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
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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
In her new single “Sweet Persuasion,” Destiny Malibu works to establish herself as a melody-first singer with a penchant for turning out stunning pop beats as often as she does supple, verse-driven harmonies. Malibu doesn’t hold anything back from us in this latest single to emerge from her ever-growing brand, utilizing the bright tones in
King Krule has shared the music video for his Man Alive! song “Alone, Omen 3.” It’s directed by his friend Jocelyn Anquetil and features King Krule standing among crowds of people. In a statement about the song and video, he writes, “I felt like I had gotten out of a dark place, and I was
Jehnny Beth, the leader of Savages, has announced her debut solo album. It’s called To Love Is to Live and it’s out May 8 via Caroline. Check out the album’s artwork and her new song “Flower” below. Jehnny Beth has also announced a tour. Find the tour dates here. The album features production from Atticus
Lido Pimienta has announced her new album Miss Colombia with a new song called “Eso Que Tu Haces” (“That Thing You Do”). It’s due out April 17 via ANTI-. Check out the video for “Eso Que Tu Haces” below. “Eso Que Tu Haces” is the second single from Miss Colombia; she released “No Pude” last
Lucinda Williams has announced a new album. Good Souls Better Angels is out April 24 via Highway 20/Thirty Tigers. Check out the LP’s first track, “Man Without a Soul,” below (via Rolling Stone). Williams produced Good Souls Better Angels with her husband Tom Overby and producer Ray Kennedy, who last worked with Williams on her
Oakland rapper Kamaiyah has announced her latest project. Her third release Got It Made arrives February 21. She’s also shared a new track with Trina called “Set It Up.” Check out Kamaiyah’s cover art for the record, and listen to the new song below. Got It Made follows Kamaiyah’s previous two mixtapes, 2016’s A Good
HBO Max has acquired U.S. rights to Kirby Dick and Amy Ziering’s documentary On the Record. The film presents the stories of several women who have accused producer Russell Simmons of sexual assault, including music executive Drew Dixon. Dixon’s allegations against Simmons, along with those of several other women, were first reported by The New
KAYTRANADA has announced a North American tour in support of his new record BUBBA. The trek kicks off in San Francisco in April. Check out KAYTRANADA’s tour poster below and get tickets here. (Pitchfork may earn a commission from purchases made through affiliate links on our site.) KAYTRANADA has also shared the music video for
Ivan Král—the composer, guitarist, and Patti Smith Group member—has died, as Reuters reports. He was 71 years old. Král briefly played with Blondie in the mid-’70s before beginning his long tenure with Patti Smith Group. The composer, producer, and guitarist co-wrote many songs with Smith, most notably “Dancing Barefoot,” from the 1979 album Wave. Král
Shakira and Jennifer Lopez made history at the Super Bowl LIV. (Getty) Shakira and Jennifer Lopez made history as the first Latina women to headline the Super Bowl half-time show since Gloria Estefan in 1999. Following two years of underwhelming Super Bowl half time shows (Justin Timberlake in 2018, Maroon 5 in 2019), pop fans
The Super Bowl 2020 Halftime Show took place tonight and featured performances from Jennifer Lopez and Shakira. The two women performed hits from across their careers in a stage show filled with dancers, sparkling outfits, salsa choreography, and more. Watch it happen below. J.Lo did “Jenny From the Block,” “Ain’t It Funny,” “Get Right,” and
Vampire Weekend performed a set at Bernie Sanders’ rally in Cedar Rapids, Iowa tonight (February 1). They played “2021,” “Cape Cod Kwassa Kwassa,” “Holiday,” “This Life,” and a cover of Thin Lizzy’s “The Boys are Back in Town.” Check out video of the performance below. Saturday night’s appearance with Sanders wasn’t the first for the
Spike Lee has signed on to direct a film adaptation of David Byrne’s American Utopia, Deadline reports. The feature-length version of Byrne’s hit Broadway show is slated for a 2020 release, and will be executive produced by Participant alongside Byrne, Lee, and others. The film will be produced by Byrne’s Todomundo and Lee’s Forty Acres
Earlier today, it was reported that Gang of Four mastermind Andy Gill—the founding guitarist who also produced or co-produced the band’s entire discography, in addition to albums by Red Hot Chili Peppers, the Futureheads, and others—has died. Artists, musicians, and critics have begun to respond to the news of his passing. Find reactions from Tom
Gang of Four founding member and guitarist Andy Gill has died, the band disclosed via a statement earlier today. “Andy’s final tour in November was the only way he was ever really going to bow out; with a Stratocaster around his neck, creaming with feedback and deafening the front row,” the statement reads. According to