Music News

Black Bananas, the trio led by Royal Trux and RTX’s Jennifer Herrema, have a new label and a new LP on the way. The group signed with Fire Records today, June 2, and will deliver their first album for the imprint, Bad Bunch, on a currently undisclosed date later this year. Bad Bunch marks the

Actress, comedian, and noted Kylie Jenner BFF Meg Stalter has released a dance-pop track just in time for Pride. It’s called, yes, “Gay,” and Stalter shouts out everyone: lipstick lesbians, the dolls, bisexuals, “the they (period),” all while claiming “Everything we do is slay.” Listen to her “gaying up and down” below. Stalter, who rose

The London and Paris editions of Pitchfork Music Festival have announced their return. The 2026 events will take place in venues across the two cities from November 2 to 8. Pitchfork Paris has also unveiled its first wave of artists, including headline shows on the Monday to Wednesday dates from Iceage, Charlotte Adigéry & Bolis

Tierra Whack has too many ideas to sit still, and that includes both writing new music and coming up with great puns. Hence why she’s just announced her new record (Whack’s Museum) that’s slated for release on June 19. The self-described “rap mixtape” follows her 2024 studio album World Wide Whack. When sharing the news

Julia Jacklin has a new home label and an extensive run of tour dates lined up for 2026 and 2027. 4AD’s latest signee will play shows across North America this fall, then head to Europe and the UK in February of next year. Scroll down for the complete itinerary. Jacklin’s last album, Pre Pleasure, came

Less than a month after Kid Cudi booted M.I.A. as an opener from his North American Rebel Ragers tour for making “offensive remarks” onstage, she is suing the Insano rapper for allegedly breaching the contract, according to court documents viewed by Pitchfork. She filed the complaint in the United States District Court of California Western

Two days ago, Boards of Canada released Inferno, their long-awaited LP and first album in 13 years. While most everybody had to wait until Friday to listen, horror movie fans got to hear one of its unreleased songs a little early: “The World Becomes Flesh” plays in Backrooms, the new A24 film directed by Kane

It’s hard to overstate the contributions DMX, who died in 2021 at 50, made to New York hip-hop history during his lifetime. This week, the city recognized that impact by naming the corner of School Street and Brooke Street in Yonkers, where the MC was born and raised, “Earl DMX Simmons Way.” Per the Yonkers

Ariana Grande has shared “Hate That I Made You Love Me,” the lead single of new album Petal. The song was co-written and produced by Grande, Ilya, and Max Martin, and comes with a comic book-inspired lyric video. Listen below. Grande’s Eternal Sunshine follow-up, due July 31 via Republic, is executive produced and co-written by

After teasing fans for weeks with cryptic VHS tapes, Boards of Canada return with an hour of textured, psychedelic IDM and ambient. Thirteen years after their last album, Tomorrow’s Harvest, the Scottish brother duo composed Inferno from blunted loops that travel in and out of vintage vocal recordings, eventually feeding into warmer, melodic pathways. You

Big Thief have debuted a trio of new songs, “Carry,” “Forgive the Dream,” and “Space and Time.” They introduced the tracks to the world in an appropriately dreamy fashion: during an acoustic performance on Belgium’s Radio 1, recorded in a sun-drenched field between the Irish cities of Dublin and Limerick. Watch the set below. During

I must have fallen asleep in 2026 and woken up in 2010; She & Him are performing on Kimmel and Gold Panda just announced a new album. Derwin Dicker has kept plenty busy since then, but the point stands. He’ll share Ton Up, described in an Instagram post as “eight rough-hewn dance tracks and two

DJ Screw’s catalog is finally making it to streaming platforms this month. Starting today with the digital release of the 56-minute DJ Screw Originals (Volume 1), the DJ Screw Estate will roll out the Houston legend’s classic mixtapes weekly through the end of June. Listen to DJ Screw Originals (Volume 1) below. Up until now,

Joanna Newsom’s hometown of Nevada City has declared May 27 “Joanna Newsom Day.” On Wednesday, a City Council meeting was held at Nevada City’s City Hall where mayor Adam Kline, a longtime friend and early supporter of Newsom (who also plays in the band Golden Shoulders), made the announcement. He presented her with the honor,

Syd’s third album is on the way. Beard arrives on July 17 via Warner imprint Free Lunch Records, and features Raphael Saadiq, Big Sean, Rodney Jerkins, James Fauntleroy, Van Hunt, and Jordan Ward. The Internet co-founder also tapped Florida duo Blu June for a lead single, “Callin.” Check that out below. Beard marks Syd’s first

Remember 2013? It was the age of “Get Lucky,” Modern Vampires of the City, Yeezus…and an infamous Chief Keef and Katy Perry X (when it was Twitter) feud. Whether you recall that last piece of music history or not, the two artists who were on either side of it do—and now, they’ve decided to lay

Just in time for the 2026 World Cup, 4AD has collaborated with New York brand Full Kit on a collection of football jerseys inspired by the label’s classic releases. The capsule includes three garments: a Cocteau Twin’s Heaven or Las Vegas Scotland jersey, a Scott Walker Bish Bosch-themed USA jersey, and a Colourbox and Air

The Chicks are gearing up for a 20th anniversary tour of Taking the Long Way in a sweeping North American run this fall. The trio will kick off the jaunt on September 30 at Detroit’s Fox Theatre, before traveling the country’s theaters and concert halls through November. Check out the itinerary below. Natalie Maines, Martie

Gilla Band are back their first music in three years and an expansive list of tour dates through 2027. Check out the new single “Giraffe” —which arrives alongside an inventive animated music video from Cuan Roche and Chanthila Phaophanit—as well as the full list of stops below. In a statement about the making of “Giraffe,”

The Cramps formally ended in 2009 following the sudden death of their co-founder Lux Interior. Ever since, there’s been no new music, reissues, or archival releases from the band, not even after Jenna Ortega’s viral dance to “Goo Goo Muck” in Wednesday caused a surge of interest. That changes today with Gravest Gravy, a lost

A month after returning with a Yōsui Inoue cover and news of a new label deal, Cornelius has announced his Eat Your Own Ears debut, Refractions. The Japanese composer and songwriter recruited guests including his Bad Advice/Mind Train collaborator Arto Lindsay, former Yura Yura Teikoku guitarist Shintaro Sakamoto, Bid from the British punk band the

Melbourne garage rockers Eddy Current Suppression Ring have returned with a new album. The self-released In Light of Recent Events, their follow-up to 2019’s All in Good Time, is out now. Give it a spin below. Although it’s been seven years since their last proper LP, Eddy Current Suppression Ring have shown signs of life

Over the weekend, 15 previously unreleased covers appeared on Rivers Cuomo’s YouTube page with little explanation and even less warning. That said, how much background is really needed to check out the Weezer frontman’s take on Whitney Houston’s “I Wanna Dance With Somebody (Who Loves Me),” Nirvana’s “Drain You,” and Dolly Parton’s “Jolene,” among other

J Mascis and Mike Watt helped define the ’90s alt-rock scene through their bands Dinosaur Jr. and Minutemen. Now, they’re covering each other’s songs for a new split 7″ arranged by Austin label Red Parakeet Records. Instead of tackling the Minutemen, though, Mascis dives into fIREHOSE’s 1991 deep cut “Formal Introduction,” while Watt lets loose

Jazz luminary and saxophonist Sonny Rollins has died, according to a public statement by his publicist, Terri Hinte. In the recent past, the icon had been struggling with respiratory health issues, which had kept him from public performance since 2012. He died at home in Woodstock, New York. He was 95. Rollins came up on the music of

Vince Staples has long pushed his art to the edge, and that’s certainly been true of the rollout behind Cry Baby. In “White Flag,” the album’s latest single, Staples addresses nonstop fighting in wars, police brutality, and pervasive forms of inequality for Black Americans. He takes things even further in its accompanying music video, co-directed

Wiki has stayed relatively quiet since his run of collaborative albums between 2021 and 2023. But the New York City rapper is ending his three-year absence today with the announcement of Ancient History, his first project in four years and first solo album in seven. The record is out June 12 via Wiki’s own label,

Earlier this month, Drake turned a long-teased album drop into a three album bonanza, releasing the new LPs Iceman, Habibti, and Maid of Honour at once on May 15. Now, Billboard reports that he has become the first artist to hold the No. 1, 2, and 3 spots on its Billboard 200 chart in the

Rob Base, one-half of the seminal Harlem duo Rob Base & DJ E-Z Rock, died on Friday (May 22) after a “private battle with cancer.” He was 59.  “Rob’s music, energy, and legacy helped shape a generation and brought joy to millions around the world,” a statement on his Instagram page read. “Beyond the stage,

Olivia Rodrigo just dropped her new song “The Cure.” (No, not that the Cure—though Rodrigo and Robert Smith did sing “Just Like Heaven” together at Glastonbury last year.) The single is accompanied by a music video directed by Cat Solen and Jamie Gerin, which casts Rodrigo as a midcentury nurse saving hearts—well, attempting to—at a