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The staff of Pitchfork listens to a lot of new music. A lot of it. On any given day our writers, editors, and contributors go through an imposing number of new releases, giving recommendations to each other and discovering new favorites along the way. Each Monday, with our Pitchfork Selects playlist, we’re sharing what our

Sleater-Kinney were the musical guests on last night’s episode of Jimmy Kimmel Live! Carrie Brownstein and Corin Tucker performed “Say It Like You Mean It” from their forthcoming album, Little Rope. They were joined by guest tambourinist Fred Armisen. Watch it happen below. Little Rope is out January 19 via Loma Vista. Brownstein directed the

Nicki Minaj’s new album Pink Friday 2 has debuted at No. 1 on the Billboard 200 chart. Her third chart-topping album—after Pink Friday and Roman Reloaded—launched with 228,000 equivalent album units. It makes her the female rapper with the most No. 1 albums in history, breaking her previous tie with Foxy Brown. It’s also the

Billie Eilish appeared on Saturday Night Live for the third time last night and sang her Barbie the Album song “What Was I Made For?” accompanied by her brother Finneas on piano. The track was introduced by director Greta Gerwig and host Kate McKinnon, who also featured in a few musical sketches with Maya Rudolph

Playboi Carti is back with a new song. It’s called “2024,” and it’s co-produced by Ojivolta, Earl on the Beat, and Kanye West. The single arrived as a surprise tonight with a new music video. Watch it below. The last Carti album was 2020’s Whole Lotta Red. In February, it was reported that Carti was

A new song from Eminem, producer Benny Blanco, and the late Juice WRLD has been released. “Lace It” follows Eminem and Juice WRLD’s marquee 2020 collaboration “Godzilla.” Find the new song below. “Godzilla” arrived on Eminem’s surprise album Music to Be Murdered By in January 2020. It marked the first song to have a posthumous

BadBadNotGood have connected with Griselda rappers Westside Gunn and Conway the Machine for the new song “Mint Chocolate.” It comes with a music video that tells the story of an elementary school band called Ryan and the Destroyers. Watch below. “Mint Chocolate” is the second release from 1999 Write the Future, a new music collective

Queens of the Stone Age were the musical guests on last night’s episode of Jimmy Kimmel Live! The band performed “Emotion Sickness,” the lead single from the new album In Times New Roman…. Watch the performance below. In Times New Roman… features the singles “Paper Machete,” “Negative Space,” and “Carnavoyeur.” Frontman Joshua Homme revealed in

Porno for Pyros’ pre-farewell reunion continues with the release of a new holiday song called “Pete’s Dad.” The song is about the band spending the holidays with guitarist Peter DiStefano’s father. It also tells the story of DiStefano’s dad surviving cancer. Hear it below. “Best friends are people of action, when Porno for Pyros created

Earlier this year, Vampire Weekend released a vinyl-only live album, Frog on the Bass Drum Vol. 01, featuring songs they played on tour in Indianapolis in June 2019. Included with the LP was a newsletter featuring a band update from drummer Chris Tomson, who wrote, “Ezra [Koenig] took a raga singing lesson with Terry Riley

Oneohtrix Point Never has shared a new video for the Again song “Nightmare Paint.” The visual, which alludes to some David Cronenberg–style bodily mutilation, was directed by Andrew Norman Wilson. Watch it below. Lopatin released Again, his first Oneohtrix Point Never album since 2020’s Magic Oneohtrix Point Never, in October. In support of the record,

Trevor Noah is coming back to host the 2024 Grammy Awards. Previously, the former Daily Show host helmed the ceremony for three consecutive years following Alicia Keys’ run as host in 2019 and 2020. The 2024 Grammy Awards take place on Sunday, February 4, in Los Angeles. “I think it’s also important to acknowledge something.

Michelle Sterioff, the lead plaintiff in a federal class action lawsuit against Live Nation Entertainment and Ticketmaster, has filed to dismiss her complaint voluntarily, Billboard reports and court documents confirm. Sterioff filed her lawsuit a year ago in light of the the Eras Tour ticketing debacle, alleging that Ticketmaster violated antitrust laws and participated in

Wu-Tang Clan are going to play a residency at the Theater at Virgin Hotels Las Vegas. The first two shows of the residency, titled “The Saga Continues… The Las Vegas Residency,” take place on February 9 and 10, 2024—the days preceding Super Bowl LVIII. The next two concerts will be on March 22 and 23.

Kathleen Hanna has announced a U.S. book tour in support of her new memoir, Rebel Girl: My Life as a Feminist Punk. The book is out May 14 via Ecco, and the tour begins in Brooklyn on the same day as the memoir’s release. The Seattle date on May 22 will be streamed live, and

Isaiah Rashad has announced a short U.S. tour to celebrate the 10th anniversary of his first Top Dawg Entertainment project, Cilvia Demo. The shows take place in the American West in January and February. See Rashad’s tour dates below. Cilvia Demo, often billed as an EP despite its nearly 50-minute runtime, debuted and peaked at

The American Analog Set have announced New Drifters, a 5xLP box set out February 9 via Numero Group. The collection features their first three albums: The Fun of Watching Fireworks (1996), From Our Living Room to Yours (1997), and The Golden Band (1999). It also includes two additional discs of unreleased B-sides, outtakes, and demos

Young Thug’s ongoing racketeering and gang conspiracy case in Atlanta, Georgia has been delayed after Shannon Stillwell, a co-defendant, was stabbed in Fulton County Jail on Sunday night, reports The New York Times. Stillwell, aka Shannon Jackson, is one of six defendants currently on trial in the case. He was charged with conspiracy to violate

Bikini Kill have announced a benefit show for the Palestine Children’s Relief Fund. It happens at the Capitol Theater in Olympia, Washington, on January 27. Portland rock band the Ghost Ease will join the bill, which also features an appearance from guest speaker Selma Al-Aswad. Find out more details here. In November, Kathleen Hanna and

The nominations for the 2024 Golden Globe Awards are in. Bruce Springsteen is up against a Barbie triple-threat in Best Song for a Motion Picture: His song “Addicted to Romance,” from She Came to Me, will face off against Billie Eilish’s “What Was I Made For?,” Dua Lipa’s “Dance the Night,” and Ryan Gosling’s “I’m

Nicki Minaj has finally released her follow-up to 2018’s Queen. Pink Friday 2, the sequel to her official debut, arrived at midnight Eastern on December 8, having originally been slated for October. The album features guest spots from Drake, Lil Wayne, J. Cole, Future, and more. There’s also production from Finneas, Murda Beatz, ATL Jacob,

Rina Sawayama has released Hold the Girl (Bonus Edition), the expanded version of her 2022 album. It comes with a pair of new tracks: a version of “Imagining,” featuring Amaarae, and “Flavour of the Month.” Check them out below. Since releasing Hold the Girl last year, Sawayama has starred in John Wick: Chapter 4, covered

Taylor Swift’s Eras Tour is the highest-grossing in history and the first to break the $1 billion mark, according to Pollstar data. It was also the second consecutive year of record-breaking tour revenue among the 100 highest-earning artists, both worldwide (more than $9 billion) and in North America (more than $6 billion). Beyoncé was the

Olivia Rodrigo was this weeks Saturday Night Live musical guest, where she appeared alongside host Adam Driver. She performed two songs from her Grammy-nominated album Guts: a stripped-down version of “Vampire,” during which Rodrigo accompanied herself on the piano, and “All-American Bitch.” She also had a role in one of the evening’s sketches. Watch clips

Sault, the mysterious UK music collective whose members remain anonymous, have announced a date for their inaugural live show. Over a series of cryptic posts, Sault revealed plans to play a new, as-yet-unreleased album “for the first and only time” in London on December 14. The venue has not been announced, but tickets go on

The National’s Matt Berninger sat down with longtime fan David Letterman for an intimate discussion about depression, Berninger’s songwriting process, and the demands of maintaining a balanced life as a public figure. The two men chatted in a cozy house in the country, where they made their own cake pops by dipping tiny cake spheres