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Neil Peart, the drummer and lyricist of progressive rock band Rush, has died, CBC News and Rolling Stone report. According to the reports, Peart died on January 7 in Santa Monica, California after a years-long battle with brain cancer. He was 67 years old. Renowned for his technical expertise and unique performance style, Neil Peart

Neil Peart, the legendary drummer of Rush, died earlier this week at the age of 67. Artist and musicians are now reacting to the news of his death. Below, find reactions from the Beach Boys’ Brian Wilson, Metallica’s Kirk Hammett, Questlove, Chuck D, DāM-FunK, Black Sabbath’s Geezer Butler, Jack Black, Superchunk’s Mac McCaughan, Josh Freese,

New Orleans rapper and bounce music icon 5th Ward Weebie has died, CNN and The Times-Picayune/The New Orleans Advocate report. Weebie’s publicist Johnathan Thomas told CNN that the artist had a “heart attack which turned into emergency heart surgery and ultimately heart failure.” 5th Ward Weebie was 42 years old. When reached for comment by

Two more Studio Ghibli soundtracks composed by Joe Hisaishi are coming to vinyl for the first time. Turntable Lab will reissue the soundtracks to Kiki’s Delivery Service (1989) and Porco Rosso (1992) in late March, according to their website. The soundtracks for Ghibli classics My Neighbor Totoro, Castle in the Sky, and Nausicaä of the

Last night’s episode of The Late Show With Stephen Colbert welcomed musical guest and interviewee Kesha. The singer performed her recent single “Raising Hell” alongside Big Freedia and dancers. She also sat down with Colbert to chat about David Bowie, Dolly Parton, “slow-stalking” middle-aged comedians, and Wayne’s World, which she considers to be “the greatest

Sia has shared a brand new song. It’s called “Original,” and it appears on the motion picture soundtrack for Universal Pictures’ Dolittle, which stars Robert Downey Jr. as the titular doctor and animal whisperer. Listen to “Original” below. Dolittle hits theaters January 17. Sia’s last solo album was 2017’s Everyday Is Christmas. Since releasing that

The Boomtown Rats—the Irish rock band formed by Bob Geldof in 1975—have announced their first new album in 36 years, as Stereogum notes. Citizens of Boomtown arrives March 13 via BMG. Ahead of the new LP, the band has shared lead single “Trash Glam Baby.” Give it a listen below, and scroll down to find

070 Shake has shared a new song from her debut album MODUS VIVENDI, which is out on January 17 (via G.O.O.D. Music/Def Jam). “Guilty Conscience” follows the release of 2019 songs “Under the Moon,” “Nice to Have,” and “Morrow.” The single also arrives with a music video (directed by Lauren Dunn). Watch that below. After

Morrissey has announced his next studio album. I Am Not a Dog on a Chain, produced by Joe Chicarelli, arrives March 20 via BMG. He’s also shared a single: “Bobby, Don’t You Think They Know?” is embedded below. It features the Motown singer Thelma Houston. In a press release, Houston said: “One of the biggest

In 2019, U.S. listeners passed the trillion-stream mark for the first time, according to Nielsen’s annual year-end report on the music industry. There were 1.15 trillion audio and music video streams in 2019—up 29.3% from 887.4 billion streams in 2018. Read the full report via Billboard here. Lil Nas X’s “Old Town Road” was the

Wisconsin based AV Super Sunshine, working in tandem with talented producer/musician Michael Bradford, Earlier efforts from Sunshine such as “Candyland”, in its various mixes, established the talented singer, musician, and songwriter as one of the finest stylists in popular music today. His latest single “Crazy Love” follows the template of the aforementioned single in some

Bright Eyes appear to have returned—at least on social media. Conor Oberst’s beloved indie rock band has opened a new Instagram account and promoted it on their long-dormant Twitter account, which currently reads “#BrightEyes2020” in the bio. Oberst, Mike Mogis, and Nate Walcott called it quits in 2011 following the release of their eighth album,

Frank Ocean is the new face of Prada. The Italian fashion house as tapped the Blonde singer for its Spring/Summer 2020 menswear campaign along with director Nicolas Winding Refn (Drive, The Neon Demon) and actor Austin Butler (The Dead Don’t Die, Once Upon a Time in Hollywood). Ocean is a noted Prada enthusiast; in 2019

The Men are back with a new album called Mercy. It’s out February 14 via Sacred Bones. Have a listen to the album track “Children All Over the World” below. The new album arrives two years after their previous collection Drift. At the end of 2018, they released a compilation called Hated (2008-2011), which collected

William Tyler has contributed music to the upcoming film First Cow, directed by Kelly Reichardt. The movie stars John Magaro, Orion Lee, and René Auberjonois and it takes place in the 19th century in the Pacific Northwest. “Was such an honor to compose for this beautiful film,” Tyler wrote in a tweet. Watch the trailer

Tame Impala have shared the fourth new song from their forthcoming album The Slow Rush. Take a listen to “Lost in Yesterday” below. [embedded content] The Slow Rush is out February 14 via Interscope/Fiction. The band had previously shared three other songs from the record, “Posthumous Forgiveness,” “Borderline,” and “It Might Be Time.” Tame Impala

Henry Rollins has been recruited by the Los Angeles Tourism & Convention Board to host a five-part video series about the city. Watch the first entry, “Rollins’s Rules: LAX” below. Part one follows the actor and former Black Flag frontman as he walks through the various steps of flying in and out of LAX, Los

Kesha has announced a tour with Big Freedia in support of her forthcoming album, High Road, out January 31. The tour spans North America and kicks off on April 23 in Texas. Find the full roster of dates for the tour below, and get tickets here. (Pitchfork may earn a commission from purchases made through