Music

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

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

Bon Iver performed at Bernie Sanders’ rally last night (January 31) at the Horizon Events Center in Clive, Iowa. Justin Vernon played acoustic renditions of a handful of Bon Iver tracks, as well as Leon Russell’s “A Song For You,” and two Bob Dylan covers. Watch Vernon’s full performance below, and scroll down to find

Caroline Polachek stopped by Jimmy Kimmel Live! to perform her song “So Hot You’re Hurting My Feelings” on Thursday night (January 30). The former Chairlift singer performed atop a rotating boulder; watch that below. Polachek released Pang, her debut album under her own name, in October. In December, she shared A. G. Cook’s remix of

Third Man Records is reissuing three albums from the late French pop singer France Gall. The label will release the new vinyl editions of Poupée de Cire, Poupée de Son (1965), Baby Pop (1966), and 1968 on February 21. To celebrate, on the release date, Third Man will host dance parties across North America. Find

Lil Wayne’s latest studio album Funeral is due out at 3 a.m. Eastern via Young Money/Republic. It was briefly uploaded to Lil Wayne’s official YouTube channel around 12:00 a.m. Eastern, but every song was removed within the hour. The album reportedly features Big Sean, Lil Baby, the late XXXTentacion, and more. Funeral is the follow-up