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Neil Young and Crazy Horse Members Announce New Album, Share New Song: Listen
Young, Nils Lofgren, Ralph Molina, and Billy Talbot will release All Roads Lead Home this spring → Read More
Kelela: Raven Album Review
Kelela’s rapturous second album is a masterful display of tension and release, centering queer Black womanhood through blasts of heated dance music and ambient comedowns. → Read More
Diplo Clarifies Response to Beyoncé’s Grammy Win for Best Dance/Electronic Album
Viewers speculated that he said “they bought that” while applauding the announcement—but, he says now, “she did the work, found the real producers, and she made classics” → Read More
PinkPantheress and Ice Spice Share New “Boy’s a Liar Pt. 2”: Listen
The British singer and Bronx rapper join forces on the new remix → Read More
Ladytron: Time’s Arrow Album Review
On its seventh album, the Liverpool electro-pop band reaches for a lighter sound, capturing the passage of time in effervescent synths and impressionistic lyrics. → Read More
Núria Graham: Cyclamen Album Review
The Irish-Catalan singer-songwriter’s latest release is playful and elliptical, as reverent of folk-pop as it is invested in experimenting with it. → Read More
Van Conner, Screaming Trees Bassist and Co-Founder, Dies at 55
Conner died of pneumonia, according to his brother and bandmate, Gary Lee → Read More
The National Announce Tour and New Album Featuring Taylor Swift, Sufjan Stevens, and Phoebe Bridgers
The National have announced their ninth studio album: First Two Pages of Frankenstein arrives April 28 via 4AD and features guest contributions from Taylor Swift, Sufjan Stevens, and Phoebe Bridgers. The band has also shared the album’s lead single, “Tropic Morning News,” co-written with lead singer Matt Berninger’s wife, Carin Besser. The National will embark on a tour behind First Two Pages of… → Read More
Debby Friday: “So Hard to Tell” Track Review
On the graceful lead single from Good Luck, the Toronto-based singer and rapper sheds her music’s usual hardened exterior. → Read More
Shakira Joins Bizarrap for New “Bzrp Music Session”: Watch
The Argentine producer and Colombian singer team up for the 53rd edition of the popular freestyle series → Read More
Yaeji Announces Debut Album With a Hammer
The follow-up to What We Drew 우리가 그려왔던 arrives this spring → Read More
The 34 Most Anticipated Albums of 2023
New releases to look forward to in the coming months, from Cardi B, Lana Del Rey, Kelela, Fever Ray, Popcaan, and more. → Read More
Marilyn Manson Sexual Assault Lawsuit Dismissed
Ashley Morgan Smithline claimed that Manson abused her several times from 2010 to 2013 → Read More
The Hold Steady Announce New Album, Share Song: Listen
The band is also hitting the road starting this fall → Read More
Honey Dijon: Black Girl Magic Album Review
Fresh off Beyoncé’s co-sign, the house DJ and producer returns with a joyous, collaboration-filled LP that channels the buzzy, late-night feeling when affection and tenderness flow freely. → Read More
Glorilla Performs “Tomorrow 2” With Cardi B at the 2022 American Music Awards: Watch
Memphis rapper Glorilla was among the performers tonight (November 20) at the 2022 American Music Awards in Los Angeles. She performed her breakout single “Tomorrow 2” from this year’s Anyways, Life’s Great… EP. After beginning by rapping the song on a motorcycle, Glorilla was carried by a crowd of backup dancers and walked towards a sports car. It was there that Cardi B made a surprise… → Read More
The Smile, Mitski, Jack White, Rina Sawayama, and More Releasing Rough Trade Exclusive Vinyl Records
Angel Olsen, Black Midi, Weyes Blood, Yeule, and others are also issuing special-edition records → Read More
Björk’s Podcast Is an Intimate, Worthy Deep Dive
In Sonic Symbolism, the experimental pop icon unpacks the life changes and inspirations that fed into her first nine albums, from weathering undeserved criticism to erasing the limits of genre. → Read More
Paramore Announce 2023 Tour Dates
The North American trek features support from Bloc Party, the Linda Lindas, and more → Read More
Shania Twain Announces New Album Queen of Me and 2023 Tour
The follow-up to 2017’s Now includes the new single “Last Day of Summer” → Read More