Chicago artists Sen Morimoto and Tasha are streaming their live performances originally meant for the “Millennium Park at Home” virtual concert series. The event was meant to take place last month, but was canceled at the last minute. Morimoto later revealed that his set was “pulled from the lineup because of a statement [he] made
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The Zoë Kravitz-starring TV reboot of High Fidelity has been canceled after one season by Hulu, Variety reports. The show, based on Nick Hornby’s 1995 novel, aired in its entirety earlier this year and featured Kravitz in the lead role as Rob. John Cusack played the part in the 2000 film. The series also starred
Pop hasn’t changed in the last fifty years quite as much as some people might think it has – in all reality, it’s essentially the same structural concept that it was a half-century ago in more ways than one. Take Rob Alexander’s new single “This Hollywood Road;” while the track is sporting a sophisticated swing
London songwriter, producer, and multi-instrumentalist SG Lewis has enlisted Robyn and Channel Tres for a new song called “Impact.” Hear it below (via Republic). “‘Impact’ is possibly my favorite record I’ve ever been a part of” SG Lewis said in a press release. “The chemistry between Channel and Robyn is so powerful, and creates something
Chicago rapper FBG Duck was shot and killed in downtown Chicago on Tuesday (August 4), the Cook County Medical Examiner’s Office has confirmed. Born Carlton Weekly, he was shot on the 100 block of East Oak Street and pronounced dead at 5:06 p.m. at Northwestern Memorial Hospital in Chicago. He was 26. In a press
Talib Kweli has been “permanently suspended” from Twitter after “repeated violations” of the site’s rules, according to a report from Jezebel’s Ashley Reese. Kweli’s suspension, confirmed in a statement from Twitter, follows his alleged harassment of a 24-year-old activist named Maya Moody, who claims the rapper incessantly tweeted at her, sometimes for “12 hours straight.”
Neil Young is suing Donald Trump’s presidential campaign, according to The Hollywood Reporter. Online records (viewed by Pitchfork) show that the lawsuit was filed today (August 4) in a New York federal court. As Rolling Stone notes, Neil Young posted a copy of his lawsuit on the Neil Young Archives. The copyright infringement lawsuit concerns
The Legal Team were unable to find any corroboration whatsoever of a sexual assault at the Milwaukee venue. They request that if there is anyone with corroborating information of an event as described in the allegation to please contact them. Privacy will be respected. It was ascertained that The Killers very frequently have women working
A blistering beat tamed by a velvety vocal. Sleek lyrical daggers laced with a melodic integrity as strong as it is welcoming. A strutting drumbeat that doesn’t need a big ol’ bassline to get us grooving along to the rhythm of the music. This is Little Hurt’s new single and music video “Alaska,” and while
Cardi B has announced a new collaboration with Megan Thee Stallion. It’s called “WAP.” Check out the artwork below. It marks Cardi’s first new track as lead artist since 2019’s “Press” and 2018’s “Money.” Earlier this year, Meg released the new album Suga. Cardi has steadily released collaborations with artists like Bruno Mars, Post Malone,
308 Ghost Train are trying to accomplish a lot with their music, but one thing they aren’t interested in – even slightly – is keeping up with the trends of a jaded mainstream rock sound. Their latest single, “Bleed Over Me,” ushers the band into 2020 with a balladic sound stylized around a vocal-powered hook
Lianne La Havas is the next guest on Pitchfork’s “Listening Club.” The episode takes place this Friday, August 7, at 4 p.m. Eastern and it will be hosted by Pitchfork’s Editor-in-Chief Puja Patel, Managing Editor Amy Phillips, and News Editor Matthew Strauss. “Listening Club” is a live streaming show celebrating new music. Each show will
Singer Robyn. (Mike Coppola/Getty Images) Gays, assemble! Robyn announced Monday afternoon (August 3) that she’s dropping new music on Wednesday, proving once again that winning is a full-time job for the LGBT+ community. Gay Twitter scrambled to get out of stale Zoom meetings or stopped uploading a quarantine thirst trap to take to Twitter so
Indiana trio Hoops are breaking up, frontman Drew Auscherman announced. In a statement shared on Hoops’ social media, Auscherman wrote, “We’ve been seeing some pretty terrible things on Twitter over the past week involving a former member of the band. I feel it’s necessary to say that we as people and as a band abhor
Taylor Swift’s folklore has debuted at No. 1 on the Billboard 200 albums chart, with over 846,000 equivalent album units sold in the first week since it was released on July 24, as Billboard reports. It replaces Juice WRLD’s posthumous album Legends Never Die as the biggest chart debut of the year. Swift’s new LP
The 1975, Nile Rodgers, Jessie Ware, and more have signed a new open letter pledging to fight against systemic racism and other forms of prejudice within the music industry, as Variety points out. The #NoSilenceInMusic letter was also signed by over 700 members of the U.K. music industry, including producers, songwriters, managers, and more. “We,
New Jersey artist Coi Leray has announced a new EP. It’s called Now or Never and it’s out August 14 via Republic. The six-song release features appearances from Gunna, Fetty Wap, and others. Below, check out the new song “Do Better” with a lyric video directed by @Fahmeedx. Read about Coi Leray in Pitchfork’s “10
Earlier this month, Jay-Z, Yo Gotti, and Team ROC helped secure legal representation for 227 inmates at Mississippi’s Parchman Prison, enabling them to file a class action lawsuit against the new Mississippi Department of Corrections Commissioner Nathan Burl Cain and prison healthcare provider Centurion, alleging subpar living conditions at Parchman. According to documents viewed by