Music

The Boomtown Rats—the Irish rock band formed by Bob Geldof in 1975—have announced their first new album in 36 years, as Stereogum notes. Citizens of Boomtown arrives March 13 via BMG. Ahead of the new LP, the band has shared lead single “Trash Glam Baby.” Give it a listen below, and scroll down to find

070 Shake has shared a new song from her debut album MODUS VIVENDI, which is out on January 17 (via G.O.O.D. Music/Def Jam). “Guilty Conscience” follows the release of 2019 songs “Under the Moon,” “Nice to Have,” and “Morrow.” The single also arrives with a music video (directed by Lauren Dunn). Watch that below. After

Morrissey has announced his next studio album. I Am Not a Dog on a Chain, produced by Joe Chicarelli, arrives March 20 via BMG. He’s also shared a single: “Bobby, Don’t You Think They Know?” is embedded below. It features the Motown singer Thelma Houston. In a press release, Houston said: “One of the biggest

In 2019, U.S. listeners passed the trillion-stream mark for the first time, according to Nielsen’s annual year-end report on the music industry. There were 1.15 trillion audio and music video streams in 2019—up 29.3% from 887.4 billion streams in 2018. Read the full report via Billboard here. Lil Nas X’s “Old Town Road” was the

Wisconsin based AV Super Sunshine, working in tandem with talented producer/musician Michael Bradford, Earlier efforts from Sunshine such as “Candyland”, in its various mixes, established the talented singer, musician, and songwriter as one of the finest stylists in popular music today. His latest single “Crazy Love” follows the template of the aforementioned single in some

Bright Eyes appear to have returned—at least on social media. Conor Oberst’s beloved indie rock band has opened a new Instagram account and promoted it on their long-dormant Twitter account, which currently reads “#BrightEyes2020” in the bio. Oberst, Mike Mogis, and Nate Walcott called it quits in 2011 following the release of their eighth album,

Frank Ocean is the new face of Prada. The Italian fashion house as tapped the Blonde singer for its Spring/Summer 2020 menswear campaign along with director Nicolas Winding Refn (Drive, The Neon Demon) and actor Austin Butler (The Dead Don’t Die, Once Upon a Time in Hollywood). Ocean is a noted Prada enthusiast; in 2019

The Men are back with a new album called Mercy. It’s out February 14 via Sacred Bones. Have a listen to the album track “Children All Over the World” below. The new album arrives two years after their previous collection Drift. At the end of 2018, they released a compilation called Hated (2008-2011), which collected

William Tyler has contributed music to the upcoming film First Cow, directed by Kelly Reichardt. The movie stars John Magaro, Orion Lee, and René Auberjonois and it takes place in the 19th century in the Pacific Northwest. “Was such an honor to compose for this beautiful film,” Tyler wrote in a tweet. Watch the trailer

Tame Impala have shared the fourth new song from their forthcoming album The Slow Rush. Take a listen to “Lost in Yesterday” below. [embedded content] The Slow Rush is out February 14 via Interscope/Fiction. The band had previously shared three other songs from the record, “Posthumous Forgiveness,” “Borderline,” and “It Might Be Time.” Tame Impala

Henry Rollins has been recruited by the Los Angeles Tourism & Convention Board to host a five-part video series about the city. Watch the first entry, “Rollins’s Rules: LAX” below. Part one follows the actor and former Black Flag frontman as he walks through the various steps of flying in and out of LAX, Los

Kesha has announced a tour with Big Freedia in support of her forthcoming album, High Road, out January 31. The tour spans North America and kicks off on April 23 in Texas. Find the full roster of dates for the tour below, and get tickets here. (Pitchfork may earn a commission from purchases made through

In April 2019, rapper G Herbo was arrested in Atlanta for simple battery following an alleged altercation with the mother of his child. Now, G Herbo, whose real name is Herbert Wright III, has pleaded guilty to one count of misdemeanor battery, Pitchfork can confirm. The rapper was sentenced to 12 months probation. He will

Several indie record labels announced today that they’ve parted ways with Warner Music Group’s Alternative Distribution Alliance (ADA) and will be working with North Carolina distributor Redeye going forward, Billboard reports. Beggars Group—the collective of labels that includes 4AD, Matador, Rough Trade, Young Turks, and XL—are joined by Domino and Saddle Creek in the move.

Moses Sumney has shared the new song “Me in 20 Years.” Sumney co-produced it with Daniel Lopatin (aka Oneohtrix Point Never) and Matt Otto. Check out the lyric video below. “Me in 20 Years” is the latest track from Sumney’s forthcoming double album græ, which will be released in two parts this year via Jagjaguwar;

Taron Egerton, who portrays Elton John in last year’s biopic Rocketman, has won the Golden Globe for Best Performance by an Actor in a Motion Picture – Musical or Comedy. He beat out Leonardo DiCaprio (Once Upon a Time … in Hollywood), Eddie Murphy (I Am Dolemite), Daniel Craig (Knives Out), and Roman Griffin Davis

Elton John and longtime songwriting partner Bernie Taupin have won the award for Best Original Song at this year’s Golden Globes. Their Rocketman track “(I’m Gonna) Love Me Again”—performed by John and lead actor Taron Egerton—beat out Beyoncé’s “Spirit” (The Lion King), “Into the Unknown” (Frozen II), Cynthia Erivo’s “Stand Up” (Harriet), and Taylor Swift’s

The surviving members of Nirvana—Dave Grohl, Krist Novoselic, and Pat Smear—reunited for a brief five-song set at The Art of Elysium’s annual “Heaven is Rock and Roll” gala. Beck and St. Vincent’s Annie Clark stood in for late vocalist Kurt Cobain on lead guitar and vocals. Check out the whole performance below. The band played

Bon Iver and Minnesota dance company TU Dance have canceled their 2020 performances of Come Through following sexual harassment allegations against TU Dance’s co-founder Uri Sands, the Star Tribune reports. The shows were scheduled to take place in Houston, Nashville, and New Orleans. In a statement, the band wrote, “These decisions are never taken lightly

Miley Cyrus has settled a copyright lawsuit brought against her by Jamaican dancehall artist Flourgon (aka Michael May), as Reuters reports. The suit, originally filed in 2018, saw May claim that the pop star lifted elements from his 1988 single “We Run Things,” including a “substantially similar hook.” Reuters reports that there was financial component

Yesterday (January 3), Justin Bieber resurfaced with “Yummy”—his first new solo single in over four years. Now, Bieber has shared the song’s accompanying music video, directed by Bardia Zeinali, which sees him attend a colorful dinner party with some eclectic guests, sampling questionable green gelatin, lobster, and other dishes. Check that out below. [embedded content]

Beastie Boys have announced a new photo book with longtime collaborator Spike Jonze. Simply titled Beastie Boys, the new book arrives March 17 via Rizzoli and will compile shots of the Beasties taken by Jonze from throughout their career, from the music video shoot for “Sabotage”—Jonze’s first video for the band—to the cover shoot for

Michael Stipe has released his second solo single, titled “Drive to the Ocean.” The new track arrives with an accompanying music video shot by Stipe. Stipe has also shared a video message about the new song, which arrives the day before his 60th birthday. Watch the visual for “Drive to the Ocean,” as well as

French producer Gesaffelstein has shared a new remix of ROSALÍA’s 2019 track “A Palé.” Take a listen below (via Columbia). ROSALÍA released “A Palé” this past November. That same month, she performed the song at the 20th Annual Latin Grammy Awards, where she won three awards. Coming up, ROSALÍA is nominated for Best New Artist

Mick Jenkins has shared a new song called “Carefree.” It’s out January 10 on a seven-song release titled The Circus. Take a listen to “Carefree” and check out the album art below. The Circus features a handful of different producers, including Black Milk, Hit-Boy, IAMNOBODI, DJ FU, and Beat Butcha. One track, “The Light,” also

The Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival 2020 lineup is currently being revealed on Twitter piece by piece. Rage Against the Machine have been mentioned—they were previously confirmed as headliners. King Gizzard & the Lizard Wizard, Denzel Curry, and FKA twigs have also been mentioned. Stay tuned for more updates. Coachella 2020 takes place across

A lush vocal harmony. A volley of slightly electrified strings. Simple beats that slide into focus on a whimsical rhythm. This is “#2020,” the new single from part-time pop group and full-time family Avni Vir Vineet, and to say that it’s an aesthetically amalgamative track would be simply too big an understatement for any credible

Madlib has announced Bandana Beats, an instrumental version of last year’s Bandana LP with Freddie Gibbs. It’s out January 31, via Madlib Invazion/ESGN/Keep Cool/RCA. Madlib released Piñata Beats back in 2014. Madlib has also announced a new record with the rapper Oh No, his younger brother. The duo are dusting off their alias the Professionals