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To our Chicago festival community: As the music festival landscape continues to evolve rapidly, we have made the difficult decision not to host Pitchfork Music Festival in Chicago in 2025. This decision was not made lightly. For 19 years, Pitchfork Music Festival has been a celebration of music, art, and community—a space where memories were
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American musician Brian Setzer was in his mid-20s when he gained fame with his retro rockabilly band Stray Cats — landing on the music charts with hit songs like “(She’s) Sexy + 17” and “Stray Cat Strut” back in in ’80s. After The Stray Cats parted ways in 1984, Setzer kicked off his solo career
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The Recording Academy has announced the nominees for the 2025 Grammy Awards. Some notable names, in the alternative music categories, include Sonic Youth co-founder Kim Gordon and Clairo, who are both nominated for the first time. See all of the Grammy nominations here. Gordon, nominated for “Bye Bye,” will try to beat Cage the Elephant,
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British Gambian rapper Pa Salieu has announced a new mixtape: the 11-song Afrikan Alien arrives next Friday, November 15. The project includes recent singles “Belly,” “Round & Round,” and “Allergy,” as well as tracks featuring contributions from Black Sherif, Byron Messia, and Odumodublvck. Afrikan Alien follows Salieu’s 2020 debut mixtape Send Them to Coventry. The
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Marc Maron has joined the cast of the forthcoming Bruce Springsteen biopic—and Jeremy Allen White vehicle—Deliver Me From Nowhere, Variety reports. The comedian, podcast host, and actor will portray producer Chuck Plotkin, who painstakingly mastered the Boss’ pivotal 1982 album Nebraska—a process that required Plotkin converting unprocessed cassette demos into high quality audio. Gabby Hoffmann
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East Atlanta rapper Young Nudy and producer Pi’erre Bourne have shared the tracklist, cover artwork, and release date for their new collaborative album Sli’merre 2. The sequel to 2019’s Sli’merre is out November 13 via RCA. Leading the 16-song project is “Right Now.” Check out the new song below. Remarkably, “Right Now” is Young Nudy’s
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Spirit of the Beehive have announced a winter 2025 tour of Ireland and the United Kingdom. The shows take place in February and March. See all of Spirit of the Beehive’s tour dates—including rescheduled concerts in Philadelphia, Brooklyn, and Washington, D.C.—below. Spirit of the Beehive will be performing in support of new album You’ll Have
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Oasis have announced the South American leg of their 2025 reunion tour. After shows in the United Kingdom, Ireland, North America, and Australia, the band will perform in Argentina, Chile, and Brazil in November. See all of Oasis’ upcoming tour dates below. Demand for Oasis tickets has been unsurprisingly high, and it’s resulted in ticketing
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Charli XCX and Yung Lean are joining the cast of the new movie Sacrifice, Deadline reports. The film, directed by Romain Gavras, also stars Chris Evans, Anya Taylor-Joy, Salma Hayek, Sam Richardson, Vincent Cassel, John Malkovich, Ambika Mod, Jade Croot, Jeremy O. Harris, and Miriam Silverman. Filming is underway in Greece and Bulgaria, according to
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Quincy Jones died Sunday, November 3, at his home in California, The New York Times reports. The legendary musician, composer, producer, and entertainment giant was 91 years old. No cause was disclosed. Jones was one of the most nominated artists in Grammy history, earning 80 nominations and 28 awards over the course of his career.
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Last night (November 1), in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, Cardi B threw her full-throated support behind the Democratic candidate for U.S. president, Vice President Kamala Harris. After walking onstage to her breakout hit, 2017’s “Bodak Yellow,” Cardi B spoke about why she’s supporting Harris in the election, discussing women’s rights, the economy, healthcare, and more. She also
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