with “The Boy Is Mine” and the promise of an upcoming tour. See how each round

It was revealed earlier this month that Mark Mothersbaugh, Devo co-founder and composer of numerous films and TV shows, had tested positive for COVID-19 in early June. He opened up about being hospitalized, the hallucinatory symptoms he experienced, and nearly dying in a new interview with The Los Angeles Times’ Randall Roberts published today (August

Girlpool have shared a new EP featuring three remixes of their song “Like I’m Winning It.” Touch Me (It’s Like I’m Winning It) Remix EP features remixes from Devonté Hynes, Porches, and Lydia Ainsworth. “It’s really cool to hear our song realized differently by artists we admire,” the band wrote in a statement. “Each remix

The Weeknd has won Video of the Year during tonight’s 2020 MTV Video Music Awards. His visual for “Blinding Lights,” directed by Anton Tammi, beat out videos from Billie Eilish (“everything I wanted”), Eminem and Juice WRLD (“Godzilla”), Taylor Swift (“The Man”), Future and Drake (“Life is Good”), and Lady Gaga and Ariana Grande (“Rain

The 2020 MTV Video Music Awards will take place tonight (August 30) in Brooklyn, New York. The broadcast and live stream of the main ceremony are set to begin at 8 p.m. Eastern (5 p.m. Pacific) on MTV and MTV.com, as well as the MTV mobile apps for iOS/Android. (ViacomCBS networks such as BET, Comedy

The 2020 MTV Video Music Awards are broadcasting live tonight, August 30 from various locations around New York City. Below, check out a list of all of tonight’s award winners. Ariana Grande and Lady Gaga were this year’s most-nominated artists. They’re set to debut the live performance of Chromatica’s “Rain on Me” at the ceremony,

Megan Thee Stallion performed a virtual concert tonight (August 29), a production facilitated by Live Nation and with creative direction by choreographer Jaquel Knight, who worked on Beyoncé’s Coachella performances. See the full set list below. Calling the livestream her “first day back,” the rapper performed an energetic hour-long set that covered her catalog and

The estate of Leonard Cohen is “exploring” its legal options after his song “Hallelujah” was featured twice at the Republican National Convention Thursday night. Both the estate and Sony/ATV Music Publishing have confirmed to Pitchfork that the use was not authorized. Following Donald Trump’s acceptance speech for the Republican nomination, a recording of the song

Chadwick Boseman, the American actor best known for his role as King T’Challa in Marvel’s Black Panther, has died after a protracted battle with colon cancer, the Associated Press reports. Despite being diagnosed four years ago, Boseman’s illness had not been made public. He was 43 years old. Boseman’s career had been defined by portraying