Music

Thousands of people across the globe have been diagnosed with coronavirus (COVID-19). As the outbreak continues, organizers of large public gatherings (such as music festivals and concerts) are being forced to assess whether or not to hold their scheduled events as planned. Among the first big events to be canceled was South by Southwest, which

After years of waiting, Jay Electronica has finally shared his debut album. Listen to A Written Testimony—which features contributions from JAY-Z, James Blake, Travis Scott, Khruangbin, and The-Dream—below via Tidal. Production credits include Swizz Beatz, Hit-Boy, the Alchemist, No I.D., Young Guru, and AraabMuzik. The album’s credits reveal samples or interpolations of Rihanna (“Flux Capacitor”),

My Chemical Romance have postponed their Australian and New Zealand dates on the band’s upcoming reunion tour. MCR were scheduled to kick off the trek on March 20 in Melbourne, Australia, then play Sydney the following night before heading to a concert in Auckland New Zealand on March 25. Now, the shows have been pushed

Composer, artist, and producer Kaitlyn Aurelia Smith is back with a new album called The Mosaic of Transformation. It’s out May 15 via Ghostly. In a statement, Smith said, “This album is my expression of love and appreciation for electricity.” Listen to a new 10-minute song from the album, “Expanding Electricity,” below. Find physical editions of

The Spike Jonze-directed Beastie Boys documentary is coming to IMAX theaters on April 3 and will then stream on April 24 via Apple TV+. Following a teaser earlier this year, the film’s first full-length trailer was shared tonight. It features archival video as well as new footage of Mike D and Ad-Rock talking about the

Sufjan Stevens has shared a new song called “Climb That Mountain” from his forthcoming collaborative album Aporia with his father Lowell Brams. Check it out below. Stevens has previously shared Aporia singles “The Unlimited” and “The Runaround.” The album is due out March 27 (via Asthmatic Kitty). It was assembled from pieces of jam sessions

Nicolas Jaar has announced his second new album of the year, this one under his own name. Cenizas, which follows Jaar’s 2016 album Sirens and February’s Against All Logic record 2017 – 2019, is out March 27 via Other People. Check out “Sunder,” featuring Jaar’s own vocals, along with the album tracklist, below. Cenizas represents

Reissue label Light in the Attic has announced the new Pacific Breeze 2: Japanese City Pop, AOR & Boogie 1972-1986 compilation, the sequel to 2019’s Pacific Breeze: Japanese City Pop, AOR & Boogie 1976-1986. It’s due out May 15 on digital, cassette, CD, and 2xLP vinyl formats. The compilation was curated by Vetiver’s Andy Cabic

Goldenvoice is reportedly working to postpone both weekends of the Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival 2020 amid concerns about the coronavirus disease (COVID-19), sources tell Pitchfork. The festival is currently scheduled to take place in Indio, California from April 10-12 and April 17-19. Agents are being contacted about having artists perform on the weekends

Yaeji is back. The Korean-American producer, DJ, and vocalist has announced her first-ever mixtape, WHAT WE DREW 우리가 그려왔던, which arrives on April 2 via XL. Yaeji has also released the first single from the project, “WAKING UP DOWN,”’ with a new animated video. The video was produced by Studio Yatta and features creative direction/illustration

HAIM were the musical guests on last night’s episode of The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon. In addition to performing “The Steps” from their upcoming album Women in Music Pt. III (with assistance from Rostam), they appeared in a musical sketch called “I Liked an Instagram Post” wherein the sisters and Fallon sing about the

Arca discussed her next album in a recent interview with Alex Frank for Garage Magazine. According to the article, the artist’s fourth studio LP KiCk i will feature vocals from Spanish pop star Rosalía as well as frequent Arca collaborator Björk. The new record will open with a track called “Nonbinary.” Elsewhere in the interview,

Bob Dylan is heading back out on tour. He’ll play venues across North America this June and July, starting at Les Schwab Amphitheatre in Bend, Oregon, and set to wind up at New York’s Bethel Woods Center for the Arts on July 12. Nathaniel Rateliff & The Night Sweats and the Hot Club of Cowtown

Lil Baby’s performance at Bill Harris Arena in Birmingham, Alabama last night (March 7) ended in chaos as one person was shot, The Birmingham News reports. Police have confirmed that one person was hospitalized with life-threatening injuries; there’s no suspect in custody. A video of the incident shows Lil Baby performing when an altercation appears

DaBaby appeared to assault a woman on his way to the stage at an afterparty at the Tampa, Florida venue Whiskey North, TMZ reports. As video of the incident circulated online last night, DaBaby shared Instagram stories alleging that the woman struck him in the eye with her phone before he struck her back. This

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