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Toronto singer-songwriter Charlotte Cornfield is going on tour with Friendship this December. No, not the concept of camaraderie—the Philadelphia band whose latest record, Caveman Wakes Up, came out in 2025. The co-headliners will spend the last month of 2026 traversing the U.S., making stops in New York, Atlanta, Nashville, St. Louis, and more. (Requisite hometown

Jake Xerxes Fussell is readying a new album for release on September 18, via Fat Possum. The Southern folk singer-songwriter made The Old Beloved Path with producer Ben Whiteley in North Carolina. Leading the record is Fussell’s take on the folk standard “Rock Island Line.” Check that out below. Though he typically avoids such well-trodden

Mike Browning, the drummer and vocalist best known for co-founding the pioneering death metal bands Morbid Angel and Nocturnus, has died. “R.I.P Mike,” Morbid Angel wrote on Instagram. “Thanks for helping making all this happen. Our condolences to his family & especially his daughter.” Browning was 62. Browning was born May 26, 1964 in Tampa,

Fancy some film? PinkPantheress has locked in her first-ever acting role in a movie. Daniel Kwan and Daniel Scheinert, the Oscar-winning directing duo who go by the Daniels, are staying tight-lipped about their new feature film for Universal, but we do know that the British pop star has joined the cast alongside Matt Damon and

Mastodon will return with their first album in five years—and first since the sudden death of former frontman Brent Hinds—on August 28. Marrow Deep’s lead single, “Snakes for Dinner,” features a guest turn on vocals from Queens of the Stone Age’s Josh Homme. He also stars in the comedy-horror video, directed by Deathcats, below. Released by

The ever-profilic Asher White is already revving up for her second full-length release of 2026. Her official follow-up to last year’s 8 Tips for Full Catastrophe Living, Love Aggregates is out August 28 via Joyful Noise. In the video for its lead single, “The Eagle Is No Omen,” White goes into debt playing online poker

On Friday night, more than 45,000 people gathered at Yankee Stadium not to enjoy the national pastime, but a bucket-list New York one: seeing Jay-Z perform in celebration of the 30th anniversary of Reasonable Doubt. It was the first in a three-night residency, with the Friday show dedicated to Reasonable Doubt and the Saturday show

Lucy Dacus has directed a video for her April single “Planting Tomatoes.” Shot in her hometown of Richmond, Virginia, the collage-like clip features cameos from Dacus’ dad and students from the local youth performing arts group SPARC, as she embarks on a tour of her favorite local spots: Dogwood Dell, Earthfolk Collective, Hollywood Cemetery, and

Lady Gaga is once again vying for the Television Academy’s favor after receiving her fifth-ever Emmy nomination. In a haul dominated by The Pitt and Hacks, Gaga picked up a nod in the Outstanding Original Music and Lyrics category for “The Dead Dance.” The song for the Tim Burton series Wednesday was co-written by Andrew

In August 2025, Mastodon co-founder Brent Hinds died in a motorcycle crash at age 51. As the one-year mark of that tragic incident approaches, the band is honoring their late singer-guitarist with the new short film The Mastodon in the Room. It was created as a way for both Mastodon and their fans to process

Atlanta rapper Diamond* just dropped his second mixtape of 2026, following the April release of Uy Scuti Bøys, his collab project with YSL labelmate Tezzus. Bling Slime Vøl 1: Høsted By DJ Høliday includes features from Young Thug, Sk8star, Pz’, and Southsidesilhouette. Give it a spin below. In addition to the two aforementioned tapes, Diamond*

Bonnie Tyler, the Welsh singer whose epic power ballad “Total Eclipse of the Heart” became a definitive pop classic of the 1980s, died yesterday (July 8) at a hospital near her home in the Portuguese city of Faro, according to a post on her official Facebook page. She had been in the hospital since May, when

Last month, Four Tet dropped a surprise new album under his long-running Wingdings moniker. The Quietus appears to be the only outlet who spotted the June 10 release and its limited-edition (and now soldout) run of 2,000 vinyl copies. The unpronounceable, eight-track LP later appeared on streaming services on July 3; we were finally alerted

Here at Pitchfork, we’ve all but excommunicated the adjective “Lynchian” for its overuse. But Xiu Xiu might be one of the few bands who really earn the descriptor. Back in 2016, they released the cover album Plays the Music of Twin Peaks with the blessings of Lynch and composer Angelo Badalamenti. After Lynch’s death early

On Wednesday, July 8, the fashion house Balenciaga presented its latest haute couture collection at Paris Fashion Week, the first designed by freshly appointed creative director Pierpaolo Piccioli. But Piccioli’s garments weren’t the only new pieces of art revealed on the catwalk. The runway sountrack featured a recorded performance by ANOHNI, who covered verses from

Madison Square Garden’s current on-site technology includes cameras that scan for facial recognition, allowing the arena to track every person who enters the building. But according to a recent Wired report, the historic New York City venue is keeping a far more extensive database on celebrities than previously known, with entries noting a supposed risk

Sony Music has announced plans to shutter a Minneapolis warehouse that processes merch for punk bands, prompting its staff to accuse the company of union-busting, See/Saw reports. Workers at Kings Road Merch—which acts as a supplier for punk luminaries including Rancid, Descendents, Dropkick Murphys, and Converge—had unanimously voted to unionize on May 11 this year,

In an apparent attempt to promote as many professional sporting events as possible, Justin Bieber has now been added to the FIFA World Cup Final Halftime Show on July 19. The news arrives shortly after the pop star announced the first pick of the NHL Draft for the Toronto Maple Leafs. He joins an already

Wavves and Say Anything are merging their respective takes on coastal pop-punk for a new collaborative album called Cherry Soda. It’s out September 18 via I Surrender. The lead single, “Deathx1k,” gets a cheeky stop-motion video directed by Jelly Eyes, featuring claymation versions of Nathan Williams, Max Bemis, and a handful of other critters who

Devendra Banhart has unveiled a new band with guitarist Gyan Riley and producer/multi-instrumentalist Noah Georgeson called Hug. The trio will release their self-titled debut album on September 11, via David Byrne’s Luaka Bop label. Check out their fall tour dates below, along with lead single “Cow With Half Moon Parasol.” Banhart and Georgeson are longtime

Pitchfork Festival is set to return to Mexico City this fall, with a lineup featuring American Football, Lido Pimienta, Perfume Genius, and Immasoul. The event will take place from September 23-27, at venues across the city, including Foro Indie Rocks! and Orbe. Tickets are on sale now. A second slate of artists will be announced

Slayr, the Philadelphia rapper who’s been making a name for himself in the underground hip-hop scene, is gearing up to release a new EP this Friday. It’s called Avant Nova, perhaps in connection to another project he’s been teasing titled Fabula Nova. The EP’s opening track, “Promise,” features production from Underscores. Check out the cover

We finally have details on Alabama Shakes’ long-rumored new album. I Must Be Dreaming, their first studio release in 11 years, is coming August 28 via Island and will include the already-released tracks “American Dream” and “Another Life.” The next single, “I Feel Hope Coming,” drops this Friday. In a statement, singer Brittany Howard said

This Friday, Kelela will finally release New Avatar, her long-awaited third album. She’s satiating her fans’ appetites a few days early, though, with the new single “The Bridge” featuring PinkPantheress. Give the song a listen below. New Avatar deviates from the electronic R&B that Kelela is known for and, instead, pays homage to her early

Carmen Villain has announced a new album. The ambient dub producer and clarinetist will release Memoria on September 4 via Smalltown Supersound. She’s also shared the album’s first single. Listen to “Entre Nosotros” below. Villain’s follow-up to 2022’s Only Love From Now On, Memoria borrows its title from Apichatpong Weerasethakul’s 2021 film. She also drew

History was made last weekend at Wilco’s Solid Sound Festival at the Massachusetts Museum of Contemporary Art (MASS MoCA) in North Adams. On June 27, Wilco, the Breeders, and thousands of others gathered together to attempt to break the world record for most people yo-yoing at one time. The group of 5,000 succeeded, smashing the

Beyoncé is celebrating the 4th of July and the 20th anniversary of her sophomore LP B’Day with the release of a new song. “Morning Dew (Donk)” was co-written with Pharrell, The-Dream, and Darius Dixson, and produced by Pharrell and Bey. It is set to appear on an upcoming reissue of B’Day, coming September 4. A

Smirk, the power-pop-meets-punk-rock brainchild of Portland musician Nick Vicario, has a knack for turning tropes inside out. On his latest effort, Speculative Fiction, he reinvents suburban anhedonia with an unexpectedly meticulous, pop-forward sensibility. With help from friends like Ceremony’s Ross Farrar, Advertisement’s Ryan Mangione-Smith, and members of the Hotline TNT crew (who play in Smirk’s

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Margo Price is celebrating July 4 weekend in typically righteous fashion, surprise releasing a protest album—or mixtape, per a press release—comprising a series of covers and a few originals. Among them are a new recording of her cover of Woody Guthrie’s “Deportee (Plane Wreck at Los Gatos),” now featuring Joan Baez and Memphis Mariachi. Watch