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Billie Eilish is on the European leg of her Hit Me Hard and Soft Tour, and she’s now announced new tour dates in Japan and the United States. The two Japanese shows take place at the Saitama Super Arena in August, and the U.S. dates are set for October and November. See Eilish’s tour dates

On Friday, May 16, Dawn Richard took the stand in the federal sex trafficking trial against her former collaborator Sean “Diddy” Combs. Richard’s testimony followed four days of questioning of Casandra Elizabeth “Cassie” Ventura, Diddy’s former partner, who outlined detailed allegations of physical and sexual abuse by the hip-hop musician and mogul. For several years,

Bad Bunny was last night’s musical guest on the 50th season finale of Saturday Night Live. He performed “Nuevayol” and was joined by RaiNao for “Perfumito Nuevo,” both from his new album Debí Tirar Más Fotos, and appeared in sketches as an air traffic controller and host Scarlett Johansson’s Spanish-speaking boyfriend. Michael Myers also made

Pavement appeared on last night’s episode of The Late Show With Stephen Colbert, performing their old sleeper hit “Harness Your Hopes” at the Ed Sullivan Theater. Watch it below. The appearance accompanies the limited theatrical release this week of Alex Ross Perry’s part-biopic, part mockumentary Pavements. The film’s soundtrack arrives with the nationwide cinema release

Wolf Alice have announced a tour in support of their newly announced album The Clearing. The British rock quartet will kick things off on September 10, in Atlanta, before stopping in Philadelphia, Brooklyn, Montreal, Toronto, Chicago, Salt Lake City, and more. They’ll wrap up the North American leg on October 13, at the Wiltern, in

Earlier this year, the Black Keys announced the No Rain, No Flowers Tour. Soon after, they released the singles “The Night Before” and “Babygirl.” Now, Dan Auerbach and Patrick Carney have announced the new album No Rain, No Flowers. The duo’s follow-up to 2024’s Ohio Players is out August 8 (Easy Eye Sound/Warner). Listen to

Foo Fighters have parted ways with Josh Freese, the drummer said on social media today. “The Foo Fighters called me Monday night to let me know they’ve decided ‘to go in a different direction with their drummer,’” Freese wrote. “No reason was given.” He continued, “I enjoyed the past two years with them, both on

Experimental rock group Grails push upward and outward on their new album, Miracle Music, a hazy swirl of ambient synths, improvisational drumming, and acoustic and electric guitars. Grails also bursts through classical compositions across the album to find more space in the air around themselves. Whether it’s the moving trumpet runs on “Strange Paradise” or

Ex-Savages bandleader Jehnny Beth has announced a new album. Out August 29 via Fiction Records, You Heartbreaker, You follows her 2020 solo debut To Love Is to Live and is led by the single “Broken Rib.” Watch the song’s accompanying music video, which Beth co-directed with longtime collaborator Johnny Hostile and filmed in Fiction’s label

Erika de Casier is headed to North America on a tour behind Lifetime, the album she released last week. The Danish musician will play in Los Angeles, San Francisco, Atlanta, Chicago, and Toronto this October, concluding at Knockdown Center in Queens on the 24th. Check out the dates below. De Casier surprise-released Lifetime independently after

Members of the Austin, Texas, rock band Lord Buffalo have said that they are canceling a tour of Europe because their drummer, Yamal Said, was detained by agents from United States Customs and Border Protection (CBP). The incident took place on Monday, May 12, when Said “was forcibly removed from [the band’s] flight to Europe”

Kali Uchis has announced her first headlining arena tour. The Sincerely, Tour, named after the singer’s newly released album, begins on Thursday, August 14, and is currently slated to conclude on Thursday, September 25. Supporting Uchis on tour are Thee Sacred Souls. See the North American tour dates below. Uchis released Sincerely, on May 9.

Marcus Brown has announced a tour that begins after he releases his new Nourished by Time album. The tour officially kicks off in Brown’s Baltimore hometown on Thursday, September 11. He’ll continue with more North American shows throughout September and October. The European and UK leg of the tour takes place in November. Openers on

Queens of the Stone Age have announced a new concert film. Alive in the Catacombs documents a largely acoustic performance that the band—accompanied by a three piece string section—recorded in the Catacombs of Paris last July, around the time frontman Josh Homme underwent emergency surgery that led the group to cancel some tour dates. Directed

Scott “Kid Cudi” Mescudi has announced his memoir. The new book, Cudi, will get released on Tuesday, August 5, via Simon & Schuster. According to the book’s description, Cudi is “a story of survival—through depression, addiction, isolation, and doubt.” In addition, the 41-year-old rapper, singer, and actor shared on social media, “Its filled w so

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Not only was the late Steve Albini a legendary recording engineer, musician, and poker player, he was also a longtime collector of underground memorabilia. Now, thousands of his belongings—rare vinyl, weird books, vintage t-shirts, CDs, cassettes, singles, zines, art, and “mysterious bargains”—are being sold on Steve Albini’s Closet, a new website that operates as a

Arts & Crafts has released two more songs from the forthcoming Broken Social Scene tribute album Anthems: A Celebration of Broken Social Scene’s You Forgot It in People. Below, listen to Toro y Moi’s take on “Stars and Sons” and Miya Folick and Hand Habits’ cover of “Almost Crimes.” Anthems: A Celebration of Broken Social

Miley Cyrus’ ninth studio album, Something Beautiful, arrives at the end of the month. Now, she’s shared another single from the record: “More to Lose” follows “Prelude,” “Something Beautiful” and “End of the World.” Cyrus co-wrote the new song with Autumn Rowe and Michael Pollack, and she directed the accompanying music video with Jacob Bixenman

Earlier this week, French electronic pop musician Oklou joined ambient producer Malibu for a new episode of her monthly NTS show, United in Flames. During their hourlong set, they played tracks by Oklou (including a “Blade Bird” remix), d’Eon, Linda Perhacs, Chvrches, and more. Listen to the full session below. Previous guests on United in

New York–based digicore producer and rapper Kuru has announced a new mixtape called Stay True Forever. The follow-up to 2024’s Re:Wired is out May 23, via DeadAir, and includes the recent singles “I Saw It Coming” and “Somewhere Going Home,” along with a new song that’s out today, “2Door.” Watch the music video for the

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 billy woods; Mark Pritchard & Thom Yorke; PinkPantheress; MIKE & Tony Seltzer; Erika

Destroyer and Jessica Pratt stopped by Everybody’s Live With John Mulaney Wednesday night (May 7), where they performed songs from their most recent respective albums. Dan Bejar kicked things off with a live rendition of his Dan’s Boogie track “Travel Light.” Pratt, who sat onstage while Bejar sang, then came in with a performance of

After sending out limited-edition cassette tapes to fans, Erika de Casier has made it official: Her new album, Lifetime, is out now. The Danish musician wrote and produced her Still follow-up between August 2023 and November 2024. Listen to the album below. Lifetime is de Casier’s fourth studio album, following 2024’s Still, 2021’s Sensational, and

Turnstile have announced a new visual album to accompany their upcoming studio LP, Never Enough. The companion film, titled Turnstile: Never Enough, will debut at Tribeca Festival 2025. Directed by singer Brendan Yates and guitarist Pat McCrory, the 50-minute visual includes all 14 songs from the record. Watch a trailer for the film below. This

Austin City Limits Music Festival has announced its 2025 lineup. Sabrina Carpenter, Hozier, Doja Cat, Luke Combs, the Strokes, John Summit, and Doechii are set to headline the two-weekend event, which will take place October 3-5 and 10-12 at Zilker Park in Austin, Texas. Artists further down the jam-packed bill include Rilo Kiley, Marren Morris,

Nathan Jerde, the drummer for Chicago’s beloved early-aughts garage rock revivalists the Ponys, has died. Matador Records shared the news last night, Monday, May 5, with the band’s former label, In the Red, also posting a message to Instagram earlier today: “[Jerde] was an awesome guy and a fantastic drummer. To say he will be