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Joni Mitchell will be performing at the 2024 Grammy Awards on Sunday, February 4. It’ll be the first time that the 18-time nominee takes the stage at the ceremony. The other performers at the 2024 Grammys are: Burna Boy, Luke Combs, Billie Eilish, Billy Joel, Dua Lipa, Olivia Rodrigo, Travis Scott, and U2, the latter

Pharrell Williams has announced a biopic, Piece by Piece, that he made with the Lego Group. The movie is described in a press release as “an unparalleled motion picture experience that captures the magic and brilliance of Pharrell Williams’ creative genius, one Lego brick at a time.” It also says that the film “defies genres

Not long after releasing “Just Another Rainbow,” Oasis’ Liam Gallagher and the Stone Roses’ John Squire have now shared the details of their debut collaborative album. The new release, simply called Liam Gallagher & John Squire, is out March 1. Listen to the duo’s new single, “Mars to Liverpool,” below. Gallagher and Squire made their

Earlier this month, 21 Savage dropped an expensive-looking trailer for a film called American Dream: The 21 Savage Story. The clip starred Donald Glover and Stranger Things’ Caleb McLaughlin as adult and child versions of the rapper. Now, as many fans and critics speculated, 21 Savage has confirmed that the whole thing was a joke.

1010Benja, the Kansas City artist formerly known as 1010 Benja SL, is back with the music video for his new song “H2HaveYou.” The track, according to a press release, is a preview of the musician’s debut album, due out later this year via Three Six Zero. Find the new video below. “H2HaveYou” is the first

Colman Domingo has said he is going to portray legendary crooner and pianist Nat King Cole in a forthcoming biopic, Variety reports. The musical film, which Domingo co-wrote, will also serve as the actor’s directorial debut. Domingo shared the news, noting that he’s been “working on it quietly for a few years,” during an episode

LCD Soundsystem have announced a bunch of spring 2024 North American tour dates. The newly announced concerts take place in Guadalajara, Mexico; Bend, Oregon; Seattle, Washington; Minneapolis, Minnesota; and Chicago, Illinois. After the spring shows, James Murphy and the band will perform in the summer in the United Kingdom and Europe. See LCD Soundsystem’s tour

Bob Marley: One Love, the upcoming musical biopic about the late reggae icon, is nearing its theatrical release on February 14. Ahead of that, Kacey Musgraves has shared her contribution to the film’s soundtrack: a cover of Bob Marley and the Wailers’ 1977 hit “Three Little Birds.” Listen to it below. Directed by Reinaldo Marcus

Megan Thee Stallion has released her new song “Hiss,” continuing her snake-themed singles after dropping “Cobra” last November. The track opens with her telling off her haters and refusing to give them attention. Check it out below. “Hiss” follows Megan Thee Stallion’s snake-riddled music video for “Cobra,” the high-profile Cardi B collaboration “Bongos,” and her

Melanie, the influential singer-songwriter who was one of three solo female performers at the original 1969 Woodstock Music and Art Fair, died on Tuesday (January 23) at the age of 76. The news was first announced on social media by her three children, and later confirmed to Pitchfork via press release. “We are heartbroken, but

Justice—the French duo of Xavier de Rosnay and Gaspard Augé—have announced a new album. Hyperdrama, the band’s first new LP in nearly eight years, arrives April 26 (via Ed Banger/Because Music). They’ve also shared two new songs from the album: “One Night/All Night,” featuring Tame Impala, and “Generator.” Check out the video for “One Night/All

Ayo Edebiri has been announced as the host for the February 3 episode of Saturday Night Live, with Jennifer Lopez set as the musical guest. It will be a first-time appearance for Edebiri, who won an Emmy Award for her acting on the FX comedy The Bear this month, and the fifth for Lopez. Apart

The Messthetics and jazz saxophonist James Brandon Lewis have joined forces for a new album, out March 15 via Impulse! Records. The lead single from The Messthetics and James Brandon Lewis is “Emergence,” and you can hear it below. Former Fugazi members Joe Lally and Brendan Canty formed the Messthetics with guitarist Anthony Pirog in

Frank Farian, the controversial producer, songwriter, and impresario who founded Boney M. and Milli Vanilli, has died, BBC News reports, citing his family. Though no cause of death was given, he received a heart valve transplant in 2022. Farian died peacefully at his home in Miami at the age of 82. Born Franz Reuther in

Former Das Racist rapper Heems has announced his first new solo album in nearly a decade. Lafandar arrives February 16 via his own label, Veena Sounds, in partnership with Mass Appeal India. The follow-up to 2015’s Eat Pray Thug is led by the single “Accent,” featuring Saul Williams. Listen to it below. Billed as a

In January 2021, YFN Lucci was charged with murder and accused of killing a 28-year-old man named James Adams in Atlanta. A few months later, he the murder charge became part of a vast indictment that targeted alleged Bloods gang members. The Atlanta rapper has now reached a deal with prosecutors and agreed to plead

The Californian festival Just Like Heaven has announced its 2024 lineup. The Postal Service will headline, playing Give Up in full; Benjamin Gibbard pulls double duty with Death Cab for Cutie earlier in the evening. Phoenix, the War on Drugs, Alvvays, Tegan and Sara, Gossip, and Passion Pit are also on the bill. The single-day

Tierra Whack has announced her long-awaited new album. World Wide Whack, billed as the Philadelphia rapper’s “debut album,” following 2018’s Whack World, arrives March 15 via Interscope. Check out the album artwork below, created by conceptual artist Alex Da Corte (who directed the music video for Whack’s 2020 single “Dora”). World Wide Whack’s cover art