Music

For the third straight week, Bill Callahan and Bonnie “Prince” Billy have shared a new cover song. Two weeks ago, they tapped AZITA to cover Yusuf / Cat Stevens’ 1967 track “Blackness of the Night.” And, last Friday, they got to Matt Sweeney to help them cover Hank Williams, Jr.’s “O.D.’d in Denver.” Now, Callahan

Beyoncé’s HOMECOMING: THE LIVE ALBUM, which captured her iconic 2018 Coachella set, is coming to vinyl for the first time. The 4xLP set—out December 4—comes with a 52-page booklet. Preview the record below. Beyoncé released her HOMECOMING documentary on Netflix in April 2019. Earlier this year, she shared the song “BLACK PARADE” and then the

On December 15, 2019, rapper Lil Yachty and his associates allegedly got into a physical altercation with a man at Rolling Loud Los Angeles. Now, almost a year after the incident, Lil Yachty is being sued by a man named Jimmy Quivac, who claims he was assaulted by the rapper and his crew, as TMZ

“From the time we started writing to recording to shooting the video, I have moved to L.A., Taylor [Rice] had a child who is now 10 1/2 months, and Ryan [Hahn] is now engaged. I connected with the song at each stage: collaborating and getting to know each other, receiving their openness and generosity, recording

Tim Heidecker’s first stand-up special is on the way. An Evening With Tim Heidecker will premiere on October 23 at 9 p.m. Eastern via YouTube. It was directed by Ben Berman and filmed in front of a Los Angeles audience prior to the pandemic. Watch the trailer below. It’s been a busy year for Heidecker, who

Young Marble Giants’ classic and only album Colossal Youth turns 40 this year, and to mark the occasion, the band will release an anniversary reissue on November 27 via Domino. It features the album as well as songs from Salad Days, Is The War Over, the “Final Day” single, and the Testcard EP. It’ll also

Kelly Moran and Prurient are releasing an album together: Chain Reaction at Dusk is out December 4 via Prurient’s Hospital Productions. The album includes three songs from Moran (recorded in 2018) and two songs from Prurient. Listen to Moran’s “Helix III” and Prurient’s “Tokyo Exorcist” from the album below. Moran and Prurient met in 2018

Irish rapper Rejjie Snow has shared a new song called “Mirrors.” The track features Swedish singer Snoh Aalegra and Cam O’bi. Take a listen below. Rejjie Snow released his debut album Dear Annie in 2018. This past July, he shared the single “Cookie Chips,” which featured MF DOOM and Cam O’bi. Back in August 2019,

Demi Lovato’s latest single is called “Commander in Chief,” and as the title suggests, it’s about President Trump. The anthemic pop song repeatedly criticizes the president. “Commander in chief, honestly/if I did the things you do, I couldn’t sleep,” she sings. Later, she adds, “We’ll be in the streets while you’re bunkerin’ down.” Listen to

Portland noise metal duo the Body have announced their next album. I’ve Seen All I Need to See is out January 29, 2021 via Thrill Jockey. Ahead of the record, they’ve shared lead single “A Lament,” which you can hear below via Bandcamp. The new album includes occasional contributions from vocalist/pianist Chrissy Wolpert and vocalist

Today (October 13), Tory Lanez was scheduled to be arraigned in Los Angeles, where he is facing multiple felony charges in connection with a July 12 arrest. The arraignment has been postponed, Variety and TMZ report. The next hearing will take place on November 18, the Daily News reports can Pitchfork can confirm. Tory Lanez

Cardi B and Megan Thee Stallion’s “WAP” was not submitted for 2021 Grammy Awards consideration, Pitchfork has learned. The song will reportedly instead be submitted next year as part of Cardi’s forthcoming album campaign. That album has not yet been announced. Submissions for the 63rd Annual Grammy Awards had to be released between September 1,

Brooklyn drill rapper Fivio Foreign has been arrested for assault, XXL reports and Pitchfork confirms via police records. On Saturday, October 10, the rapper was arrested in Edgewater, New Jersey, on a simple assault charge. He is accused of purposefully causing bodily injury to another person. The online records show that he is currently being

On Sunday, October 11, the Nigerian government announced that a notorious part of the country’s police unit called SARS (Special Anti-Robbery Squad) had been dissolved following widespread protests against the unit’s brutality, BBC reports. Among the prominent figures attending demonstrations and promoting the #EndSARS hashtag were Nigerian musicians such as Davido, WizKid, Tiwa Savage, and

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

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

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