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Yaeji released a new mixtape this year called WHAT WE DREW 우리가 그려왔던. Today, she’s shared a new song that was previously only available as a CD-only bonus track on the Japanese and Korean formats of thh album. Listen to “When in Summer, I Forget About the Winter” below. Also today, Yaeji launched an interactive

Dolly Parton was a guest on tonight’s episode of The Late Show With Stephen Colbert. During Parton’s interview where she discussed her new book Songteller and upcoming Christmas album, she spontaneously broke out into song. She sang the bluegrass standard “Bury Me Beneath the Willow,” and as she sang, Colbert began legitimately crying.  “So I

Spencer Davis, the bandleader of the Spencer Davis Group, died in the hospital on Monday while receiving treatment for pneumonia, his agent told BBC News. “He was a very good friend,” said his agent Bob Birk. “He was a highly ethical, very talented, good-hearted, extremely intelligent, generous man. He will be missed.” Davis was 81.

100 gecs are the 2020-21 Artists-in-Residence at New York University’s Clive Davis Institute of Recorded Music. The duo will kick off its residency this Friday (October 23) with an online Q&A that’s co-moderated by Pitchfork staff writer Noah Yoo and NYU student/musician Cam Franklin. RSVP to the free, public event here. “The effortlessly authentic duo of

Patti Smith appeared today on Marc Maron’s WTF podcast promoting the paperback edition of her 2019 book The Year of the Monkey, her relationships with Chelsea hotel denizens like William S. Burroughs and her “cowboy writer” Sam Shepherd, and the time Allen Ginsberg tried to pick her up because he thought she was “a very

“Farm” was created out of time I spent reflecting on my childhood and family. The process of developing it to its current version ended up being really tied to these reflections. Noah and I were visiting my family on the East Coast when the decision was made to release it in the coming months. We

Last night (October 17) during NIVA’s virtual Save Our Stages Fest, Miley Cyrus performed with a full band at Hollywood’s legendary Whisky a Go-Go. During her set, Miley covered the Cranberries’ 1994 single “Zombie,” as well as the Cure’s iconic track “Boys Don’t Cry.” Miley also sang her recent song “Midnight Sky.” Check out Miley’s

Adele has been announced as host for the upcoming episode of Saturday Night Live, set to air on October 24. The singer tweeted the news earlier today, which also revealed that this weekend’s musical guest will be H.E.R. Find the announcement below. Adele released her third album, 25, back in November 2015. She took home

President Donald Trump is holding a fundraiser event in Newport Beach, California today that’s being headlined by Mike Love’s current touring lineup of the Beach Boys, the Los Angeles Times reports. Brian Wilson and Al Jardine, who are unaffiliated with Love’s touring version of the band, shared a statement with Variety distancing themselves from the

Ariana Grande has teased something called “Positions.” It’ll arrive next week, according to a countdown clock on her website. Following her tweet earlier this week promising new material, the clock also alludes to more material arriving on October 30. See more here. Last year, Grande released two albums: thank u, next in February and k

Bob Biggs, who helped put Los Angeles punk on the map with his independent label Slash Records, has died, according to Deadline. He was 74. Biggs launched Slash Records in 1978, coming on to the Los Angeles punk zine Slash and developing the label out of the publication after its original founding. Along with Slash,

Last night the Grammys honored nearly a dozen artists with Lifetime Achievement Awards during the “Great Performances: GRAMMY Salute To Music Legends” tribute special. Two John Prine songs were performed: “Storm Windows” (Jason Isbell and Amanda Shires) and “I Remember Everything” (Brandi Carlile). Yola covered Sister Rosetta Tharpe’s “Up Above My Head, I Hear Music

Gorillaz have announced a new Apple Music radio show, Song Machine Radio. Each of the band’s characters—2D, Murdoc Niccals, Noodle, and Russel—will host an hour-long episode of the series, with music selections, special guests, and “segments with Gorillaz co-founders Damon Albarn and Jamie Hewlett.” The first episode with 2D airs Monday, October 19 at 5

For the third straight week, Bill Callahan and Bonnie “Prince” Billy have shared a new cover song. Two weeks ago, they tapped AZITA to cover Yusuf / Cat Stevens’ 1967 track “Blackness of the Night.” And, last Friday, they got to Matt Sweeney to help them cover Hank Williams, Jr.’s “O.D.’d in Denver.” Now, Callahan

Beyoncé’s HOMECOMING: THE LIVE ALBUM, which captured her iconic 2018 Coachella set, is coming to vinyl for the first time. The 4xLP set—out December 4—comes with a 52-page booklet. Preview the record below. Beyoncé released her HOMECOMING documentary on Netflix in April 2019. Earlier this year, she shared the song “BLACK PARADE” and then the

“From the time we started writing to recording to shooting the video, I have moved to L.A., Taylor [Rice] had a child who is now 10 1/2 months, and Ryan [Hahn] is now engaged. I connected with the song at each stage: collaborating and getting to know each other, receiving their openness and generosity, recording

On December 15, 2019, rapper Lil Yachty and his associates allegedly got into a physical altercation with a man at Rolling Loud Los Angeles. Now, almost a year after the incident, Lil Yachty is being sued by a man named Jimmy Quivac, who claims he was assaulted by the rapper and his crew, as TMZ

On September 1, Lana Del Rey said she would be releasing a track called “Let Me Love You Like a Woman.” Now, the song has a release date: Friday, October 16. Check out the single artwork below. “Let Me Love You Like a Woman” is the first song from Lana Del Rey’s next album Chemtrails

Young Marble Giants’ classic and only album Colossal Youth turns 40 this year, and to mark the occasion, the band will release an anniversary reissue on November 27 via Domino. It features the album as well as songs from Salad Days, Is The War Over, the “Final Day” single, and the Testcard EP. It’ll also

Kelly Moran and Prurient are releasing an album together: Chain Reaction at Dusk is out December 4 via Prurient’s Hospital Productions. The album includes three songs from Moran (recorded in 2018) and two songs from Prurient. Listen to Moran’s “Helix III” and Prurient’s “Tokyo Exorcist” from the album below. Moran and Prurient met in 2018

Irish rapper Rejjie Snow has shared a new song called “Mirrors.” The track features Swedish singer Snoh Aalegra and Cam O’bi. Take a listen below. Rejjie Snow released his debut album Dear Annie in 2018. This past July, he shared the single “Cookie Chips,” which featured MF DOOM and Cam O’bi. Back in August 2019,

Demi Lovato’s latest single is called “Commander in Chief,” and as the title suggests, it’s about President Trump. The anthemic pop song repeatedly criticizes the president. “Commander in chief, honestly/if I did the things you do, I couldn’t sleep,” she sings. Later, she adds, “We’ll be in the streets while you’re bunkerin’ down.” Listen to

Portland noise metal duo the Body have announced their next album. I’ve Seen All I Need to See is out January 29, 2021 via Thrill Jockey. Ahead of the record, they’ve shared lead single “A Lament,” which you can hear below via Bandcamp. The new album includes occasional contributions from vocalist/pianist Chrissy Wolpert and vocalist

Lindstrøm and Prins Thomas have announced the new collaborative album III. It’s the producers’ first record together since 2009’s II. The new album is out November 20 via Smalltown Supersound. Below, listen to III’s lead single “Martin 5000.” “Our partnership is very democratic—we never turn down each other’s ideas. And if it goes wrong, we

Brooklyn drill rapper Fivio Foreign has been arrested for assault, XXL reports and Pitchfork confirms via police records. On Saturday, October 10, the rapper was arrested in Edgewater, New Jersey, on a simple assault charge. He is accused of purposefully causing bodily injury to another person. The online records show that he is currently being

Cardi B and Megan Thee Stallion’s “WAP” was not submitted for 2021 Grammy Awards consideration, Pitchfork has learned. The song will reportedly instead be submitted next year as part of Cardi’s forthcoming album campaign. That album has not yet been announced. Submissions for the 63rd Annual Grammy Awards had to be released between September 1,

On Sunday, October 11, the Nigerian government announced that a notorious part of the country’s police unit called SARS (Special Anti-Robbery Squad) had been dissolved following widespread protests against the unit’s brutality, BBC reports. Among the prominent figures attending demonstrations and promoting the #EndSARS hashtag were Nigerian musicians such as Davido, WizKid, Tiwa Savage, and