Music

Radiohead’s pivotal, politically charged 2003 album, Hail to the Thief, will take a Shakespearean turn on stage next spring, when Thom Yorke adapts it for a new production of Hamlet. Titled Hamlet Hail to the Thief, the show will feature William Shakespeare’s text and the songs of Hail to the Thief, which have been reworked

On September 19, it was announced that Macklemore would headline the inaugural Neon City Festival in Las Vegas. Less than a week later, on September 24, the festival shared that “Macklemore will no longer be performing due to unforeseen circumstances.” In between the Neon City announcements, on September 21, Macklemore performed at a benefit festival

In January, Ice Spice was sued by two musicians—Duval “D.Chamberz” Chamberlain and Kenley “Kass the Producer” Carmenate—who claimed that her Like..? EP hit “In Ha Mood” copied their original single “In That Mood,” which the two released on D.Chamberz’s Boom Bap 2 Drill Rap in July 2022. The lawsuit also named her producer RiotUSA, Universal

Lady Gaga is releasing a new album on Friday, September 27. On social media, she described the full-length, Harlequin, as a “companion album” to Joker: Folie à Deux, the new movie in which she stars as Harley Quinn. Find the new album’s tracklist and cover artwork below. Harlequin could well be a stop-gag release between

During her headlining show at Madison Square Garden in New York tonight (September 23), Charli XCX brought out Lorde to perform “The Girl, So Confusing Version With Lorde.” It marked the song’s live debut with both artists singing together in person. Charli XCX and Troye Sivan, who are currently on their joint North American arena

DJ Koze has enlisted Beatsteaks singer Arnim Teutoburg-Weiß and the Düsseldorf Düsterboys for a new song. They made “Wie schön du bist” in tribute to the German soul singer-songwriter Holger Biege, building around a line from his 1978 song “Bleib doch”: “Du hast erzählt, gelacht/Mir gezeigt, wie schön du bist.” Check it out below, via

Rahim Redcar, the artist formerly known as Christine and the Queens has announced a new album: Hopecore, will arrive in a week, on September 27. Listen to a single, “Deep Holes,” below. Redcar said in a press release, “Hopecore was made with tears, blood, and mostly an unwavering faith in the raw, pure expression of

Glorilla has announced a new project that’s being billed as her debut album: Glorious is out October 11. The 15-track release will include “TGIF” and a new song called “Hollon.” Take a listen to the latter track below. After breaking out, in 2022, with “F.N.F. (Let’s Go),” Glorilla shared her first major-label project, an EP

St. Vincent has announced a Spanish-language version of her latest LP, All Born Screaming. Annie Clark worked with filmmaker and close friend Alan Del Rio Ortiz on the project, titled Todos Nacen Gritando. Ortiz helped Clark translate the 10 tracks on All Born Screaming, tweaking phrases only slightly “for melodic reasons,” as Clark said in

Phoenix have reunited with Angèle and Kavinsky to release a studio version of “Nightcall,” the cover they premiered at the Paris 2024 Olympics closing ceremony. Below, check out their take on the track, which was originally written by Kavinsky with Daft Punk’s Guy-Manuel de Homem-Christo and prominently featured on the Drive soundtrack. Angèle contributes vocals

Indigo De Souza has released a surprise three-song EP, marking her Loma Vista debut. It’s called Wholesome Evil Fantasy, and its tracks are appropriately titled “Wholesome,” “Evil,” and “Fantasy.” Listen to it below. “These songs come from the spiciest, most goofy, glitter gloss place in my psyche. I wasn’t really thinking very hard when I

Bad Bunny has released “Una Velita,” a polemic addressing the fallout from Hurricane Maria, which devastated Puerto Rico and other parts of the Caribbean in 2017. It is his first song since last year’s Nadie Sabe Lo Que Va a Pasar Mañana. Listen below. The release comes as Puerto Rico prepares to vote in a

As promised, Bon Iver have released the music video for the new song “S P E Y S I D E.” With it, they’ve announced that they’ll share a new EP, via Jagjaguwar, on October 18. It’s called Sable, (with the comma as part of the title). Find the black-and-white “S P E Y S

John Cale has announced reissues of his second and third solo albums; a new edition of 1972’s The Academy in Peril, as well as a deluxe version of 1973’s Paris 1919, will arrive November 15 via Domino. Both records have been remastered by Heba Kadry, and will be available on vinyl, CD, and digital streaming

The 50th season of Saturday Night Live begins on September 28, and NBC has announced the hosts and musical guests for the season’s first five episodes. First up, on Saturday 28, are host Jean Smart and musical guest Jelly Roll. Both are making their Saturday Night Live debuts. Next, on October 5, comedian Nate Bargatze

Jamie xx has one more new song before he releases his new solo album, In Waves, on Friday, September 20. The new single, “Waited All Night,” features the producer’s two bandmates in the xx, Romy and Oliver Sim. Listen to the reunion track below. “Thank you to my two best friends and musical siblings, Oliver

In recent weeks, Morrissey has made numerous statements about his old band with Johnny Marr, the Smiths. In one instance, he claimed Marr “ignored” an offer for a 2025 tour. He later claimed that Marr “blocked” a Smiths greatest-hits album. And, most recently, he asserted that Marr obtained the trademark rights to the Smiths’ name

Japandroids are back with another new single from their forthcoming final album, Fate & Alcohol. The new song “All Bets Are Off,” which closes out the LP, drew direct inspiration from singer-guitarist Brian King’s tour diary on a night off, during which he spotted an old flame while posting up at a bar to observe