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FX Networks has announced the documentary series “Outlaw: The Saga of Afeni and Tupac Shakur,” a five-part series exploring the lives of Tupac Shakur and his mother Afeni, an author, activist, and former member of the Black Panther Party. The series is directed by Allen Hughes, who last worked on the 2017 HBO docuseries “The

Tyler, the Creator’s ban from entering and performing in New Zealand has been lifted, Stuff reports. He’s set to headline NZ’s annual Bay Dreams music festival across two dates in January 2020, making it nearly 8 years since he last performed in the country. Pitchfork has reached out to Tyler’s representatives for more information. According

In addition to his just-announced collection of Royal Trux remixes, Ariel Pink has another new project lined up. His early work as Ariel Pink’s Haunted Graffiti is getting reissued as part of a project called the Ariel Archives. The first round includes Underground and Loverboy. It also includes Oddities Vol. 2, a compilation of one-off

Lana Del Rey has covered Donovan’s 1966 song “Season of the Witch.” A snippet of her “spooky cover” appears in the trailer for the new horror film Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark. The movie was directed by André Øvredal and produced by Guillermo del Toro. It hits theaters this Friday, August 9. Check

Bobby Brown and the estate of Kristina Bobbi Brown’s 2018 lawsuit today against BBC and Showtime over the 2017 Whitney Houston documentary Whitney: Can I Be Me has been dismissed, THR reports. The lawsuit claims that Brown never consented to have his likeness appear in the film and claimed he never signed a release for

Clairo has announced fall dates behind her debut album Immunity. The North American headlining tour will kick off September 28 in Chicago, following her current trek supporting Khalid. The run of shows features support from beabadoobee and Hello Yello. See Clairo’s itinerary below and get tickets here. (Pitchfork may earn a commission from purchases made

Yesterday (August 3), Gilles Peterson paid tribute to the late Ras G on his BBC Radio 6 Music show. On the episode, titled “Celebrating Ras G,” Peterson played music by Ras G and his peers. At one point, Flying Lotus joined the program to talk about his late friend and collaborator. He also played a

Earlier this week, Billboard noted that Chance the Rapper’s The Big Day was on track to potentially become his first No. 1 album. However, The Big Day is the No. 2 album this week behind the rapper NF’s new album The Search. The Search earned 130,000 equivalent units with 84,000 of those in album sales,

Filmmaker D.A. Pennebaker, whose work includes the 1967 Bob Dylan tour film Don’t Look Back and the 1973 David Bowie documentary Ziggy Stardust and the Spiders From Mars—has died. He was 94 years old, according to Variety and The Hollywood Reporter. Variety reports that Pennebaker died Thursday night (August 1) of natural causes. Donn Alan

Tonight, Lil Wayne took the stage at Chicago’s Grant Park for Lollapalooza 2019. During his set, Weezy busted out a remix of Lil Nas X’s No.1 single “Old Town Road.” Lil Wayne also performed “No Problem,” his 2016 track with Chance the Rapper and 2 Chainz, Young Money’s “Bed Rock” from 2009, and more. Watch

Japanese Breakfast performed at Lollapalooza last night, where they delivered a cover of Wilco’s Yankee Hotel Foxtrot cut “Jesus, Etc.,” as Brooklyn Vegan points out. Watch footage of that go down below. Earlier in the day, the band teased the cover with a screenshot of the guitar tablature. [embedded content] Japanese Breakfast’s most recent album

Tonight at Lollapalooza 2019, Donald Glover (aka Childish Gambino) hopped onstage during 21 Savage’s set for a rendition of their joint track “Monster.” They rapped in front of a large pyramid staircase—Donald wearing a neck brace and a sling on his arm. Watch 21 and Donald onstage in Chicago’s Grant Park below. “Monster” appeared on

On the second night of Lollapalooza 2019, Death Cab for Cutie were joined by a very special local guest during their set. Chance the Rapper hopped onstage for the first live performance of “Do You Remember,” from the Chicago MC’s brand new album The Big Day. Watch Death Cab and Chance play their joint track

Electronic musician Helena Hauff has announced a new four-track EP: Living With Ants. It arrives September 9 via the Hamburg producer’s own Return to Disorder record label. Check out a teaser below. Hauff’s last release, her full-length album Qualm, was released in 2018 on Ninja Tune. Prior to that, she released another EP for the

The New Pornographers will release a new album, In The Morse Code Of Brake Lights, on September 27. The follow-up to Whiteout Conditions, their 2017 LP, is led by “Falling Down The Stairs Of Your Smile,” which you can hear below. The band’s own label, Collected Work, will release the LP in partnership with Concord.

Teyana Taylor is back with her first new single since the release of her Kanye West-produced album K.T.S.E. last year. It’s called “How You Want It?,” and it features a guest appearance from Diddy’s son, King Combs. Hear it below. Earlier this year, Taylor released a pair of videos for songs from K.T.S.E. that included

Drake has announced Care Package, a new compilation album that gathers loose songs and tracks from throughout his career. It arrives tomorrow, August 2. The compilation includes songs that were previously never given official release, such as “Can I” (which was leaked during the Views era) and “Dreams Money Can Buy,” a song released between

Lana Del Rey has announced a tour. She’ll play shows in New York and down the West Coast from September. Check out the dates below. She’s also announced some European dates for 2020—check those out on Universal’s website. Find tickets here. (Pitchfork may earn a commission from purchases made through affiliate links on our site.)

Denzel Curry has teamed up with D.C. punk legends Bad Brains to put a fresh spin on their 1986 song “I Against I.” The new version was recorded in New York City for the Spotify Singles series. Curry also enlisted Toronto punks Fucked Up to record a live rendition of “Clout Cobain” from the rapper’s

Woodstock 50, the 50th anniversary of the iconic 1969 festival that has been plagued with setbacks in the months since its announcement, has officially been canceled, Variety reports and Pitchfork can confirm. In a press release, representatives for Woodstock 50 write, “We are saddened that a series of unforeseen setbacks has made it impossible to

Cardi B’s planned concert tonight at Bankers Life Fieldhouse in Indianapolis was postponed minutes before the show was set to begin, The Indianapolis Star reports. “Due to a security threat and safety concerns at this evening’s show, management has advised that this show be postponed,” Cardi B’s representatives said in a statement. “These threats are

Carly Rae Jepsen has collaborated with DJ and producer Gryffin on his latest single. It’s called “OMG.” Have a listen below. The new single follows Carly Rae Jepsen’s new album Dedicated, which arrived earlier this year and features the singles “No Drug Like Me” and “Party for One.” She’s currently on tour behind the new

The Kinks are celebrating the 50th anniversary of their 1969 album Arthur (Or the Decline and Fall of the British Empire) with a massive new box set. It’s out October 25 (via BMG). The deluxe set includes new mono and stereo mixes of Arthur, a handful of bonus tracks, demo, and rehearsal recordings, and the

Queen and Adam Lambert, Pharrell, Alicia Keys, Carole King, and more have been announced for the 2019 Global Citizen Festival, taking place in New York’s Central Park on September 29. H.E.R., French Montana, OneRepublic, Ben Platt, and Jon Batiste and Stay Human are also on the bill. The free festival, co-hosted by Deborra-Lee Furness and

A federal jury in California has concluded that Katy Perry’s 2013 single “Dark Horse” infringes on a song by a Christian rapper, the Associated Press reports. Marcus Gray, who records under the name Flame, claimed that Perry’s Dr. Luke-produced song featured the same beat and instrumental elements as his 2009 song “Joyful Noise.” Listen to

“Live From Here” (formerly “A Prairie Home Companion”) has announced its fall line-up and schedule. Starting on September 7, the Chris Thile-hosted program’s fourth season will include appearances from Vampire Weekend’s Ezra Koenig, the Lumineers, Raphael Saadiq, Phish’s Trey Anastasio, Jamila Woods, the Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra with Wynton Marsalis, and more. More guests are

Lizzo brought her band and her flute to NPR’s “tiny ass desk” for the latest instalment in the concert series. She belted out three cuts from Cuz I Love You: the title track, “Truth Hurts,” and “Juice.” Watch it happen below. Lizzo and Missy Elliott recently released a video for their song “Tempo.” She also appeared

Kermit the Frog made a surprise appearance today at Newport Folk Festival 2019, and he was backed by a band that included Janet Weiss on drums. Halfway through a performance of “Rainbow Connection,” Kermit told the audience, “Please welcome my friend, Jim James!” The My Morning Jacket frontman came out and sang the final half

This weekend’s Newport Folk Festival featured a performance that was mysteriously billed as “♀♀♀♀: The Collaboration.” The set turned out to be an all-female lineup of singers and special guests, curated by Brandi Carlile. It included her new supergroup (The Highwomen) as well as Sheryl Crow, Lucy Dacus, Maggie Rogers, and one very special guest:

“Shangri-La” is Showtime’s four-part docu-series chronicling the collaborative processes that occur in producer Rick Rubin’s studio of the same name. The show documents conversations between Rubin and the artists he works with, and the latest episode focuses on Rubin’s work with the late Mac Miller on his 2018 album Swimming. In a new clip from