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Kramer, the legendary Galaxie 500 producer, has shared a new song called “Forget.” It’s from his new collaboration with vocalist Xan Tyler. Check out the video below. Kramer and Xan Tyler’s new project is called Let It Come Down, and the duo is releasing its debut album Songs We Sang in Our Dreams on June

After returning with a pair of new songs called “N.S.T.” and “things can’t stay the same” last week, BROCKHAMPTON have shared two more new songs: “M.O.B.” and “twisted,” featuring Ryan Beatty and Christian Alexander. Check those out below. The songs released last week have notably been removed from the group’s official YouTube channel at time

Taylor Swift premiered a new concert movie on ABC earlier tonight (May 17). The one-hour concert special, titled City of Lover, was filmed at Paris’ L’Olympia Theater last September. During her set, Taylor played tracks from her most recent studio album, Lover. While City of Lover is slated to stream on Hulu and Disney+ tomorrow,

Oakland rapper G-Eazy has really been in the mood for covers lately. Last month, he sang the Beatles’ “I’m So Tired” and recruited Ashley Benson for a duet version of Radiohead’s “Creep.” Now, he’s got two more. Below, hear G-Eazy cover “VCR” (from the xx’s iconic 2009 debut xx) and “Don’t Think Twice, It’s All

Damon Albarn has announced he will perform music from his new project The Nearer the Fountain, More Pure the Stream Flows on a livestream as part of Boiler Room’s ongoing “Streaming From Isolation” series. Before the coronavirus pandemic, the Blur and Gorillaz frontman was set to take this new project on tour with “orchestral instrumentation,

Independent filmmaker Lynn Shelton has died, as Variety reports. The influential film and television director, who helmed films like Humpday and Sword of Trust in addition to episodes of Little Fires Everywhere, GLOW, Mad Men, and more, passed away from a blood disorder. She was 54 years old. After getting her start in the industry

Ryuichi Sakamoto has shared a new concert film, Playing the Piano for the Isolated. It features Hidejiro Honjoh, a renowned musician known for his mastery of the three-stringed shamisen, a traditional Japanese instrument. The concert, originally recorded in Tokyo in April, features the composer and Yellow Magic Orchestra co-founder performing songs from throughout his career,

The 2020 edition of J. Cole’s North Carolina Dreamville Festival has been canceled due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic. The festival posted the announcement on Twitter, Instagram, and on the event’s official website. “Dear Dreamville Family,” the statement begins, “After much deliberation and careful monitoring of the current situation, we have decided to cancel Dreamville

Travis Scott and LeBron James have teamed up to create Cactus Jack Class of 2020 t-shirts. The tees aim to support the Class of 2020, who are celebrating graduation at home due to the COVID-19 pandemic. 100% of the net proceeds from sales of the shirts will go to charity, specifically, the LeBron James Family

St. Vincent has shared a new acoustic take on her song “New York.” The video was originally shot for the Brooklyn Academy of Music’s annual gala, which was held virtually this year to comply with COVID-19 social distancing guidelines. The gala honored actress Cate Blanchett, author Zadie Smith, and producer Jeanne Donovan Fisher. Watch St.

Prince and the Revolution’s 1985 concert film Live was uploaded to YouTube today. The stream raised money for the World Health Organization’s COVID-19 Solidarity Response Fund. And then, the film’s oft-bootlegged soundtrack got its first-ever official release. It’s available on all streaming services now. Listen and watch the film below. Live captured Prince and the

Gayngs, the electronic neo-soul collective led by Justin Vernon, has re-emerged after an extended hiatus. They shared a new song called “Appeayl 2 U” from a recently relaunched Twitter account. Take a listen below. The band released their only studio album Relayted in 2010. The original lineup featured Har Mar Superstar, the Rosebuds’ Ivan Howard,

With a thrusting stomp, an acoustic guitar sparks “Little Bit of Texas” to life. The lead single and title track of Carlos Washington’s Steel Horse Swing’s new album doesn’t start us off with a lot of pomp and predictable country intro stuff – from the moment we press play on this track-forward, the rip-roar rhythm

Luca Guadagnino has been tapped to direct a new reboot of Scarface, as Variety reports. The director of Call Me by Your Name and Suspiria will be working with a script written by the Coen Brothers, who came aboard the project several years ago. According to a press info, the film will be set in

SiriusXM has shared a Soccer Mommy cover of the Cars’ “Drive.” She recorded it for SiriusXMU Sessions during a February visit to the satellite radio network’s Los Angeles studio. Check it out below. Soccer Mommy recently shared a series of videos for her song “crawling in my skin” featuring 8-bit renderings of a handful of

The Hollywood Bowl’s 2020 season has been called off. “This is to protect our audiences, musicians, employees, and community from the spread of COVID-19, consistent with and in response to the latest guidance from public health officials,” the Hollywood Bowl’s statement reads. This marks the first time a full season at the Hollywood Bowl has

“Arch Enemy” sees a modern-day protagonist searching for a meaningful God. Finding only a congregation of greed, toxicity and waste, in the form of a sentient fatberg in the sewer, he duly prays to it, willing it to purge the decadent world above that has created it. These growing grease mountains are a curious juxtaposition

The Texas Rangers have announced “Concert in Your Car,” a series of drive-in concerts hosted in the parking lot of its baseball stadium in Arlington, Texas. Eli Young Band, Whiskey Myers, Pat Green and the Josh Abbott Band & Kevin Fowler are scheduled to perform on consecutive nights from June 4-7 at Tundra Lot B,

Arkansas Governor Asa Hutchinson announced at a press conference that the Arkansas Department of Health will issue a cease-and-desist order to TempleLive, a Fort Smith venue scheduled to hold a “socially distant” concert by Bishop Gunn frontman Travis McCready on May 15. The governor’s directive to reopen venues goes into effect on May 18. “That

The first two entries in the Tony Hawk’s Pro Skater video game series are getting remastered and re-released: Tony Hawk’s Pro Skater 1 and 2 comes out September 4 for PlayStation 4, Xbox One, and PC. The new game will feature a lot of the songs included on the original games. Preview Tony Hawk’s Pro

Tame Impala mastermind Kevin Parker was a virtual musical guest on The Late Show with Stephen Colbert Monday night (May 11). Parker performed “Is It True” from his most recent studio album The Slow Rush. Parker, (actually, three Parkers, in three different outfits) played bass, guitar, and sang in a colorful, three-way split screen visual.

After the first part of the album arrived earlier this year, Moses Sumney’s full new album græ arrives this Friday (May 15) via Jagjaguwar. Today, Sumney shared a new song from the album. Listen to “Bless Me” below. The album features “Virile,” “Polly,” “Me in 20 Years,” and “Cut Me,” which were all previously released.

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

Dave Grohl sat down for an interview on Los Angeles radio station ALT 98.7 FM alongside his mom, author Virginia Grohl. During the interview, he talked about the upcoming Foo Fighters album, Consequence of Sound points out. After talking about how he’d been excited to perform the new music live before the coronavirus pandemic shut

Last year, Drake earned his ninth consecutive No. 1 album with Care Package, a compilation of tracks originally released between 2010 and 2016. Now, with the release of his most recent project Dark Lane Demo Tapes, Drake’s No. 1 streak has ended. According to Billboard, the new mixtape debuted at No. 2, while Kenny Chesney’s

JAY-Z’s Team Roc published an open letter to Georgia officials in today’s issue of the Atlanta Journal-Constitution seeking justice for Ahmaud Arbery. Arbery, 25, was shot and killed while jogging in Brunswick, Georgia. Two months after his death, Gregory and Travis McMichael were finally arrested on charges of murder and aggravated assault. The letter was

BROCKHAMPTON have released two new songs: “N.S.T.” and “things can’t stay the same.” The tracks mark the first original singles to be released from the rap group in 2020; back in March, they released a remix of their GINGER highlight “SUGAR” that featured Dua Lipa. Check out the new music below. Last year, BROCKHAMPTON took

James Blake has performing covers of artists’ songs from his home over the past several months. After recently opening the floor to fan requests, he’s recorded a solo piano rendition of “Never Dreamed You’d Leave In Summer” by Stevie Wonder. Watch that below. “Never Dreamed You’d Leave In Summer” was originally released on Stevie’s 1971