Music

The Weeknd was the musical guest on las night’s episode of Saturday Night Live, where he performed “Blinding Lights,” and debuted a new song called “Scared to Live” (which interpolates Elton John’s “Your Song”). He was accompanied by Oneohtrix Point Never for the latter. The Weeknd also did some comedy sketches for the show, including

South by Southwest 2020 has been canceled, according to an announcement from Austin mayor Steve Adler. “I’ve issued an order that effectively cancels South by Southwest,” Adler said during a press conference today. “There was no path forward that would mitigate the risk enough to protect our community.” The press conference, which also includes officials

Lil Wayne has released a new music video for his Funeral track “Mama Mia.” The colorful visual features dancers, mannequins, a fruit-filled banquet table, a fiery casket, and more. Check it out below. Wayne dropped Funeral in late January. Since then, he’s been revealed as the Robot on The Masked Singer, performed on Fallon and

The Roots’ lead MC Black Thought will contribute music and lyrics to a stage adaptation of George S. Schuyler’s 1931 novel Black No More, as Rolling Stone points out. According to RS, Black Thought will also star in the musical version of Schuyler’s Harlem Renaissance-era book. Black No More is slated to premiere at Pershing

On March 4, Nicki Minaj’s husband Kenneth Petty was arrested in Los Angeles for failing to register as a sex offender. Now, following an appearance in Los Angeles County Superior Court, the charges against him have been dropped, the Blast reports and Pitchfork can confirm. In a statement to Pitchfork, a representative for the LA

Shakira has shared the music video for “Me Gusta,” her single with Puerto Rican artist Anuel AA. The colorful visual, directed by Drew Kirsch, finds the pair at a lavish banquet table. Watch below. Shakira’s last new album, El Dorado, was issued in May 2017. According to a press release, she’s working on new music

Whether he’s searching through the haze of a distant harmony in “Through Is Through” or the dark “Wake Up,” indulging in self-aware exposure as a lyricist in “Hold On,” “Afterglow” or “The Way I Feel Now,” or simply digging into a swinging beat in “Tip Top Bobs,” the swaggering “Working Class Heroes” or Johnny Cash-inspired

The Stockholm band Viagra Boys are back with a follow-up to their “Sports”-featuring 2018 debut, Street Worms. Their new EP Common Sense is out now. Have a listen below, and check out the lyric video for the EP’s title track. The band have also announced a European tour later this year. Find those dates below.

Demi Lovato is back with her new single “I Love Me.” Have a listen to the new song below. Earlier this year, Lovato returned to music with the new single “Anyone.” She premiered the song with a performance at the Grammy Awards. “I have always been transparent about my journey with addiction,” she said in

Mac DeMarco has a habit of releasing the rough demos from his albums. He’s at it again. The demos from his 2019 album Here Comes the Cowboy are being released on two different collections: Here Comes the Cowboy Demos is out April 17 (via Mac’s Record Label) and Other Here Comes the Cowboy Demos comes

Lady Gaga has announced a six-city stadium tour of Europe and North America. The Chromatica Ball tour kicks off July 24 at Paris’s Stade de France before rolling up in London, Boston, Toronto, Chicago, and East Rutherford, New York. Check out the dates below. Lady Gaga recently released “Stupid Love,” a single from Chromatica. The

The Brighton-based indie rock band Porridge Radio have shared a new song from their forthcoming album. “Circling” arrives with a new video directed by Rachel Winton, Ben Cole, and Tash Lever. Their album Every Bad is out March 13 via Secretly Canadian. “A lot of the songs on Every Bad are centered around the sea,

Megan Thee Stallion has announced that she’ll release her debut album Suga this Friday (March 6). The eight-track project is set to include her single “B.I.T.C.H.,” as well as collaborations with Kehlani and Gunna. Check out the Suga cover and tracklist below. Earlier this week, Megan Thee Stallion claimed that her label 1501 Certified Entertainment

Davido has shared a new video for his A Good Time track “1MILLI.” The wedding-themed clip was shot on location in Lagos, Nigeria, and directed by Director K. Check it out below. Davido is currently touring North America in support of A Good Time. He has previously released a video for “Risky,” a duet with

Robert Plant is touring in the U.S. for the first time with his new band Saving Grace. He’s also shared a cover of Low’s “Everybody’s Song.” Check out the full list of dates and listen to Saving Grace’s version of “Everybody’s Song” below. Last year it was announced that an authorized Led Zeppelin documentary directed

Three 6 Mafia’s Juicy J and DJ Paul are being sued for copyright infringement by a group of Memphis artists, TMZ reports and Pitchfork can confirm via court documents. The complaint was filed yesterday (March 2) in a Tennessee federal court by attorney Bradley Eiseman, who’s representing the plaintiffs Kingpin Skinny Pimp, Slicc, MC Mack,