Kanye West has announced another new opera. It’s called Mary, and it’s scheduled to take place at Miami Marine Stadium on Sunday, December 8 (the final day of Art Basel). Mary is slated to feature music by Kanye’s Sunday Service performers. Much like his debut opera Nebuchadnezzar, Ye made the announcement in a tweet. The
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SOPHIE and multi-disciplinary artist Juliana Huxtable have announced they have formed a duo project called Analemma. The first music will be released on locus error, a new compilation from Nina Kraviz’s трип (Trip) label that will feature two songs from them: “Plunging Asymptote” and “Liminal Crisis.” Check out the first of those tracks below. The
Sharon Van Etten has released a cover of the Christmas carol “Silent Night”. The song was originally recorded for Eric Paschal Johnson’s short film The Letter. Its cover art is a still from the film, photographed by Allison Anderson. Check out the song and the film below. Earlier this year, Van Etten recorded a song
Tekashi 6ix9ine’s sentencing in his federal case is set for December 18. While the racketeering and firearms charges amount to a mandatory minimum of 47 years in prison, it’s long been assumed that his cooperation with the federal government and recent testimony against alleged members of the Nine Trey Bloods could mean that he’d receive
On what would be Daniel Johnston’s 59th birthday, a number of artists will perform a tribute concert at Austin’s Moody Theater for Hi, How Are You Day 2020. The third annual benefit event inspired by the iconic songwriter will feature performances from TV on the Radio’s Tunde Adebimpe, White Denim, Cage the Elephant, and more.
Amazon Studios has announced it is in production on a documentary film about Mary J Blige. The singer and Sean “Diddy” Combs will serve as executive producers on the currently untitled project. The film follows Blige as she is set to perform her sophomore album My Life for the first time ever on a 25th
Third Man has launched a new quarterly print magazine called Maggot Brain, edited by veteran Detroit music journalist Mike McGonigal. The first issue features Alice Coltrane on the cover and includes pieces about Daniel Johnston, J Dilla’s Donuts, and more. It’s out now. McGonigal previously published the zines Chemical Imbalance (1984-1994) and Yeti (2000-2013). His
Chris Martin admitted that he doubted his sexuality as a young teen at boarding school (Rolling Stone) Coldplay frontman Chris Martin has admitted that he was “very homophobic” when questioning his sexuality as a young teen at an all-boys’ boarding school. Martin, who is straight, told Rolling Stone that he had “a rough time” fitting
Check out Rock Superstars Drop Top Alibi as a featured guest on The Mike Wagner Show on iHeart Radio, Soundcloud, Spreaker, Facebook and The Mike Wagner Show Website. Don’t miss this amazing interview! Mike Wagner is a 30+ year broadcasting veteran interviewing the most interesting guests from celebrities, actors, singers, writers to the most interesting
Thundercat has announced a North American tour that begins in February 2020 and is currently slated to wrap up in early April. Check out Thundercat’s tour poster, along with an absurd teaser directed by Zack Fox, below. Get tickets here. (Pitchfork may earn a commission from purchases made through affiliate links on our site.) Thundercat’s
Solange was the musical guest on last night’s episode of The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon. She delivered an elaborate performance featuring a selection of songs from her new album When I Get Home. After opening with “Things I Imagined,” she sang “Down With the Clique,” “Binz,” and “Almeda.” It ended with Solange singing while
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Remy Ma faced misdemeanor assault charges over an alleged altercation with Love & Hip Hop’s Brittney Taylor. The assault case was thrown out by a judge today in Manhattan court, Vulture and TMZ report. Prosecutors said they were unable to prove the case beyond reasonable doubt, and the judge dismissed and sealed the case. Taylor
Hip Hop artists capture our imagination using one liners that tend to stay with us long after they are spoken. Rappers use the rhyme and the beat as inspirational creativity, a form of social consciousness and a way of expression. Rap is defined as “a type of popular music recited rapidly and rhythmically over an
Internet-famous cat Lil Bub has died, as BrooklynVegan notes. “On the morning of Sunday, December 1 2019 we lost the purest, kindest, and most magical living force on our planet,” Bub’s “dude” Mike Bridavsky announced. “Bub was cheerful and full of love laying in our bed with us Saturday night, but unexpectedly passed away peacefully
Grimes has shared “My Name Is Dark,” the latest track from Miss Anthropocene. Check it out below. The song was written, produced, performed, and engineered by Grimes, according to the YouTube description. The 10-track album Miss Anthropocene is due out February 21, 2020, via 4AD. Grimes has already released “We Appreciate Power” (featuring HANA), “So
Madlib took to Twitter over the weekend to announce his forthcoming album with the rapper Oh No (who happens to be Madlib’s younger brother). The duo are dusting off their previously used alias the Professionals for the project, and they’ll release their debut album, also called The Professionals, on January 17, 2020 via Madlib Invazion.
Stormzy has announced a world tour. Starting in February 2020, the British rapper will embark on a huge run of dates spanning North America, Europe, Asia, Oceania, and Africa, rounding off with dates in his homeland of Ghana and in Lagos, Nigeria, in October. Check out the full itinerary below. His new album Heavy Is
Jme, the grime lynchpin who co-founded the Boy Better Know label with his brother Skepta, has released a new studio album called Grime MC—but it’s only available on vinyl and CD. The MC, who does not work with a publicist, said through his agent that the independently released album would receive a digital release “in
Jeff Tweedy’s home in Chicago was hit by gunfire in the early hours of Tuesday morning, according to the Chicago Sun-Times. Susan Miller Tweedy, who’s married to the Wilco frontman, wrote on Facebook that she called 911 after hearing seven to 10 shots fired “what sounded like right at our house,” according to the paper.
JAY-Z has filed a lawsuit against a small web retailer based in Sydney, Australia for trademark and copyright infringement, The New York Times reports. Online shop The Little Homie sells a variety of hip-hop inspired books and clothing items for children. Among their products is a book titled A B to Jay-Z, which repurposes a
In her new single, titled “Found,” pop temptress Melissa B. establishes herself as an artist of the future through a combination of surreal songwriting, efficient beats and elegant harmonies that have gone mostly unmatched in the year 2019. With a forceful presence that rivals the physicality of the bassline in the background, her lead vocal
Travis Scott has announced his next project: a compilation called Jack Boys. The record marks Scott’s first studio album on his Cactus Jack label. It is slated to arrive before the year is out, and will feature contributions from Scott, Sheck Wes, Don Toliver, DJ Chase B, and others. Find Scott’s tweet officially announcing the
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 and EPs from Kacey Musgraves, Croatian Amor & Varg2TM, Doon Kanda, Ducks Unlimited, Blac
The Avalanches have remixed the Chemical Brothers’ “Out of Control,” commemorating the 20th anniversary of the latter’s album Surrender. Take a listen to their “Surrender to Love” mix of “Out of Control” below. The Chemical Brothers reissued Surrender with more new remixes on November 22. Their most recent album is April’s No Geography. The Avalanches
Jupiter in Velvet’s latest release Anthems 2 Love is a collection of songs well in keeping with the artistry he’s established since debuting in 2012. The American born UK based vocalist, guitarist, and songwriter stands apart from the pack for a variety of reasons. Few musicians and songwriters are as talented pouring old wine into new bottles
Bloc Party revived their 2004 song “Banquet” from their debut album Silent Alarm on The Late Late Show with James Corden. Check it out below. Bloc Party last visited Corden in 2015, performing HYMNS track “The Love Within.” The band recently finished a short U.S. tour in which they played their debut LP Silent Alarm
Conchita Wurst performs live on stage during the 64th annual Eurovision Song Contest held at Tel Aviv Fairgrounds on May 18, 2019 in Tel Aviv, Israel. (Michael Campanella/Getty) The Hungarian government has hit back at claims that the country pulling out of the Eurovision Song Contest because it’s “too gay”. According to The Guardian, a pro-government
Nicolas Godin—singer, songwriter, and half of French electronic duo Air—has announced his next solo album. Concrete and Glass arrives January 24 via Because. Ahead of the LP’s release, Godin has shared a new single with California’s Cola Boyy, “The Foundation.” Check out its futuristic, Greg Barnes-directed video below. Concrete and Glass includes “The Border,” which
Madonna has announced the cancellation of all three of her Madame X tour dates at Boston’s Boch Center Wang Theatre. The singer said in an Instagram post that “the pain I’m in right now is overwhelming and I must rest and follow doctors orders.” Read the full statement below. The Boston shows were scheduled for