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Andre Harrell has died, as The New York Times reports. The influential hip-hop and R&B music executive passed following a battle with heart conditions, according to ex-wife Wendy Credle. He was 59 years old. Born and raised in the Bronx, Harrell got his start as an artist before he ever pivoted to the business side

Alanis Morissette was set to begin a 25th anniversary tour of Jagged Little Pill. Both Liz Phair and Garbage were slated to tour with her—they both supported Morissette’s 1998 tour. That tour has now been postponed until summer 2021 due to the coronavirus pandemic. “Hi everyone,” Morissette wrote on Twitter. “My North American tour scheduled

Denzel Curry has released a new song featuring Atlanta artist Tommy Swisher. It’s called “I’m Just Sayin Tho.” Curry shared the song “just because we need music and happiness at a time like this,” as Curry wrote on his YouTube page. “Enjoy,” he added. “I love you.” Listen to “I’m Just Sayin Tho” below. Back

Hot Chip’s Joe Goddard and Hayden Thorpe (formerly of Wild Beasts) have shared a new collaborative single. It’s called “Unknown Song” and it marks the first time the two UK musicians have worked together. “We are in the midst of a crisis but gaining that new appreciation of dancing together is a small positive that

Christine and the Queens’ Héloïse Letissier appeared on The Late Show with Stephen Colbert Thursday night (May 7), performing “People, I’ve been sad” from home. Watch it happen below. During her time in isolation, Letissier has still maintained an active performance schedule, appearing on the One World: Together at Home broadcast and covering the likes

Something happens in the streets of a large city. It’s its own ecosystem of sounds and assembly lines of people, day-in, day-out. It’s one thing to capture that sound, it’s another thing to infuse the listener into its world. Rapper extraordinaire Shemie Rozay’s “City Drop” takes the listener deep into an atmosphere of persistence and

“Hold me close when the hour nears / Close the curtain before you fade / Tonight… It’s Alright…” croons a cryptic voice from behind a haze of string play in “South of Yesterday,” one of the four songs on Izzie’s Caravan’s new EP Zephyrs. A follow-up to 2019’s Leo’s Guitar, Zephyrs is by far the more melodic and poetic

Soccer Mommy was supposed to be touring right now, but those plans were canceled due to the coronavirus pandemic. Instead, she’s shared a series of videos for her song “crawling in my skin” that offer 8-bit renderings of what it might’ve looked like for her to tour through Minneapolis, Chicago, Seattle, Toronto, and Austin. Watch

Randy Newman stopped by the Late Show with Stephen Colbert and performed his public service announcement song “Stay Away.” “People are saying it’s the greatest song ever written or that they’ve heard,” he said. “A lot of people are saying it. I’m not—it’s they who are saying it.” Check it out below. “Everybody stay safe,”

Squid has shared a new video for their song “Sludge.” It comprises crowdsourced 360º footage from their fans stuck in isolation. Check it out below. The band shared a statement about the process: “After looking through all the videos it was really interesting to see how spatially different everyone’s situation is but how they’re all

Lady Gaga has revealed the new release date for her album Chromatica. The record had been slated to arrive on April 10, but was delayed due to COVID-19. Chromatica will now be released on May 29 (via Interscope). Chromatica follows 2016’s Joanne and the 2018 soundtrack to A Star Is Born. The new record is

Chicago rapper Polo G has announced his next album. It’s called The Goat, and it’s out May 15 via Columbia. The new album follows his breakout debut Die a Legend, which came out last year. The album features his previously released singles “DND,” which arrived with a new music video last month, and “Go Stupid.”

TempleLive in Fort Smith, Arkansas has announced that Bishop Gunn frontman Travis McCready will perform at the venue on May 15. The concert is likely to be the first live concert performed to an audience in the U.S. since the spread of the novel coronavirus decimated the touring industry as large gatherings across the country

Mountain Man have shared a cover of Kacey Musgraves’ “Slow Burn,” off her 2018 record Golden Hour. “We are all huge fans of Kacey Musgraves,” the folk trio said in a statement. “‘Slow Burn’ embodies the magic of the unfolding of life, the power of being present and patient and knowing that sometimes things just

Mick Jagger appeared in a segment during tonight’s episode of The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon. During the fake BBC clip called “Global News,” a British announcer narrated as Jagger did a number of chores such as fixing his car, gardening, herding sheep, cooking dinner, and more. Check out the old-timey visual below. The Rolling

Experimental artist Holly Herndon and collaborator Mat Dryhurst have launched a new podcast together. It’s called “Interdependence,” and you can access and support the project through Patreon. “We will publish conversations with good people at the forefront of music, technology and policy from our studio in Berlin,” Herndon and Dryhurst wrote on their Pateron page.

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

Gorillaz have shared the latest single in their ongoing Song Machine series. The new song is called “How Far?” and features Skepta as well as Tony Allen, the late drummer and Afrobeat pioneer who passed away earlier this week. “The track was written and recorded with Skepta in London just before lockdown and is being

Thurston Moore has shared a new song called “May Daze.” It was recorded by producer Paul Epworth at the Church in London alongside his bandmates in Thurston Moore Group—fellow Sonic Youth alum Steve Shelley, My Bloody Valentine bassist Deb Googe, and guitarist James Sedwards. “A soundtrack for our USA sisters + brothers to register as

Missouri Gov. Mike Parson unveiled a state reopening plan on April 27 that includes a note that live concerts can resume starting on Monday (May 4), Billboard reports. Missouri is the first state in the U.S. to reopen live events amid the coronavirus pandemic. The plan dictates that “seating shall be spaced out according to

Sia has shared a new song, as Stereogum points out. It’s called “Saved My Life” and it was co-written by Dua Lipa, with production by Greg Kurstin. The singer debuted the new track during the Americares Foundation’s COVID-19 benefit livestream last night, and all proceeds from sales of the song will be directed to Americares

Chicano Batman were the musical guests on last night’s episode of The Late Show With Stephen Colbert. The Los Angeles band convened remotely, shooting segments from their homes for a performance of “Color My Life,” a single from their newly released album Invisible People. Check that out below. Chicano Batman’s last album, Freedom Is Free,

Drake made an appearance on Lil Wayne’s new “Young Money Radio” program on Apple Music last night, where he and his mentor discussed his new mixtape, fatherhood, and more. After a brief discussion of how Drake’s family is doing—including his dad, Dennis Graham, who is apparently “working on an album that’ll never come out”—Wayne and

Zola Jesus has released her first-ever live album. She dropped Live at Roadburn 2018 earlier today (May 1) on her Bandcamp page. The LP will arrive on other streaming platforms May 8. Pre-sale for vinyl and CD versions of the release will also commence that day. Listen to the 12-track album, which was recorded at

Project Grand Slam have been making headlines in both the independent and mainstream music press for years now, and when listening to their latest album, East Side Sessions, it’s easy to understand why. Led by the one and only Robert Miller on bass, Project Grand Slam are a band that doesn’t play by the rules, and

Kesha has canceled her North American tour with Big Freedia due to the continual COVID-19 pandemic. “I’m so sad to announce that I am unable to move forward with rescheduling my 2020 High Road Tour due to health and safety concerns,” Kesha wrote in an Instagram post earlier today (May 1). “This is heartbreaking, but

North Carolina rock quartet Archers of Loaf have released a cover of the Rolling Stones’ 1968 Beggars Banquet classic “Street Fighting Man.” The group will release a physical copy of the song for Record Store Day 2020, which was rescheduled earlier this year due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic. Hear Archers of Loaf take on