Music

Bob Dylan has shared his first new track in eight years. “Murder Most Foul” is a 17-minute song about the 1963 assassination of President John F. Kennedy. Listen to Dylan’s new ballad about that “dark day in Dallas” below. Dylan surprised fans with a Twitter post sharing a YouTube clip for the song. “Greetings to

Slithering out of the silence like a python, the first few strands of melodic ribbonry that we encounter in “Fanning the Flame,” the new single from Chloe Tang, are easily enough to evoke a moody sense of seduction in anyone listening to this latest release from the acclaimed pop singer, but it isn’t until our

Governors Ball 2020 has been canceled. “It is with a heavy heart that we must announce the cancellation of Governors Ball 2020 due to COVID-19,” a statement from the organizers reads. “Simply put—due to current government mandates and the evolving situation in NYC, it is neither safe nor prudent to move forward with our June

James Blake broadcast a live performance on Instagram TV, singing original songs and covers from his home piano. Check it out below. Blake played original songs from his three most recent albums (Assume Form, The Colour in Anything, and Overgrown) and covered songs by Billie Eilish (“when the party’s over”), Frank Ocean (“Godspeed”), Feist (“Limit

Kesha’s social media presence in the time of social distancing has included, of course, a tutorial about washing hands to the tune of “TiK ToK.” Among the highlights from her timeline is a new song about Nicolas Cage. If you want to hear a Kesha song that references the actor’s work in Leaving Las Vegas

Today (March 25) is Big Sean’s 32nd birthday, and, to celebrate, he’s revealed the title of his next album: Detroit 2. The record, which does not yet have a release date, will arrive via G.O.O.D. Music/Def Jam Recordings. Check out Sean’s new Detroit 2 trailer below. Big Sean released his Detroit mixtape back in September

Dr. Dre’s The Chronic is among the new batch of records to be archived in the Library of Congress, the National Recording Registry announced today. Other records deemed “worthy of preservation because of their cultural, historical and aesthetic importance” include Cheap Trick at Budokan, Tina Turner’s Private Dancer, Dusty Springfield’s Dusty in Memphis, the Whitney

Gabi Delgado-López, co-founder of the German electropunk group Deutsch Amerikanische Freundschaft (or D.A.F.), has died. His bandmate Robert Görl confirmed the news on social media. He was 61. Deutsch Amerikanische Freundschaft got started in Düsseldorf in 1978 as a punk band. The five-person outfit was pared down to the duo of Delgado-López and Görl, and

Bright Eyes have confirmed that a new album is on the way. Conor Oberst and co. have also shared “Persona Non Grata,” Bright Eyes’ first track in nine years and also their first single since signing to Dead Oceans. In addition, Bright Eyes are sharing a note that says they “will be releasing a new

Green Day frontman Billie Joe Armstrong has covered “I Think We’re Alone Now,” the Ritchie Cordell–penned song made famous by Tommy James & The Shondells and Tiffany Darwish. Armstrong recorded his version of “I Think We’re Alone Now” in his bedroom. Listen below. “While we’ve all been in quarantine I’ve been reflecting on the things

Tres Warren, the lead vocalist and guitarist of New York experimental group Psychic Ills, has died. The band shared the news in a post on their official Facebook page today (March 23). Warren was 41 years old. “Our hearts are broken and heavy with the news that our brother Tres has passed away,” Psychic Ills

Netflix has launched a $100 million relief fund for members of the creative community put out of work by the spread of coronavirus. “Almost all television and film production has now ceased globally—leaving hundreds of thousands of crew and cast without jobs,” Ted Sarandos, Netflix’s chief content officer, said in a statement. “This community has

On Friday (March 20), the Weeknd dropped his new studio album After Hours. Now, he’s shared a deluxe edition of the LP, which offers four remixes and one live recording from his recent Saturday Night Live performance. Find the new versions, which feature Lil Uzi Vert, OPN, Chromatics, and more, below. After Hours features contributions

Tim Heidecker and Eric Wareheim have premiered their new sitcom Beef House a week early. You can watch episode one, titled “Army Buddy Brad,” on Adult Swim’s website. According to a press release, Beef House is “about five men—Tim Heidecker, Eric Wareheim, Ron Auster, Ben Hur, Tennessee Luke—and Eric’s wife Megan, living under one roof.”

M.I.A. has shared her first new song in three years. Take a listen to “OHMNI 202091” on her Patreon page, and read the lyrics below. In a tweet, she introduced the song by calling it “free music to get you the fuck up outta bed.” The song is available for free via her Patreon account,

On March 15, Donald Glover released what seemed to be a new Childish Gambino album on a website called DonaldGloverPresents.com. The LP was subsequently removed, however. Now, 3.15.20, a full-length LP featuring 21 Savage, Ludwig Göransson, and others, is here. Find it on streaming platforms below. Glover’s last Childish Gambino album was 2016’s “Awaken, My

Country musician Kenny Rogers has died at the age of 81, as CNN reports and his publicist tells Pitchfork. The legendary singer-songwriter whose career spanned nearly six decades passed away on Friday, March 20, from natural causes. In 2018, Rogers was forced to cancel the remaining dates of his farewell tour, The Gambler’s Last Deal,

The long-running British avant-garde music magazine The Wire has announced it has opened its online archives to the public for the next week. “We’re giving everyone one week’s FREE access to our online archive containing every issue of The Wire ever published,” a tweet reads. “That’s more than 430 issues to while away the time.”

Avant-garde composer William Basinski has released a project called Hyms of Oblivion. The 30-year-old song cycle features lyrics by Jennifer Jaffe, of art collective TODT. Listen to the album below via Bandcamp. In a statement about the project, Basinski wrote on Bandcamp: never released, 30 year old song cycle with lyrics by Jennifer Jaffe of

Travis Scott and Young Thug have shared a new music video for their JACKBOYS track “Out West.” Travis and Thug throw a party in the grainy visual, co-directed by Scott and White Trash Tyler. Guests at the rager include 21 Savage and Quincy Jones—who just wants to wash his hands and make a sandwich (crusts

Blake Mills has a new album on the way, and he’s shared a new song called “Vanishing Twin” along with its music video. Mills co-wrote “Vanishing Twin” with Cass McCombs. Check out the video, directed by Justin Daashuur Hopkins, below. Mutable Set is out May 8 via Mills’ New Deal label. It follows Mills’ 2018

The Weeknd’s new album After Hours has arrived. It’s his follow-up to My Dear Melancholy, and Starboy. The record was led by “Blinding Lights,” “Heartless,” and “After Hours,” as well as “Scared to Live,” which the Weeknd debuted with Daniel Lopatin on SNL. Revisit the Weeknd’s “After Hours” short film, and hear the whole new

JPEGMAFIA has surprise released another new track. This one’s called “Covered in Money!” and you can check out the video for it below. “Covered in Money!” follows “BALD!,” which JPEGMAFIA dropped in late February. He had teased the track earlier in the week with a tweet of a screenshot. Last year, JPEGMAFIA issued his latest

Kelis has announced Cooked with Cannabis, her new cooking competition show on Netflix. The six-episode series will be co-hosted by the singer and the chef Leather Storrs. Each episode features three pro chefs tasked with creating a three-course cannabis-infused meal for a $10,000 prize. The first season features a rotating cast of dinner guests, including

The Avalanches have shared the music video for a new song called “Running Red Lights,” and it features Pink Siifu and Weezer’s Rivers Cuomo. During his verse, Pink Siifu raps lyrics from David Berman’s Purple Mountains song “Darkness and Cold.” Listen to it, and find the band’s statement about the song, below. The video for

Electropop beats adorn a reggae rhythm with a little bit of extra color in “More Than You Know” much as they sneak their way into the backdrop of a righteous rap-style grind in “Savanna.” “Liberation” is slinky in its delivery of supple grooves where “Moses” is much more deliberate, although stoic, in the same department.