Jack White appeared on Saturday Night Live last night (October 10). He stepped in as a short-notice replacement on Friday after Morgan Wallen, who had previously been booked for this weekend, violated the production’s COVID-19 safety protocols. White performed a version of the White Stripes’ “Ball and Biscuit” interpolated with Blind Willie Johnson’s “Jesus Is
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FKA twigs sat down for a virtual chat on the Grammy Museum’s Programs at Home series with moderator Scott Goldman. At the beginning of the interview, twigs revealed that she’s made an entirely new album during the months of the COVID-19 pandemic. “I ended up, in actual fact, making a whole album in quarantine,” she
Fiona Apple appeared on The New Yorker’s virtual festival last night (October 10), where she spoke with writer Emily Nussbaum and gave a performance. During her set, Apple played tracks from her new album Fetch the Bolt Cutters live for the first time ever. Watch Apple perform “I Want You to Love Me,” “Shameika,” and
Compton artist Channel Tres has announced a forthcoming mixtape called I Can’t Go Outside. Today (October 9), he’s shared the project’s lead single “Skate Depot” and a video to go with it. The track takes its title from the Cerritos, California skating rink where the artist had his first job. Watch Channel Tres roller skate
Dizzee Rascal has been named a Member of the Order of the British Empire (MBE) as part of the Queen’s Birthday Honours, as the BBC reports. The grime pioneer has been made an MBE for his services to music. (“Lovely stuff,” he wrote on Instagram.) Electric Light Orchestra co-founder Jeff Lynne will also be made
Between quarantines and a socially transformative culture that moves at a pace unlike any other in the history of mankind, there’s nothing predictable about 2020 or the entertainment it’s produced thus far – that said, enter Warbler BC, whose debut album One might be one of the only records I’ve listened to lately to properly develop the
Today, on World Mental Health Day, MusiCares has announced their first-ever “Wellness in Music” survey, open to all music professionals above the age of eighteen who have 5+ years of working experience. The goal of the survey is for MusiCares to “learn how different aspects of being a music professional relate to overall well-being and
Today (October 9), would have been John Lennon’s 80th birthday. To celebrate, Lennon’s son Sean Ono Lennon has recruited a number of artists to cover his father’s songs. Among the participants is Tame Impala’s Kevin Parker, who sat in his bed to play “Jealous Guy” on acoustic guitar. Watch below and scroll down to see
100 gecs have shared a new music video for their 1000 gecs track “hand crushed by a mallet.” The Weston Allen–directed visual features chess matches, giant weapons, and more. Check it out below. 100 gecs recently dropped a 1000 gecs remix album titled 1000 gecs & he Tree of Clues. The record was followed by
The Flaming Lips are planning a concert where the audience will be in bubbles, frontman Wayne Coyne has told Brooklyn Vegan and JamBase. “I mean, it seems absurd, but we at first were just doing it as not a joke, but just as a kind of funny thing, and now it’s becoming kind of serious
Lykke Li has shared a new song called “BRON.” It marks her first original solo track since the release of her 2018 LP so sad so sexy. Listen to “BRON” below. Last month Lykke shared a cover of Gloria Gaynor’s disco hit “I Will Survive.” In 2019, she enlisted Lil Baby for a remix of
St. Vincent has announced a new MasterClass series. Annie Clark’s class with focus on creativity and songwriting. Throughout her 16-video series, she will teach viewers how to write original songs, record at home, perform live, collaborate with artists, and more. Find out more here, and watch the trailer for St. Vincent’s MasterClass below. “All you
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
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