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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

Woodstock 50 tickets will now be free, according to Merriweather Post Pavilion operator Seth Hurwitz, as well as a new report by TMZ. When Pitchfork reached out to representatives for Merriweather Post Pavilion, Hurwitz confirmed that the free ticketing model had come to his attention. “That was the last thing we heard too,” he wrote

My Morning Jacket have shared a previously-unreleased track called “John Dyes Her Hair Red.” The song is one of 16 bonus cuts on the recently announced 20th anniversary edition of their 1999 debut album The Tennessee Fire, which is out August 2 on Darla Records. Listen to “John Dyes Her Hair Red” below. [embedded content]

Lifetime has released the first trailer for Patsy & Loretta—an upcoming biopic chronicling the storied friendship of country icons Patsy Cline and Loretta Lynn. The film stars Megan Hilty (“The Good Wife”) as Cline and Jessie Mueller (Broadway’s Waitress and Beautiful: The Carole King Musical) as Lynn, as the two artists navigate the trials and

Bronx, New York rapper Lil Tjay has shared a brand new song called “LANESWITCH.” The JD On Tha Track-produced cut arrives with an accompanying music video. Watch Lil Tjay party poolside and cruise around town in the clip below. “LANESWITCH” follows Tjay’s recent single “Ruthless,” which features Brooklyn rapper Jay Critch. Read about Lil Tjay

Chance the Rapper released his debut album The Big Day today (July 26). The album is filled with guest contributors. There are family members (Chance’s brother Taylor and his dad Ken), indie stars (Justin Vernon, Benjamin Gibbard, and Francis Starlite), guest rappers (DaBaby, Nicki Minaj, and MadeinTYO), big-name producers (Murda Beatz and Timbaland), and familiar