The Strokes played a set at Bernie Sanders’ rally in Durham, New Hampshire tonight (February 10). During their performance, the band played a brand new song called “Bad Decisions,” premiered a video for a new song called “At the Door,” and at the end, Julian Casablancas said, “Album’s coming out April 10.” Presumably, it’s called
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After announcing a string of reunion shows, Rage Against the Machine have unveiled a full tour, as Rolling Stone notes. Featuring support from Run the Jewels, they kick things off next month in El Paso, Texas and currently wrap up in Krakow, Poland in September. Their “Public Serve Announcement Tour” itinerary also includes a headlining
Billie Eilish took the stage tonight at the 2020 Oscars to cover “Yesterday” for the “In Memoriam” segment. Eilish sang while her brother Finneas accompanied her on piano. Many iconic performers, artists, and athetes were remembered in the “In Memoriam” segment, including Kobe Bryant, Rip Torn, Terry Jones, Agnes Varda, Danny Aiello, Robert Forster, Robert
At the 2020 Oscars tonight, Bong Joon-ho’s film Parasite picked up the Oscar for Best Picture. The film won over Martin Scorsese’s The Irishman, Quentin Tarantino’s Once Upon a Time … in Hollywood, Greta Gerwig’s Little Women, Noah Baumbach’s Marriage Story, 1917, Jojo Rabbit, and Joker. Parasite is a satire about a struggling working-class family
Guitarist John Frusciante has played his first gig since reuniting with Red Hot Chili Peppers. Frusciante last performed with the band in 2007. He joined Anthony Kiedis and Flea for a three-song set at a memorial concert for Andrew Burkle put on by the Tony Hawk Foundation. Jane’s Addiction’s Stephen Perkins filled in on drums
Sean Paul and Tove Lo have joined together for a new collaborative single “Calling on Me.” In a statement, Sean Paul said, “‘Calling On Me’ is a dope song reflecting the real side of love.” He added, “If you love someone, the energy doesn’t ever change. They are able to call on you at all
Rapper Mr Strange spoke candidly to PinkNews about navigating the music scene as a queer man. (PinkNews) At the start of the year Mr Strange had around 400 Instagram followers, he now has over 17.7k. He won the majority of those overnight when he became a social media sensation thanks to his drill rap on
Nina Simone’s 1982 album Fodder on My Wings is getting reissued on vinyl and CD and will also be available on digital streaming platforms for the first time ever. The new release arrives April 3 via Verve/UMe. Watch a new lyric video for “I Sing Just to Know That I’m Alive” below. Simone recorded Fodder
Berlin producer Hendrik Weber, aka Pantha du Prince, has announced his next album. It’s called Conference of Trees, and it’s out March 6 via Modern Recordings. Ahead of the new LP, Weber has shared lead single “Pius in Tacet,” as well as its accompanying visual. Watch masked figures dance through the forest in the below
The Strokes have teased something called The New Abnormal. Earlier today (February 7), the band posted a silent video featuring artwork for the new project on their social media accounts. Find that below. The Strokes’ last studio album was 2013’s Comedown Machine. In 2016, the Strokes released the EP Future Present Past. More recently, they
Swae Lee has shared a new song. It’s called “Back 2 Back Maybach,” and it was made in collaboration with D_JAy Sremm and produced by JAXX. Give it a listen below. In August of last year, Swae Lee linked up with Drake for their joint single “Won’t Be Late.” Lee is currently on a massive
Apollo Masters—a manufacturing plant that supplies the lacquer used for making master discs, which are used to make vinyl records—suffered a fire on Thursday, February 6, at its manufacturing and storage facility in Banning, California, The Desert Sun reports. No employees were injured in the “devastating” blaze, which completely destroyed the facility. A note on
Nicki Minaj is back with a new song. It’s called “Yikes.” Have a listen below. Nicki recently shared a preview of the song, which stirred controversy due to the line, “All you bitches Rosa Parks, uh oh, get your ass up.” [embedded content] Nicki’s last album Queen arrived in 2018. In 2019, she released the
Kesha told Lady Gaga that Dr Luke had raped Katy Perry, a court heard. (Getty) Kesha was found to have defamed Dr Luke by telling Lady Gaga he’d raped Katy Perry in a text message. New York Supreme Court judge Jennifer G Schechter ruled that Kesha “made a false statement to Lady Gaga” about Dr
Today, New York State Supreme Court Judge Jennifer G. Schecter made a significant ruling in the long-running legal battle between Kesha and producer Lukasz “Dr. Luke” Gottwald. According to court documents viewed by Pitchfork, the judge ruled that Kesha “made a false statement to Lady Gaga about Gottwald and that was defamatory.” The “defamatory” remarks
Dead & Company—the band featuring John Mayer and members of the Grateful Dead—have announced a summer 2020 tour. It takes place this July and August. Check out the band’s schedule below. Get tickets here. (Pitchfork may earn a commission from purchases made through affiliate links on our site.) Dead & Co. played their first show
The Rolling Stones are heading back out on the road. Their No Filter tour begins May 8 in San Diego and encompasses a string of North American stadiums before wrapping up July 9 in Atlanta. Watch a trailer below and see the full list of dates on their website. https://twitter.com/RollingStones/status/1225388976359514112 The band’s last original album,
This Sunday (February 9), the 2020 Oscars take place. It’s now been announced that the show will feature a special performance from Janelle Monáe. She joins a broadcast that will feature a performance from Billie Eilish. Best Original Song nominees Elton John, Randy Newman, and Cynthia Erivo are also set to perform. Monáe’s last album