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Richard Brunelle, best known as the guitarist in metal band Morbid Angel, has died. He was 55 years old. The news was confirmed to Pitchfork by the band’s manager Gunter Ford. “Sadly Richard has passed and was a true friend and important person to all of us,” Ford said. Morbid Angel drummer Pete Sandoval also

Kanye West has announced a documentary about the making of his new album Jesus Is King. Kanye previewed the film at an event at Detroit’s Fox Theatre called “Jesus Is King: A Kanye West Experience,” and again at a similar event Saturday night at Chicago’s Auditorium Theatre. The documentary, which is also titled Jesus Is

Billie Eilish just made her debut on Saturday Night Live, opening the show’s 45th season with actor Woody Harrelson. Watch her performing “bad guy” in a rotating room and a stripped-down “i love you” below. In addition to sharing a new video for her song “all the good girls go to hell,” Eilish recently announced

The Band are reissuing their 1969 self-titled sophomore album to celebrate the 50th anniversary of its release. A super deluxe limited edition version of The Band is slated to arrive November 15. You can pre-order it here. The reissue will feature a new stereo mix of the album that engineer Bob Clearmountain made from the

Tegan and Sara were last night’s guests on “The Late Show with Stephen Colbert.” The Quinn twins talked about their new memoir “High School,” experimenting with LSD, and writing their first songs. They also performed “I’ll Be Back Someday” from their recent album Hey, I’m Just Like You. Watch it all go down below. Tegan

Kanye West’s new studio album Jesus Is King was originally slated for release today (September 27), however the album has yet to materialize. After hosting a Sunday Service performance in Detroit, as well as a listening event at the city’s Fox Theatre, Kanye’s wife Kim Kardashian West has announced that the new album will arrive

Snoop Dogg has shared a cover of Nick Cave & the Bad Seeds’ “Red Right Hand.” The song off 1994’s Let Love In serves as the theme song for the BBC One show Peaky Blinders. “By the order of the Peaky Blinders, this is ‘Red Right Hand’ by Snoop Shelby,” Snoop says before donning a

With so much good music being released all the time, it can be hard to determine what to listen to first. Every week, Pitchfork offers a run-down of significant new releases available on streaming services. This week’s batch includes new albums, EPs, and mixtapes from Tegan and Sara, Sturgill Simpson, DaBaby, the Comet Is Coming,

Tonight, Jack White made a guest appearance on The Tonight Show with Jimmy Fallon in a short sketch. Dressed in bespoke suits, the two men face off over a tense but unusual game of chess. It concludes with White decking Fallon (well, pretending to). You can watch the sketch below. White released a new album

Samuel T. Herring of Future Islands has announced Back at the House, a new album under his rap alias Hemlock Ernst. The collaboration with L.A. producer Kenny Segal is due out October 25 via Ruby Yacht. Below, check out their new single “Down.” Kenny Segal and Sam Herring first collaborated on “Souvenir,” from Rory Ferreira’s

Bruce Springsteen’s new film Western Stars, the companion piece to his new album of the same name, hits theaters on October 25. The film shows Springsteen performing the songs from his new album with an orchestra in a century-old barn. Today, Springsteen has announced the film’s soundtrack. It’s out October 25 via Columbia. Western Stars

Tonight’s episode of Jimmy Kimmel Live! was scheduled to feature appearances from Vice President Joe Biden and James Blake. However, because the conversation with Biden ran long, Blake’s performance didn’t air on television. It was, however, uploaded to YouTube. Watch Blake perform his Assume Form single “Are You in Love?” below. [embedded content] In the

Guitarist and composer Mary Halvorson has been named as one of this year’s fellows of the John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation, as The New York Times notes. The fellowship, popularly known as the “genius” grant, awards recipients with $625,000 to be used over five years. Watch Halvorson discuss her work in the MacArthur

Ringo Starr performed his Beatles classic “Yellow Submarine” with the Roots on The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon using toy instruments. Starr held down the rhythm section with a single mallet and a three-piece drum kit. Watch the video below. The performance was part of the show’s “live week,” which will feature performances from Mark

Nick Cave is currently on the North American leg of his “Conversations With” tour, which is part Q&A session with the audience and part solo piano performance. During his recent New York and Washington D.C. stops, Cave paid tribute to the recently passed Daniel Johnston by singing his 1990 song “Devil Town” a cappella. Watch

Robert Hunter, the songwriter behind many beloved Grateful Dead classics, has died Rolling Stone and The New York Times report. A cause of death has not been revealed. He was 78 years old. In a statement to RS and The Times, Robert Hunter’s family said: It is with great sadness we confirm our beloved Robert

Actor, singer, and apparent shoegaze fan David Hasselhoff has released a cover of the Jesus and Mary Chain’s 1989 single “Head On” from the group’s Automatic LP. The Hoff enlisted the Cars guitarist Elliot Easton for his revved-up version of the track (complete with handclaps). Give it a listen below. Hasselhoff’s cover of “Head On”

Megan Thee Stallion recently stopped by The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon for a performance of “Cash Shit” with DaBaby and “Hot Girl Summer” with Ty Dolla $ign. Today, on the first day of fall, Megan and Fallon released a new music video for “Hot Girl Fall.” In the video, the duo donned matching orange

A new short film about Sharon Van Etten is coming to Amazon Music this Thursday, September 26. Departure was directed by Josh Goleman and centers on a recording session during Van Etten’s last day living in New York City. It includes a reimagined performance of her Remind Me Tomorrow track “Seventeen,” accompanied by Norah Jones.

In August, Netflix announced the highly anticipated release of El Camino: A Breaking Bad Movie. Now, the streaming platform has shared the first glimpse of Aaron Paul reprising his role as Jesse Pinkman, Walter White’s partner in crime. Check it out below. [embedded content] El Camino: A Breaking Bad Movie is slated for an October

Acclaimed British comedy-drama series Fleabag has won the Emmy for Outstanding Comedy Series at the 71st Emmy Awards tonight. Creator and star Phoebe Waller-Bridge was present at the awards ceremony in Los Angeles, where she gave a brief acceptance speech. The final season of Fleabag beat out shows such as Barry, The Good Place, Veep,

Finally: TNGHT are back. The electronic music duo of Hudson Mohawke and Lunice have returned with a new single, “Serpent.” Listen to that below. “Serpent” marks the first piece of new original music to be released by TNGHT since their 2013 single “Acrylics.” After debuting with their self-titled EP in 2012, Mohawke and Lunice gained

Xiu Xiu have canceled their upcoming tour dates, their label Polyvinyl announced yesterday (September 19). “Jamie [Stewart] needs to take some time to focus on his mental health and get the proper rest he needs in order to do so,” the label wrote. Find the announcement, as well as a poster featuring Xiu Xiu’s previously

London artist Jadasea has shared a new song, “Half-Life.” It features production and vocals from King Krule, operating under his Edgar the Beatmaker alias. The two previously worked together in the group Sub Luna City and released one album, City Rivims Mk 1, in 2014. Check out the music video for the new song, directed

Last month, Tee Grizzley’s aunt and manager Jobina Brown was shot dead in Detroit at the age of 41. According to reports, a gunman opened fire on Tee Grizzley’s car, killing Brown who was in the backseat. The Detroit rapper has now addressed Brown’s death in a new song called “Satish.” The single arrives with

A federal judge in Los Angeles has ruled that the lawsuit brought against HBO by Michael Jackson’s estate must be moved out of the court system and into arbitration, according to Billboard. U.S. District Court Judge George H. Wu ruled that HBO must adhere to a 1992 arbitration agreement, which stated that the network could

Montreal’s Stars have announced a new career-spanning compilation called LaGuardia. The collection, which has tracks from all of Stars’ albums barring their debut Nightsongs, is out December 6 via Arts & Crafts. Check out the tracklist, cover art, and packaging below. Stars are currently on tour in Europe, playing 2004’s Set Yourself on Fire in

Polo G has shared a new Mustard-produced song called “Heartless.” It comes with a music video directed by Polo G’s go-to collaborator Ryan Lynch. It finds the Chicago rapper returning to his hometown. Watch the video below. Polo G has had a breakout year in 2019: This year, the 20-year-old notched his first Top 20

Raunchy Chicago rapper CupcakKe has released more new music. Today, she shared a new track titled “Grilling N—-s.” Listen to it below. [embedded content] CupcakKe, who released two albums last year, has issued a handful of singles in 2019: “Whoregasm,” “Ayesha,” “Bird Box,” and “Squidward Nose.” On top of that, she added to the “Old