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On August 21, Eminem’s publishing company Eight Mile Style filed a lawsuit against Spotify, alleging that the streaming company had streamed his songs billions of songs without acquiring the proper licenses. The lawsuit also challenged the constitutionality of the Music Modernization Act passed by Congress in 2018, which makes it more difficult for artists to

Last night (May 29), rapper and activist Killer Mike gave a speech at the Atlanta Mayor’s Press Conference. Mike’s speech was in response to protests stemming from the death of George Floyd, who died in Minneapolis on May 25 after Derek Chauvin, who’s been charged with third-degree murder and manslaughter, used his knee to pin

Lil Wayne will interview Dr. Anthony Fauci on tonight’s episode of Weezy’s new Young Money Radio program. Dr. Dre is also slated as a a guest on the show. Tune in at 7 p.m. Eastern via Apple Music’s Beats 1 radio. Wayne recently released his latest album Funeral. He’s used his radio show as a

Apple TV+ has revealed some of the guest songwriters who have contributed to the first season of its new animated musical comedy series Central Park. Among them are Fiona Apple, Sara Bareilles, Cyndi Lauper, Aimee Mann, Meghan Trainor, and Anthony Hamilton. Created by Loren Bouchard (Bob’s Burgers), Josh Gad, and Nora Smith, Central Park debuts

Kelsey Lu has shared a new song called “Morning Dew.” The track features Isaiah Barr from Onyx Collective on saxophone. It’s out now via Hydroharmonia/No Tricks. Give it a listen below. Of the new single, Kelsey Lu said in a press release: “Love can cure us, Love can destroy us and like Nature, we’re constantly in

The intelligence burning in the heart of Tom Tikka and the Missing Hubcaps’ “Working Class Voodoo” is in its lyrics and Tikka’s vocal delivery. There’s other equivalent moments in the track, like the development of the song’s melodies, but the track gets over with listeners largely on the back of its lyrical acumen, never overwrought

Each August, MTV hosts its Video Music Awards at a venue packed with artists and music industry personnel. As the 2020 VMAs approach, there has been some speculation as to whether or not the awards ceremony would take place as usual, due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic. Now, an MTV Spokesperson has confirmed (in a

Third Man Records has announced a new reissue of Albert Ayler’s New Grass. It’s the first new vinyl pressing of New Grass in nearly 40 years. The reissue arrives June 26. Albert Ayler played his tenor saxophone and sang on the R&B-influenced New Grass. The album was seen as divisive received upon its release. New

Rosalía and Travis Scott have teamed up for a new song. It’s called “TKN,” and it’s out tomorrow. Tonight, Rosalía has shared a preview of the new song’s video. Watch it below. Rosalía teased the track in a tweet earlier this month. The singer’s last solo single “Dolerme” arrived in March, following January’s “Juro Que.”

Chromeo’s Dave 1 and his brother A-Trak have formed a new group called the Brothers Macklovitch, and shared a new song called “Give Love To Get Some.” The track features R&B singer Leven Kali and is out now via A-Trak’s Fool’s Gold label. Check it out below. The Brothers Macklovitch plans to release a second

In the wake of her canceled tour due to COVID-19, Waxahatchee’s Katie Crutchfield has announced a series of five livestream concerts during which she’ll perform her entire discography. The shows start with 2012’s American Weekend on June 1 and will end with this year’s Saint Cloud on June 29. “This idea was born as a

Black Dresses, the Toronto-based noise-pop duo of Devi McCallion and Ada Rook, have announced plans to break up. In a statement shared with Pitchfork, the duo explained that the decision stems from fans’ “extended harassment” of McCallion over the past two years. Read it in full below. The group’s statement doesn’t outline specific events that

Kamaal Williams—a.k.a. Henry Wu—has announced his second album Wu Hen with a new song called “One More Time.” It’s due out July 24 on his own label Black Focus. Check out “One More Time” below. The album takes its title from a nickname Williams’ Taiwanese grandma gave him as a child. L.A. rapper Mach Hommy

“Tell me what you’re gonna say / When you turn around and you walk, walk away” sings Walker’s Cay frontman Gary LaBarr in the theatrical chorus of the all-new single “Tell Me,” released last April to a warm reception from fans and critics alike. As potent as any of the grooves in this song are,

Beach Fossils have announced a 10th anniversary edition of their self-titled debut. The reissue of Beach Fossils arrives with a limited edition 7″ of “Vacation” with the previously unreleased song “Time.” The collection arrives this fall via [Bayonet]https://www.bayonetrecords.com/). Stream “Vacation” b/w “Time” below. “I was trying not to have any control over the music, to

Jazz drummer Jimmy Cobb has died from lung cancer, NPR reports. He was 91 years old. Jimmy Cobb was born in Washington, D.C. in 1929. He left home in 1950 for his first traveling gig, touring with Earl Bostic. By 1959, at just 30 years old, Cobb played his best known work, drumming for Miles

JPEGMAFIA has shared another new song. His new track, “CUTIE PIE!,” follows recent exclamation point entries “BALD!,” “Covered in Money!,” and “BODYGUARD!” Peggy directed his new “CUTIE PIE!” video, which looks to have been shot in the desert. Watch below. JPEGMAFIA released All My Heroes Are Cornballs last year. Read Pitchfork’s Rising interview “Get to

Last night’s episode of the BBC spy drama Killing Eve featured a mysterious cover of Taylor Swift’s “Look What You Made Me Do.” That the show used a cover rather than the original is not unusual: magisterial, downbeat pop covers are Killing Eve’s trademark musical style. But the track piqued fans’ interest when Swift shouted

Rapper YNW Bortlen (real name: Cortlen Henry), was granted release on bond in Broward County, Florida yesterday (May 23). One of Henry’s attorneys John M. Phillips announced the news in a tweet earlier this evening, stating that “Jamell Demons aka @YNWMelly’s co-defendant Cortlen Henry aka @YNWBortlen was granted bond and house arrest.” Phillips clarified that

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Yeah Yeah Yeahs were scheduled to play some live shows this year, and while their headlining set at Pitchfork Music Festival 2020 is unfortunately off, being stuck at home isn’t stopping the band from performing together. Last night, they shared a video of a remote performance of the Show Your Bones track “Phenomena.” Instead of

Lana Del Rey has shared a new spoken word piece from her forthcoming poetry collection behind the iron gates – insights from an institution. It’s called “patent leather do-over,” and you can hear it below. The piece begins with Del Rey invoking Sylvia Plath, nodding to her book The Bell Jar. Del Rey’s Norman Fucking

Back in January, mysterious artist Slingbaum announced his debut album Slingbaum One, which features a string of high profile musical guests. D’Angelo and Erykah Badu are two of those artists, and they appear on Slingbaum’s new song “Behoove,” which premiered on Giles Peterson’s BB6 Music radio show earlier today (May 23). Give it a listen

The Philip Glass Ensemble has recorded and released Music in 8 Parts, a 1970 Philip Glass that had been lost for decades. According to The New York Times, the composition had its premiere in January 1970, arriving after Glass’ Music for Fifths but before Music With Changing Parts and Music in 12 Parts. Glass’ Music

Lana Del Rey has expanded on her controversial Instagram post, adding comments that address issues of racism. Following the backlash she received, Lana wrote in her comments section “I fucking love these singers and know them,” referring to Doja Cat, Ariana Grande, Camila Cabello, Cardi B, Kehlani, Nicki Minaj, and Beyoncé, who, this morning, she

Steven “Thee Slayer Hippy” Hanford, best known for his work as a drummer in the influential Oregon punk band Poison Idea, has died, according to Portland alt-weekly Willamette Week and Blackhouse Records, which released music from Hanford’s band Fetish. According to a memorial GoFundMe, Hanford died from a heart attack. Steven Hanford was 50 years

Coriky—the band from Fugazi’s Ian Mackaye and Joe Lally, alongside Amy Farina—were set to release their debut self-titled album in March. The album was delayed, and, now, the new release plan has been announced: Vinyl and CD preorders will start shipping on May 29, the album arrives to digital platforms on June 12, and it’ll