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YG is no longer facing a lawsuit stemming from an alleged assault in Las Vegas, The Blast reports. Benjamin Naderi, the man who was suing YG, had previously claimed that YG and an entourage assaulted him at the Cosmopolitan Hotel and Casino in Las Vegas in May 2018. Nederi also claimed that YG stole his

Mariah Carey has shared a new song called “In the Mix,” which serves as the theme song for the new ABC sitcom Mixed-ish. Watch the video for the new song below. Mixed-ish, which premieres September 24 on ABC, is a prequel for the hit sitcom Black-ish. It’s narrated by Tracee Ellis Ross, and the show

Musician, photographer, and folklorist John Cohen has died, NPR reports. He was best known for his work with the New Lost City Ramblers. His death on Monday was confirmed by his son Rufus Cohen, who said the cause of death was cancer. He was 87. Born in Sunnyside, Queens in 1932 he attended Yale and

Clairo was the musical guest on today’s episode of The Ellen DeGeneres Show. She performed “Bags”—a great song from her debut album Immunity. Watch it happen below. Following the release of Immunity, Clairo teamed up with Charli XCX and Yaeji on the new song “February 2017.” The track appeared on Charli’s new album Charli. In

Mandy Moore is back. The singer-songwriter and actress has shared “When I Wasn’t Watching,” her first new piece of original music in a decade. (In 2017 she covered “Willin’” by Little Feat for the original soundtrack to “This Is Us.”) Listen to “When I Wasn’t Watching” below. [embedded content] Moore’s last studio album, Amanda Leigh,

Caroline Polachek, formerly of Chairlift, has finally announced a release date to her new album, Pang. It’s out October 18 via Columbia. She’s also shared a new song from the LP. Listen to “So Hot You’re Hurting My Feelings” below. “So Hot You’re Hurting My Feelings” follows the previously released singles “Ocean of Tears,” “Parachute,”

Tyler, the Creator has shared the new video for his IGOR track “A BOY IS A GUN*.” In the Wolf Haley-directed clip, Tyler appears as his IGOR alter-ego idling in an opulent mansion, as he watches a boy leave. Check it out below. [embedded content] The visual follows Tyler’s Tracee Ellis Ross-starring music video for

Ric Ocasek, who was found dead today, was best known as the frontman of the Cars. He also had a fruitful career as a producer, and perhaps most notably, he produced Weezer’s breakout debut 1994 album Weezer—better known as the Blue Album. Ocasek also produced the Green Album and Everything Will Be Alright in the

ABC has announced a new behind-the-scenes look into Beyoncé’s The Lion King: The Gift LP. Beyoncé Presents: Making the Gift airs tomorrow night (September 16) on ABC at 10 p.m. EST. According to ABC’s teaser for the program, Making the Gift will allow viewers to “experience the process” behind every track on Bey’s recent companion

Last night, the Emmys began its first round of awards for 2019, beginning with Creative Arts categories. Beyoncé’s Homecoming documentary on Netflix was nominated for six of those awards, but it took home none, as The Hollywood Reporter points out. Homecoming documents Beyoncé’s performances at Coachella in 2018, which were such a sensation that they

Stephen Malkmus covered Silver Jews’ “Trains Across the Sea” and “The Wild Kindness” at a Saturday night concert in Glasgow, Scotland, in honor of the band’s late frontman, David Berman. You can watch video captured by a fan, Alistair McErlain, below. Berman died on August 8 at the age of 52, spawning a wave of

Uncut magazine is releasing a new CD filled with Wilco covers. The album, called Wilco Covered or Wilcovered, comes with the next edition of the magazine, which hits UK shops on September 19. Participating artists include Kurt Vile (who tackles A.M.’s “Passenger Side”), Courtney Barnett (The Whole Love’s “Dawned on Me”), and Ryley Walker, who

American Football have announced Year One Demos, a previously unreleased compilation of instrumental demos that make up the “first proper set of demos the band ever made.” The new release arrives to celebrate the 20th anniversary of the emo group’s seminal self-titled debut album. It includes a demo version of “Five Silent Miles” (which would

Neil Young and Crazy Horse have shared a new track from their forthcoming album Colorado. It’s called “Rainbow of Colors.” Check it out below. On his Neil Young Archives website, Young wrote, “‘Rainbow of Colors’ is a song about the USA and the whole world.” He continued, “The idea of this song is that we

Wiz Khalifa will play the role of Death in Dickinson, an upcoming series for new streaming service Apple TV+ based upon the life of Emily Dickinson. Khalifa will portray the character across from Hailee Steinfeld, who plays the young poet. The “darkly comedic coming-of-age story” will be set in the 19th century but feature modern-day

Open Mike Eagle has shared a new track today, titled “The Edge of New Clothes.” It’s on a new benefit compilation curated by the Needle Drop’s Anthony Fantano, and you can listen to it below. Proceeds from sales of the compilation benefit the Immigrant Legal Resource Center, a nonprofit that aims “to protect and defend

In 1995, Prince shared a limited number of cassette tapes with attendees of the Versace collection of Paris Fashion Week. The collection of songs was a promotional asset for Prince’s next album The Gold Experience, and it never saw a wide release, until now. Today, Prince’s The Versace Experience Prelude 2 Gold has been released

Post Malone is a really big fan of Fleet Foxes. For example, in April 2015, he tweeted, “If you don’t like Fleet Foxes, then fuck you.” He also wrote that year, “Fleet Foxes is the only group that I love every single song of,” and when the band came back from hiatus in 2017 with

Spotify has acquired the music talent marketplace SoundBetter, the company has announced. Founded in 2012 and described as “the de facto LinkedIn for music professionals,” SoundBetter allows for artists, engineers, and other audio professionals to buy and sell services such as recording, mixing, mastering, and more. “SoundBetter offers the most comprehensive global marketplace for music

Daniel Johnston, the lo-fi singer-songwriter and visual artist who rose to underground fame in the ’80s, has died after suffering a heart attack, his former manager manager Jeff Tartakov confirmed to The Austin Chronicle. He was 58 years old. Johnston was a prolific musician, recording numerous albums primarily on homemade cassette tapes. His simple, sincere,

Following the news that Daniel Johnston died after suffering a heart attack at the age of 58, many musicians and artists have shared tributes to the influential songwriter. “There are not enough words I can say about the important and vitality of Daniel johnston’s musical spirit,” Zola Jesus wrote. “He was a huge inspiration to

Trey Songz is no longer facing a lawsuit for alleged assault, The Blast reports and Pitchfork can confirm. The lawsuit, filed in August 2018 by a woman named Andrea Buera, stemmed from an alleged February 2018 incident. Buera’s attorney filed a request for a dismissal of the suit with prejudice yesterday (September 10) in the

Maxo Kream has released a video for his Brandon Banks track “She Live” with Megan Thee Stallion. Watch it below. The video was directed by Omar Jones and draws heavily from the mid-aughts VH1 reality shows “I Love New York” and “Flavor of Love” (starring Flavor Flav); Maxo and Megan each peruse a cascade of

Yasiin Bey, formerly Mos Def, released his debut solo album Black on Both Sides in October 1999. In November, he’ll perform that album in full at Brooklyn Steel. The show takes place on November 3, and the show will be opened by Camp Lo. Tickets go on sale this Friday. Black on Both Sides featured

Experimental artist Yves Tumor has shared a brand new song. It’s called “Applaud” and it features Hirakish and Napolian. Give it a listen below. “Applaud” marks Yves Tumor’s first new music as a solo artist since releasing the 2018 LP Safe in the Hands of Love. Since then, Yves Tumor has hopped on a remix