The Recording Academy has announced that the Grammy Award for Best World Music Album has been renamed, Billboard reports. The award will now be called Best Global Music Album. This year, the award went to Angélique Kidjo (who shouted out fellow nominee Burna Boy in her acceptance speech). In previous years, it’s been awarded to
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Tracy Chapman made a rare television appearance on tonight’s episode of Late Night with Seth Meyers. She performed her song “Talkin’ ’Bout a Revolution” from her self-titled debut. The performance, delivered partially in silhouette, is broadcasting the night before Election Day and closes the song with a slight lyrical tweak. “Talkin’ ’bout a revolution/go vote,”
Eaux Claires’ “For Wisconsin” get-out-the-vote initiative has been steadily sharing new performances from indie rock musicians. The latest comes from Justin Vernon and Aaron Dessner’s Big Red Machine. Their cover of Aimee Mann’s song “Wise Up” features assistance from the National’s Bryce Dessner, Bryan Devendorf, and Scott Devendorf, plus Ben Lanz, Jon Low, and Mina
Cardi B is no longer divorcing Offset, TMZ reports and Pitchfork can confirm via Fulton County, Georgia court documents. Cardi’s lawyers filed to dismiss the rapper’s complaint for divorce and other relief today (November 2) in Fulton County Superior Court. Cardi B opened a contested divorce case against Offset in September. The next month, however,
The Strokes were the musical guests on Saturday Night Live last night (October 31), where they performed a pair of songs from their latest album The New Abnormal: “The Adults Are Talking” and “Bad Decisions.” John Mulaney hosted for the second time this year—he last appeared on the show in late February. Watch both performances
Feist has shared a cover of Cat Stevens’ song “Trouble” to encourage voter turnout in Wisconsin, as Stereogum points out. The video was released via Justin Vernon’s Eaux Claires festival voter initiative titled For Wisconsin. Check out Feist’s take on “Trouble,” as well as the original version, below. “Trouble” appears on Cat Stevens’ 1970 album
Chris Crack has surprise-released a new album. It’s called Washed Rappers Ain’t Legends and it’s the second album from the Chicago artist following this summer’s Good Cops Don’t Exist. The tracklist features titles like “Ma$e In the Range Rover” and “Face Sitting and Frank Ocean.” Features include Nate Knew, EVERYBODYLOVESFLEE, Surfboard C, and more. Check
Bronx rapper and producer MIKE has released his first EP under his dj blackpower moniker. The nine-track release is called BLP2020 “King of the Night”. Give it a listen below (via 10k). Plus, check out the EP cover by Kamau Han. MIKE has produced a lot of his own music under the name dj blackpower.
ANOHNI has released a studio version of her cover of Gloria Gaynor’s classic “I Will Survive.” As she shares in a statement in the description for the YouTube video, the song was a live staple for her early in her career. The accompanying music video was filmed in the 1990s and features ANOHNI as well
Rockstar Games’ Red Dead Online—the online component of Red Dead Redemption 2—has a new limited time update called “The Halloween Pass,” which features new season-appropriate additions to the game. One of those new additions is a new soundtrack from Swans and the Haxan Cloak. They worked together on reworked versions of two songs from The
Detroit rapper and scammer supreme Teejayx6 is back with another mixtape. His 10-track tape Spooky was produced by K’Den Ju, and arrives just in time for Halloween. The tape closes with “Stimulus Package,” featuring Kasher Quon, Bandgang Lonnie, Boldy James, and the Alchemist. Give a listen to Teejayx’s Spooky below. Spooky follows Teejayx6’s Black Air
In their latest single, titled “That Right There,” Russ Still and the Moonshiners continue to cultivate an old school country swing that has become increasingly difficult to find in the genre’s mainstream pool. Delivered with a passionate lead vocal that has become a bit of a signature attribute for Still, “That Right There” feels and
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Clairo, Claud, and their friends Josh Mehling and Noa Frances Getzug have formed a new band called Shelly. The band’s first two songs are titled “Steeeam” and “Natural.” Clairo wrote that the band made the music while in quarantine in various locations. Listen to “Steeeam” and “Natural” below (via Coupe de Main) Earlier this month,
Bad Bunny has shared a new song with Puerto Rican singer Jhay Cortez called “Dakiti.” The single arrives with an aquatic visual. Watch Bad Bunny and Jhay Cortez party on a boat, perform in a floating box, and pilot personal submarines in the video below. Earlier this month, Bad Bunny appeared on the 2020 Billboard
Detroit rapper and hip hop star Keish Strong is taking the bedroom talk out of the bedroom and it’s riveting. Her “Special Delivery” is a not an ode to the United States Postal Service by any stretch of the means. It teeters on sexual overt language and keeps the listener bopping along. “Special Delivery” is
WizKid has released his new album Made in Lagos. The 14-track LP features contributions from Burna Boy, Skepta, Ella Mai, H.E.R., and more. Listen to Made in Lagos below. Made in Lagos was originally scheduled for release on October 15, but WizKid delayed the project to show respect to for activists protesting police brutality in
UK producer Powell has surprise released his third record of 2020. As with the previous two—flash across the intervals_lp and multiply the sides_lp—the new album, on the feet of a wind, is released via “a ƒolder,” the multimedia platform Powell co-founded with the artists Michael Amstad and Marte Eknæs. It’s out on vinyl in January.
Kendrick Lamar is back. Today (October 29), Busta Rhymes released a new track titled “Look Over Your Shoulder,” which prominently features Kendrick in the first verse. The song also samples “I’ll Be There” by the Jackson 5. “Look Over Your Shoulder” appears on Busta Rhymes’ upcoming album Extinction Level Event 2: The Wrath of God,
Crowded House, the Neil Finn-fronted group that rose to prominence in the mid 1980s and early ’90s, have released their first new single in over a decade. The song arrives with a Nina Ljeti-directed visual starring Mac DeMarco. DeMarco plays a man who wakes up hungover after a party. Though his flashbacks suggest he did
Brooklyn-based singer and producer KeiyaA has shared a new video for “I! Gits! Weary!”—a track off her excellent 2020 debut album Forever, Ya Girl. Directed by Ryosuke Tanzawa, the video follows KeiyaA in parks and in train stations. It features the Jazzy Jumpers Family—a professional double dutch jumprope crew from Brooklyn. She ends the video
“It’s taken me a lot of time to gain the courage to completely be myself in everyday life.” Jade Thirlwall said (Getty) Little Mix Jade Thirlwall interviewed RuPaul for the new issue of Cosmopolitan, and revealed that she fell for her boyfriend when she saw him in drag. Ahead of the band’s upcoming album Confetti, the singer sat down with
Tonight marked the 15th annual BET Hip Hop Awards. During the ceremony, countless artists performed including Lil Baby, City Girls, Burna Boy and Chris Martin, and more. Beyond the performances and cyphers, very few actual awards were presented during the broadcast. Most of them—including Best Hip Hop Video, Hip Hop Album of the Year, Hip
In his debut album, titled Smile When You’re Wasted, Vienna-based country singer Marc Miner has one goal above all else – rebelling against the mainstream model in his genre as it’s been shaped by the Nashville establishment – and from where I sit, he couldn’t have done a much better job of hitting the mark here.
Actress has released a short film to accompany his new album Karma & Desire. The visual, also called Karma & Desire, is directed, edited, and produced by Lee Bootee. The film features appearances from Zsela, Yves Tumor, Sampha, Aura T-09, and Actress himself. Watch below and scroll down for a text statement accompanying the film.
Magnolia Pictures has released the first trailer for Crock of Gold: A Few Rounds With Shane MacGowan, a new documentary about frontman of the Pogues. According to a press release, the film features archival footage, animation by Ralph Steadman, and more. The documentary, directed by Julien Temple, will screen on December 1 before getting released
Rina Sawayama appeared on The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon last night (October 26). Making her U.S. television debut, she performed “XS,” the single from her debut album SAWAYAMA. Watch it happen below. Earlier this year, Sawayama opened up about being ineligible for the Mercury Prize and domestic categories of the BRIT Awards due to
Singer-songwriter and multi-instrumentalist Angelo De Augustine has shared a new song, “Blue,” featuring Sufjan Stevens, who contributes vocals, piano, and guitar. The track will appear alongside their April collaboration “Santa Barbara” on a forthcoming double A-side 7″ single. Check out the video for “Blue,” directed and shot by De Augustine on Super 8 film, below
The staff of Pitchfork listens to a lot of new music. A lot of it. On any given day our writers, editors, and contributors go through an imposing number of new releases, giving recommendations to each other and discovering new favorites along the way. Each Monday, with our Pitchfork Selects playlist, we’re sharing what our
A Planned Parenthood virtual benefit festival called Village of Love is airing tonight from 9 p.m. to midnight Eastern. The festival will feature performances from Angel Olsen, Mac DeMarco, Kathleen Hanna, Bright Eyes, Phoebe Bridgers, Weyes Blood, Perfume Genius, Brittany Howard, Tenacious D, Kevin Morby, Margo Price, Devendra Banhart, and others. Eric Andre is also