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
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As Alyssa Edwards once said: “I don’t get cute, I get drop. dead. gorgeous.” That’s certainly a motto we can get behind, especially when it comes to beauty. Because let’s be real, it’s fun to get dolled up and look extra as hell. Plus, you can never have too many beauty products. (Same goes for
Part Time, the Los Angeles rock band fronted by David Loca who released numerous albums on Burger Records, has had multiple records pulled from streaming services. The labels Mexican Summer and Plastic Response Records cited anonymous allegations of abuse as the reason for having Part Time’s music removed. Loca subsequently issued an apology statement on
Antoni Porowski has flipped the script and given himself a major makeover. On Sunday, the Queer Eye star dropped jaws and turned heads after debuting an epic hair transformation on Instagram. The food expert and cookbook author longer has his pompadour hairstyle and, instead, showed off his new buzzcut! “number of times I almost put food
K-pop superstars BTS have announced a new song. The English-language single will arrive August 21. The song’s title has not yet been revealed, but the track will mark the lead single from BTS’ next studio album. “We have prepared a new single for ARMY, set for August 21,” BTS revealed on their community platform BTS
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So when [Taylor] reached out, I had this large folder of ideas that were pretty well on their way. She was very clear that she didn’t want me to edit any of my ideas; she wanted to hear everything that was interesting to me at this moment, including really odd, experimental noise. So I made
Queer men are more likely to be living with HIV in African countries that criminalise gay sex than those that do not, researchers have said. Johns Hopkins University researchers found that men who have sex with men (MSM) in sub-Saharan African nations where gay sex with is severely criminalised are at up to five times
View of Creek Street in Ketchikan, Southeast Alaska, USA. (Wolfgang Kaehler/LightRocket via Getty Images) A small Alaskan city has unanimously voted for a new law protecting LGBT+ people from discrimination after a local florist allegedly refused to make the wedding bouquets for a gay couple. Ketchikan, population 8,289, is a seaside city on Alaska’s southeastern
We love these products, and we hope you do too. E! has affiliate relationships, so we may get a small share of the revenue from your purchases. Items are sold by the retailer, not E!. If you haven’t shopped the Nordstrom Rack Clear The Rack sale, you’re definitely missing out. With 25% off all clearance
Wiley has been dropped by his management company following a series of anti-Semitic statements and remarks posted to his social media platforms over the past two days, according to the BBC and The Guardian. “Following Wiley’s anti-Semitic tweets today we at A List Management have cut all ties with him,” Wiley’s former manager John Woolf
Kanye West has a message for his wife Kim Kardashian: He’s sorry. On Saturday, the 43-year-old rapper and presidential hopeful took to Twitter to issue a formal apology to the Keeping Up With the Kardashians star. Kanye also asked his wife of six years for forgiveness, after his recent remarks about her, members of the Kardashian family and their marriage
Fleetwood Mac founding guitarist Peter Green has died, as the BBC reports. A statement issued on behalf of his family reads, “It is with great sadness that the family of Peter Green announce his death this weekend, peacefully in his sleep.” He was 73 years old. An influential musician, Green was a prominent figure in
Maintaining memories. In this bonus clip from season 18 of Keeping Up With the Kardashian, Scott Disick shares photos from his past with youngest son Reign Disick and Kim Kardashian. “Oh my god! This is what I was doing today,” the KKW Beauty mogul expresses as Scott combs through photos. “I was organizing photo albums.” “Really?”
Last night (July 24), Florida rapper 9lokknine was arrested in Orlando last night on charges of attempted second-degree murder with a firearm, as Pitchfork can confirm via Orange County government records. The artist born Jacquavius Dennard Smith was also charged with shooting into an occupied structure and possession of a firearm by a convicted felon.
Her words were a rare insight into a romance with her Lover. Because as happy as they may be, the 30-year-old is done putting on a show with her personal life. In her twenties, as she explored couplings with the likes of Harry Styles, Jake Gyllenhaal or Joe Jonas, which is absolutely what most anyone would do if they were young, famous and in
Kaitlyn Aurelia Smith has curated a new compilation album called Breathing Instruments, featuring new songs from Emily A. Sprague, Julianna Barwick, Mary Lattimore, and more. Each artist was directed to create a song that “accentuate the ways in which instruments sound like they are breathing.” The compilation is due out August 14 via Smith’s label
Shannon Beador and her girls are battling the coronavirus. Today, the Real Housewives of Orange County star took to Instagram and revealed that she and her three daughters, Stella, Sophie and Adeline, have tested positive for COVID-19. Alongside a family portrait, the Bravo star wrote “This photo was taken pre-pandemic. Today, we are Covid positive times
On behalf of Tasha and myself, I’d like to add to the current conversation about the Chicago Department of Cultural Affairs and Special Events (DCASE), Mayor Lightfoot, and the censorship issue. Currently, it is extremely difficult to make any kind of living as a musician due to COVID-19. There are many artists in the city
An American late night talk show parodied “Jolene”, by Dolly Parton and made it all about “Karens”. (Screen capture via YouTube) If there’s one person who can get the Karens of the world to put down their hair spray and comfortable footwear and actually put a face mask, it’s Dolly Parton. Face masks have become
We love these products, and we hope you do too. E! has affiliate relationships, so we may get a small share of the revenue from your purchases. Items are sold by the retailer, not E!. Don’t you just love the summer holidays? We mean, the shopping holidays, of course. The Fourth of July brought us
Hudson Mohawke has shared a new EP called Heart of the Night. It’s a “little EP of classic R&B bootlegs” that the Glasgow producer has made “over the years.” Check it out below via Bandcamp. Following the release of TNGHT’s comeback album II, HudMo has released a collaboration with techno producer Tiga (“Love Minus Zero”)
Ghenete Wright Muir and her son were swimming laps in a Fort Lauderdale pool when a Karen traded barbs with them. (Screen capture via NBC6) A leading Black lesbian activist and law professor was escorted from a public pool in a historically Black facility after a “Karen” complained about her and her son daring to
Keeping Up With Rob. On Thursday, Rob Kardashian had fans in a tizzy after he changed his profile picture on Instagram to one of himself shirtless on the beach. At first, many assumed the snapshot was from his recent beach outing with sister Kendall Jenner. In actuality, it’s an image he uploaded back in 2015. Nonetheless,
Gunna has released the deluxe edition of his latest album WUNNA. The deluxe WUNNA has eight additional tracks, including “RELENTLESS,” featuring Lil Uzi Vert. Check out the track below. Other guests on the deluxe version of WUNNA include Future, NAV, and Young Thug. The album followed Gunna’s 2019 record Drip or Drown 2. Lil Uzi
Brendan Staunton proves with his album Last of the Light, contrary to conventional wisdom, you can sometimes go home again. The nine song release is Staunton’s first in three decades and marks a culmination of sorts in his life’s journey. There are, without question, further twists and hairpin curves lying ahead for Staunton, as there are
Brian Austin Green is back on the market. A source confirms to E! News that he and Tina Louise have split following their short-lived romance. The Beverly Hills, 90210 star and Australian model were first linked in early July, however dating in the spotlight proved to be tricky for the pair. “All the negative comments and
Nobunny, the masked garage rock artist whose real name is Justin Champlin, released a statement today admitting to a history of sexual misconduct. He’s also announced that “Nobunny is over.” Find the full statement below. Champlin opened his note alluding to the swarm of anonymous allegations facing Burger Records’ staff and artists which ultimately led
Before playing Ramona’s classmate Susan when she was 13, McCormick had made a number of appearances on TV (‘Til Death, Curb Your Enthusiasm, Supernatural, Hannah Montana, Monk), and competed on the hit game show Are You Smarter Than a Fifth Grader? After Ramona and Beezus, she starred on the Disney Channel teen sitcom A.N.T. Farm until 2014, and continued to do movies
Canadian singer-songwriter Andy Shauf has shared two new songs. “Judy” and “Jeremy’s Wedding” are B-sides from Shauf’s recent album The Neon Skyline.. Listen to both tracks below. The Neon Skyline is a concept album, and its songs all take place on the same night at the same bar. “‘Judy’ and ‘Jeremy’s Wedding’ were outliers to