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Beyoncé’s Renaissance or Outkast’s Aquemini? Animal Collective’s Merriweather Post Pavilion or Interpol’s Turn on the Bright Lights? Kendrick Lamar’s DAMN. or Lana Del Rey’s Norman Fucking Rockwell!? Yes, we know, music isn’t a competition, but in honor of Pitchfork’s 30th anniversary, we’re throwing a small one just for fun. Over the next few weeks, 32
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Kanye West’s Bully is here. The rapper premiered the long-delayed record, which features Travis Scott and Nine Vicious, live on YouTube about an hour after midnight on March 26. At the tail end of the listening session, he also played an older track, “Runaway,” and EsDeeKid’s “4 Raws,” among others. Listen to Bully below. West
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Kanye West has rebuked claims that his long-teased next album, Bully, was made with the help of generative AI. In an X post shared on Wednesday, March 25, the rapper revealed a track list for the album—which features 13 songs, including previously-previewed tracks like “Beauty and the Beast” and “Preacher Man”—with the caption “BULLY ON
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In a music landscape often crowded with imitation, Brenner Plaehn is emerging as an artist who feels genuinely distinct. There is something arresting about his presence, something that suggests both quiet intensity and creative independence. He does not come across as someone chasing trends. Instead, he feels like an artist building a world of his
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FKA twigs, born Tahliah Barnett, has filed a lawsuit against the ’90s alt-pop band the Twigs, claiming that the duo has issued numerous cease-and-desist letters over the trademark connected to her stage name. Barnett has requested a jury trial to address the rights to use and registration of the FKA Twigs trademark. Pitchfork has reached
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Rocky Kramer will be hosting “Whatever You Want” on this week’s episode of Rocky Kramer’s Rock & Roll Tuesdays on Twitch. Tune into Twitch on Tuesday, March 24th, 2026 at 7 PM PT for this amazing show. Rocky Kramer is a guitar virtuoso, often being compared to the greatest guitar players in the world. Rocky
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Fresh off releasing their new album Free Spirits, CA7RIEL & Paco Amoroso have announced an extensive, multi-continental tour. The Argentinian duo will kick things off this May with a smattering of dates in their home country, then hit the road across the United States, Canada, and Mexico through August. They’ll play European shows in the
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SZA has shared a new cover of the Goo Goo Dolls’ everlasting hit “Iris.” She paired her recording of the 1998 track, shared via Instagram, with what she described as a “deep fried” edit based off a TikTok trend where users share personal throwback photos from the 1990s. Give it a listen below. It’s been
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Wet Leg served as the musical guest on the inaugural episode of Saturday Night Live UK on March 21. The British indie-rock band played “Mangetout” and “Catch These Fists” alongside host Tina Fey. Check out videos of both performances below. The new series, which airs on Sky TV in the UK, is set to premiere
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Lizzo has shared a new song, “Don’t Make Me Love U.” Her first new release of 2026, it’s paired with a music video that puts the star face to face with Cuz I Love You-era Lizzo. Naturally, some big emotions ensue. Check out the clip below. Following the release of her most recent album, Special,
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On the beguiling Sentence Structure in the Country, More Eaze plants a flag in the hitherto unexplored no man’s land between labyrinthine folk, subterranean ambient, contemporary classical, and Sparklehorse-style psych-pop. Made with a suite of collaborators including Wendy Eisenberg and Jade Guterman, the Austin musician’s follow-up to the Claire Rousay link-up No Floor evolved over
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The full lineup for the 2026 edition of the Philadelphia festival Roots Picnic has been unveiled, following an earlier announcement that Jay-Z would headline with the Roots as his backing band. Today, Erykah Badu was revealed as the second headliner, with Kehlani, Brandy, and T.I. playing second fiddle. Further down the bill you’ll find Mariah
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California metal vets Neurosis have surprised-released An Undying Love for a Burning World, their first album in a decade, and first since co-founder Scott Kelly left the band after confessing to domestic abuse. A full tracklist and cover art can be found below. “We need this, perhaps more than ever, and we suspect we are
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Kuru: 04-18 Seattle, WA – Barboza04-19 Portland, OR – Holocene04-22 San Francisco, CA – Great American Music Hall04-23 Los Angeles, CA – Echoplex04-24 Los Angeles, CA – The Roxy04-25 Phoenix, AZ – Crescent Ballroom04-28 Austin, TX – Antone’s Nightclub04-29 Houston, TX – White Oak Music Hall05-01 Atlanta, GA – The Masquerade05-02 Carrboro, NC – Cat’s
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Muse have long toyed with technology and sci-fi in their music, but now they’re doing it in real life, too. The alt-rock band just announced their new album, The Wow! Signal, by launching a special tablet over 20 miles into the atmosphere, in partnership with Sent Into Space. While that screen was up in space,
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Willie Nelson has released at least one album almost every year since his 1962 debut …And Then I Wrote, and he’s not about to stop now. The country legend has announced Dream Chaser, his 156th studio LP, which includes a surprise co-write with none other than friend, collaborator, and occasional tourmate Bob Dylan. The project
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100 gecs member Dylan Brady is releasing a new EP, Needle Guy. Arriving via a partnership between his own label, Dog Show Records, and Atlantic, the four-track project is out Friday. Last month, Brady shared the record’s lead single, “Needle Guy.” 100 Gecs’ last album, 10,000 Gecs, dropped in 2023. Today, you can preview the
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Tonight (March 16) at LDLC Arena in Lyon, France, Rosalía kicked off her first tour in four years to celebrate the release of Lux, her 2025 album. The Spanish singer emerged onstage in a large box while wearing a pink tutu and ballet slippers (sorry, Timothée) to debut live versions of “Sexo, Violencia y Llantas”
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Some musicians write songs. Others create moods. But Avohee Avoher seems to build entire dimensions. Trying to place Avoher neatly into a genre is almost impossible. His work drifts effortlessly between classical piano, electronic experimentation, psychedelic sound design, and cinematic atmospheres. Listening to his music can feel less like hearing a song and more like
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Phil Campbell, who played guitar in the British metal band Motörhead for over 30 years, has died. His band Phil Campbell and the Bastard Sons confirmed the news on social media on March 14, sharing that Campbell ”passed away peacefully…following a long and courageous battle in intensive care after a complex major operation.” He was
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