Music

Damon Albarn was the musical guest on last night’s remote edition of Jimmy Kimmel Live!. He performed his new Gorillaz track “Aries.” The performance was set up like a mock Zoom call where Albarn “dueted” with Gorillaz’s cartoon vocalist 2-D. Watch it below. “Aries” was the third entry in Gorillaz’s new Song Machine series. It

Willie K, the Hawaiian music star, has died, the Honolulu Star Advertiser reports. The musician, songwriter, and producer was the recipient of numerous Nā Hōkū Hanohano Awards (considered Hawaii’s equivalent of the Grammys) throughout his career. Willie K was diagnosed with lung cancer in 2018. He was 59. “He fought hard for over two years

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Pitchfork is pleased to announce that Princess Nokia will play a stay-at-home concert that will broadcast live on Instagram this Wednesday, May 20, at 7 p.m. Eastern. You can tune in at Pitchfork’s Instagram. The performance will be part of a series of concert sessions that take place on our Instagram on Wednesdays and Fridays,

When Bishop Gunn’s Travis McCready announced a “socially distant” concert in Fort Smith, Arkansas, the event became the subject of controversy. The state’s Department of Health announced plans to issue a cease-and-desist order to TempleLive, the venue hosting the event. The venue then postponed the show for three days after its initially announced date to

Kramer, the legendary Galaxie 500 producer, has shared a new song called “Forget.” It’s from his new collaboration with vocalist Xan Tyler. Check out the video below. Kramer and Xan Tyler’s new project is called Let It Come Down, and the duo is releasing its debut album Songs We Sang in Our Dreams on June

After returning with a pair of new songs called “N.S.T.” and “things can’t stay the same” last week, BROCKHAMPTON have shared two more new songs: “M.O.B.” and “twisted,” featuring Ryan Beatty and Christian Alexander. Check those out below. The songs released last week have notably been removed from the group’s official YouTube channel at time

Taylor Swift premiered a new concert movie on ABC earlier tonight (May 17). The one-hour concert special, titled City of Lover, was filmed at Paris’ L’Olympia Theater last September. During her set, Taylor played tracks from her most recent studio album, Lover. While City of Lover is slated to stream on Hulu and Disney+ tomorrow,

Oakland rapper G-Eazy has really been in the mood for covers lately. Last month, he sang the Beatles’ “I’m So Tired” and recruited Ashley Benson for a duet version of Radiohead’s “Creep.” Now, he’s got two more. Below, hear G-Eazy cover “VCR” (from the xx’s iconic 2009 debut xx) and “Don’t Think Twice, It’s All

Damon Albarn has announced he will perform music from his new project The Nearer the Fountain, More Pure the Stream Flows on a livestream as part of Boiler Room’s ongoing “Streaming From Isolation” series. Before the coronavirus pandemic, the Blur and Gorillaz frontman was set to take this new project on tour with “orchestral instrumentation,

Independent filmmaker Lynn Shelton has died, as Variety reports. The influential film and television director, who helmed films like Humpday and Sword of Trust in addition to episodes of Little Fires Everywhere, GLOW, Mad Men, and more, passed away from a blood disorder. She was 54 years old. After getting her start in the industry

Ryuichi Sakamoto has shared a new concert film, Playing the Piano for the Isolated. It features Hidejiro Honjoh, a renowned musician known for his mastery of the three-stringed shamisen, a traditional Japanese instrument. The concert, originally recorded in Tokyo in April, features the composer and Yellow Magic Orchestra co-founder performing songs from throughout his career,

The 2020 edition of J. Cole’s North Carolina Dreamville Festival has been canceled due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic. The festival posted the announcement on Twitter, Instagram, and on the event’s official website. “Dear Dreamville Family,” the statement begins, “After much deliberation and careful monitoring of the current situation, we have decided to cancel Dreamville

Travis Scott and LeBron James have teamed up to create Cactus Jack Class of 2020 t-shirts. The tees aim to support the Class of 2020, who are celebrating graduation at home due to the COVID-19 pandemic. 100% of the net proceeds from sales of the shirts will go to charity, specifically, the LeBron James Family

St. Vincent has shared a new acoustic take on her song “New York.” The video was originally shot for the Brooklyn Academy of Music’s annual gala, which was held virtually this year to comply with COVID-19 social distancing guidelines. The gala honored actress Cate Blanchett, author Zadie Smith, and producer Jeanne Donovan Fisher. Watch St.

Prince and the Revolution’s 1985 concert film Live was uploaded to YouTube today. The stream raised money for the World Health Organization’s COVID-19 Solidarity Response Fund. And then, the film’s oft-bootlegged soundtrack got its first-ever official release. It’s available on all streaming services now. Listen and watch the film below. Live captured Prince and the

Gayngs, the electronic neo-soul collective led by Justin Vernon, has re-emerged after an extended hiatus. They shared a new song called “Appeayl 2 U” from a recently relaunched Twitter account. Take a listen below. The band released their only studio album Relayted in 2010. The original lineup featured Har Mar Superstar, the Rosebuds’ Ivan Howard,

With a thrusting stomp, an acoustic guitar sparks “Little Bit of Texas” to life. The lead single and title track of Carlos Washington’s Steel Horse Swing’s new album doesn’t start us off with a lot of pomp and predictable country intro stuff – from the moment we press play on this track-forward, the rip-roar rhythm