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In January, the Smashing Pumpkins put out a public call for a new touring guitarist. The search is now over, as the Smashing Pumpkins have announced that Kiki Wong is hitting the road with the rock band. See the Smashing Pumpkins’ upcoming tour dates below. “Reviewing the work of these incredible musicians was a herculean,

Mickey Guyton will head out on a North American tour this September. To go with the announcement, the country artist has shared a new song, “Scary Love.” Check that out, along with the dates, below. Guyton wrote “Scary Love” with Emma-Lee, producer Karen Kosowski, and Victoria Banks in tribute to her three-year-old son. In a

New York rappers Cash Cobain and Bay Swag have tapped another New York favorite, Ice Spice, for the new remix of their song “Fisherrr.” It comes with a music video that’s directed by Kevin “KZA” Douglas and largely set at a Chinese restaurant. Watch it below. Cash Cobain and Bay Swag released “Fisherrr” in February.

The Get Up Kids have announced a North American tour to celebrate the 25th anniversary of their seminal emo album Something to Write Home About. The trek takes place late summer into the autumn, and joining them on the run are Smoking Popes. See the full list of tour dates below. After a set at

The fourth episode of the new PBS series A Brief History of the Future, a documentary series about reimagining a better future for the Earth and its inhabitants, aired last night (April 24). The episode focuses on how artificial intelligence factors into that vision. During one segment, Grimes is interviewed as a figure at “the

Overmono have shared the remix of the Streets’ “Turn the Page” that has been a staple of their live sets since its debut at Lost Village in 2022. Check it out below. The remix will also be released as a 12″ single, via XL. Tom and Ed Russell released Good Lies, their debut LP as

The estate of Tupac Shakur has sent a cease-and-desist letter to Drake over the Toronto rapper’s “Taylor Made Freestyle.” The track, a diss aimed at Kendrick Lamar, features vocals meant to sound like 2Pac, likely created using artificial intelligence. The estate is asking Drake to take down the song, which he posted on his social

The Outside Lands festival returns to Golden Gate Park from August 9 to 11. Headlining the San Francisco event are Tyler, the Creator, the Killers, and Sturgill Simpson. The festival will also feature the Postal Service, Grace Jones, Kaytranada, Jungle, Chris Lake, Gryffin, Snoh Aalegra, Schoolboy Q, Victoria Monét, Reneé Rapp, Slowdive, Chappell Roan, Channel

Ohana Festival, the music festival that Pearl Jam’s Eddie Vedder founded in 2016, is back for three days in September. Headlining the first and third nights of the festival are Pearl Jam, and, on Saturday, Neil Young & Crazy Horse are the headliners. Ohana Festival takes place from September 27 to 29 at Doheny State

The Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival has announced the dates for its 2025 edition. The festival will return to the Empire Polo Club in Indio, California, for the weekends of April 11-13 and April 18-20. Advance ticket sales will begin next Friday, May 3. This year’s Coachella, which took place during the weekends of

Ken Carson has announced the 2024 Chaos World Tour, an extensive run of dates that will bring the Atlanta rapper across North America and Europe. He’s hitting the road in support of his new album, A Great Chaos, which came out last October. Find the complete list of tour dates below. The 2024 Chaos World

Pitchfork is happy to announce the return of Pitchfork Music Festival London and Pitchfork Music Festival Paris. The London event will take place November 5-10, with performances from Tierra Whack, Arooj Aftab, CASISDEAD, Sega Bodega, Kae Tempest, Empress Of, Billy Woods, Moor Mother, Chanel Beads, Drugdealer, Snow Strippers, Shame, Marika Hackman, Pom Pom Squad, Friko,

Days after its leak, Drake has officially released his response to Kendrick Lamar’s barbed verse on Metro Boomin and Future’s “Like That,” which took aim at him and J. Cole and is currently No. 1 on the Billboard Hot 100. On “Push Ups,” Drake targets not only Lamar but also the Weeknd, Rick Ross, Metro

David Byrne has covered Paramore’s After Laughter single “Hard Times,” returning the favor after Hayley Williams and the band took on Talking Heads’ “Burning Down the House” in January. Check out the song below, ahead of its 12″ release for Record Store Day. Byrne wrote on social media, “The band told me that their song

Yesterday (April 19), Drake officially released the new song “Push Ups,” his response to Kendrick Lamar’s pointed verse on the chart-topping “Like That.” He’s followed it up with another Lamar taunt, “Taylor Made Freestyle.” The track, shared on social media, opens with verses made to sound like 2Pac and Snoop Dogg. A third verse comes

Taylor Swift has released her first Tortured Poets Department music video. The visual is for the album’s opener, “Fortnight,” featuring Post Malone. Watch the new video, written and directed by Swift and co-starring the musicians with Ethan Hawke and Josh Charles, below. Just two hours after Swift released The Tortured Poets Department, she surprised fans

Much of the 2024 Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival streams live on YouTube, and, today, the festival has announced the schedule. As we head into the second weekend, watch the stage-by-stage livestreams below. Check to see when to catch your favorite artists. This year’s Coachella headliners are Lana Del Rey, Doja Cat, and Tyler,

Associated Performer: Evan Smith, Jack Antonoff, Mikey Freedom Hart, Sean Hutchinson, Taylor Swift, Zem AuduAsst. Recording Engineer: Jack Manning, Jon SherDrums: Jack AntonoffMastering Engineer: Randy Merrill, Ryan SmithMellotron: Mikey Freedom HartMix Engineer: Bryce BordoneMixer: Serban GheneaPercussion: Jack Antonoff, Sean HutchinsonPiano: Jack AntonoffProgramming: Jack AntonoffRecording Engineer: Jack Manning, Laura Sisk, Michael Riddleberger, Oli Jacobs, Sean Hutchinson

Dickey Betts, a guitarist and co-founder of the Allman Brothers Band, died at home in Osprey, Florida, this morning (April 18), Rolling Stone reports. The cause was cancer and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, Betts’ manager David Spero told the publication. Betts was 80 years old. Born in West Palm Beach and raised in Bradenton, Florida,

Fontaines D.C. have signed to XL for a new album, Romance, set for release on August 23. The announcement comes with a new single, “Starburster”; check out the Aube Perrie–directed video, in which a wounded Grian Chatten goes about his everyday business, sometimes in a prosthetic mask, below. It is the band’s first LP with

In 2022, Tom Skinner of the Smile released the solo album Voices of Bishara. He’s now readying a live album called Voices of Bishara Live at “Mu”. The full-length arrives on May 10, via International Anthem, and features the musician and his ensemble’s performance of the 2022 album’s tracks and more. Below, listen to a

Live Nation Entertainment may face an antitrust lawsuit from the Justice Department as soon as next month, The Wall Street Journal reports. The agency began investigating the Ticketmaster parent for potential abuses of power in 2022, amid outcry over various ticketing failures for Taylor Swift’s Eras Tour. The lawsuit would allege that Live Nation’s concert

Richard Horowitz, the composer and pianist who won a Golden Globe Award for his soundtrack, with Ryuichi Sakamoto, to The Sheltering Sky, died in Marrakesh, Morocco, on Saturday, April 13, according to a post on the Instagram page of his wife, Sussan Deyhim. In its own tribute, the New York label Rvng Intl., which reissued

Menomena have surprise released a new EP titled The Insulation. It’s the Portland art-rock group’s first new music since releasing their fifth album, Moms, in 2012. Listen to the three-song EP below. While Menomena never formally broke up, original member Brent Knopf left the band in 2011 and remaining members Danny Seim and Justin Harris

Hot on the heels of his Coachella set, Jamie xx has shared a new song that he played at the festival. “Baddy on the Floor” features Honey Dijon and was created by the two DJs over video calls during the pandemic. Check it out below. Jamie xx has slowly been trickling out new songs over

Rico Wade, a member of the renowned Atlanta-based production and songwriting trio Organized Noize who helped shape the sound of Outkast and Goodie Mob, has died, reports The New York Times and The Atlanta Journal-Constitution. He was 52. “We are deeply saddened by the sudden and unexpected passing of our son, father, husband, and brother

Before Kevin Abstract took the stage at the 2024 Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival yesterday (April 13), he invited Sky Ferreira to open his set with a surprise appearance. She covered Lady A’s 2009 song “Need You Now” over a stripped-back, synthpop version of the hit. Watch a replay below. Sky Ferreira’s debut album,

Taste in Music: Eating on Tour with Indie Musicians is a new book documenting just that. Real Estate’s Alex Bleeker and the travel writer Luke Pyenson (formerly of Frankie Cosmos) compiled the book, enlisting Fleet Foxes’ Robin Pecknold, Weyes Blood’s Natalie Mering, Bob Mould, Dawn Richard, Talking Heads’ Chris Frantz, Pavement’s Mark Ibold , and many more

J. Cole meant it when he titled his new mixtape Might Delete Later. The rapper has removed the song “7 Minute Drill,” his now infamous diss track about Kendrick Lamar, from streaming services, including Spotify, Apple Music, and Tidal. It originally served as the mixtape’s closing number. Last week, Cole headlined his annual Dreamville Festival.