Music

Jay Som has announced the new 7″ single, “A Thousand Words” b/w “Can’t Sleep.” Both songs are from the sessions for her 2019 LP Anak Ko. The physical 7″ is out May 1 via Polyvinyl. Hear both tracks below. Anak Ko was Jay Som’s second full-length; she released her debut Everybody Works in 2017. In

Buzzy Linhart, a mainstay of the Greenwich Village folk scene of the 1960s and ’70s, died on February 13 in Berkeley, California, the New York Times reports. Linhart’s health had been in decline since a 2018 heart attack. He was 76. Linhart was born in Pittsburgh in 1943 to musician parents and later raised in

Hole’s Courtney Love and Melissa Auf der Maur are set to perform at “Bans Off My Body,” an event organized by Planned Parenthood and the Feminist Institute at Town Hall in New York City on March 14. It will be the first time the two musicians have played together in eight years. The benefit concert

RJD2 has announced his first new album in four years. It’s called The Fun Ones and it’s out April 17 via his own Electrical Connections label. He’s also shared the lead single “Pull Up on Love,” featuring STS and Khari Mateen. Check out the accompanying music video below. RJD2 said of “Pull Up on Love”

The Weeknd has shared the title track from his new album After Hours. He’s also shared the album’s artwork and release date. The album arrives on March 20. Listen to the new song below. [embedded content] The singer announced the title of his new album in February after sharing the songs “Blinding Lights” and “Heartless”

Stephen Malkmus has shared a video of his previously unreleased song “Brainwashed.” The solo acoustic performance was filmed for La Blogothéque at La Fontaine de Belleville in Paris. He also expanded his U.S. tour in support of his forthcoming third solo album Traditional Techniques. Check out the “Brainwashed” video and the full list of dates

Trip-hop pioneer Tricky has announced a new three-song EP: 20, 20 is out March 6 via Tricky’s own label, False Idols. The lead single, “Lonely Dancer,” features Berlin-based musician Anika. Listen below. Last year, Tricky released his autobiography Hell Is Round the Corner, which he wrote in collaboration with music journalist Andrew Perry. Tricky’s last

Last year, Harry Styles covered Lizzo’s “Juice” at BBC Radio 1’s Live Lounge. Lizzo promptly reacted by tweeting, “*melts*,” and, the two later performed the song together live. Now, Lizzo’s taking on a Harry Styles song: She’s covered Styles’ “Adore You” at the Live Lounge. She also did her own “Cuz I Love You” and

Ozzy Osbourne has canceled his 2020 tour. The press release announcing the cancellation cites health problems and says he’ll soon seek treatment in Europe. Last month, Osbourne revealed that he’d been diagnosed with Parkinson’s disease. Refunds are available at the point of purchase. “I’m so thankful that everyone has been patient because I’ve had a

English DJ and producer Andrew Weatherall has died of a pulmonary embolism, his management announced today (February 17). He was 56 years old. Weatherall’s management said in a statement, “He was being treated in hospital but unfortunately the blood clot reached his heart. His death was swift and peaceful.” Andrew Weatherall began his music career

Chance the Rapper performed at the halftime show for the NBA All-Star Game in his home town of Chicago tonight (February 16). During his set, Chance was joined by Lil Wayne for a rendition of the Coloring Book track “No Problem.” Later in the performance, Quavo and DJ Khaled hopped onstage to sing “I’m the

David Byrne’s hit stage show American Utopia ends its first run tonight (February 16), following 121 performances at Hudson Theatre on Broadway. Now, Byrne has announced the popular musical’s second run, which will kick off September 18, 2020, and continue for 17 weeks through January 17, 2021. The second run will return to the Hudson

Polo G has shared a new single featuring North Carolina rapper Stunna 4 Vegas and Memphis’ NLE Choppa. The song, “Go Stupid,” is produced by Mike WiLL Made-It and Tay Keith. Check out the track’s music video, directed by Michael Garcia, below. Polo G released his debut album Die a Legend last year. He recently

Phil Elverum recently made an appearance on the weekly Blink-182 fan podcast Blink-155, which is—by the hosts’ own account—“an unnecessary podcast that reviews every Blink-182 song.” Elverum called in to talk about “I Miss You,” the ballad from the pop-punk trio’s 2003 self-titled album. “The first time I listened, I watched the video, which was

There is a new indictment in the federal case against R. Kelly, who is facing charges related to child pornography and obstruction of justice. The superseding indictment was filed yesterday (February 13) in an Illinois federal court. It replaces the original indictment from July 2019. There are no new charges against R. Kelly in the

Major Lazer have teamed up with Brazilian singers MC Lan and Anitta for a new single called “Rave De Favela.” They’ve also shared a racy music video to accompany the new track. Watch Anitta, MC Lan, Diplo, and others dance around a photo studio in the clip below. Major Lazer’s last studio album was 2015’s

Henry Rollins has been announced as the voice of Tri-Klops in Netflix’s animated He-Man Reboot, Deadline reports. Tri-Klops is a henchman of the villain Skeletor. Both charaters are enemies of the main protagonist, He-Man. The voice cast for the forthcoming Masters Of The Universe: Revelation series also includes Mark Hamill (as Skeletor), Sarah Michelle Gellar,

Tonight (February 14), Hannibal Buress is playing in the 2020 NBA All-Star Celebrity Game presented by Ruffles in Chicago. He’s shared two new tracks to celebrate the occasion. One is a remix of Kurtis Blow’s “Basketball” and the other is a new “All-Star Juke Remix” of the “Hannibal’s Hands” meme from The Eric Andre Show.

Megan Thee Stallion appeared on The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon Thursday night (February 13) to perform her latest song “B.I.T.C.H.” Meg wore a red belted body suit and was flanked by backup dancers. Watch them perform on the fog-filled Tonight Show stage below. Also yesterday, Meg and Brooklyn’s Phony Ppl shared the music video

Bronx rapper A Boogie Wit Da Hoodie has announced that his new album is coming at the end of the week. Artist 2.0—the sequel to his debut 2014 mixtape Artist—is out February 14 via Highbridge the Label/Atlantic. Watch a trailer for the new album below. The new album is set to feature the previously shared

RZA has directed a new movie called Cut Throat City. The heist film follows a group of childhood friends in a post-Hurricane Katrina New Orleans trying to make ends meet. Cut Throat City stars T.I., Terrence Howard, Wesley Snipes, Ethan Hawke, Eiza González, Shameik Moore, and others. The film hits theaters April 10. Watch the

Canadian singer-songwriter Andy Shauf stopped by Jimmy Kimmel Live! to perform “Neon Skyline” and “Try Again” last night. Check it out below. Both tracks appear on Shauf’s new LP The Neon Skyline, a concept album that takes place during “the same night at the same bar,” according to a press release. Shauf’s previous record was

Nigerian highlife musician Victor Olaiya has died, the Nigerian newspaper Punch reports. He passed on February 12 in Lagos, Nigeria. He was 89. Olaiya, aka Dr. Victor Abimbola Olaiya OON, was a trumpeter known as “The Evil Genius of Highlife,” a Ghanian genre that fuses traditional Akan melodies with Western instruments. He first broke out

Instrumental records are often tailored to one specific audience over another, whether it be fans of jazz or heavy metal enthusiasts, but that’s hardly the case with the new virtuosic guitar album Lifting the Curse by Darren Michael Boyd. Though most of the material on Lifting the Curse qualifies as rocker approved, with tracks like “Circle of Sixes” and

Grimes has shared “Delete Forever,” a new song from her upcoming album Miss Anthropocene. Check out the music video, by Grimes, Mac Boucher, and Neil Hansen, below. According to the YouTube description, the visual “depicts a tyrant’s lament as her empire crumbles.” In an interview for Apple Music’s Beats 1, Grimes told Zane Lowe that

The first trailer has been released for Wes Anderson’s new movie The French Dispatch. The film arrives in theaters on July 24. Watch the tailer below. Frances McDormand, Bill Murray, Tilda Swinton, Benicio del Toro, Owen Wilson, Elisabeth Moss, Adrien Brody, Timothée Chalamet, Edward Norton, Saoirse Ronan, Jason Schwartzman, Henry Winkler, Bob Balaban, Christoph Waltz,