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After posting “Taylor Made Freestyle” on social media last week, Drake has seemingly taken down the Kendrick Lamar diss track, Billboard notes. The song, which included AI renderings of 2Pac and Snoop Dogg’s voices, was subject to a legal letter from 2Pac’s estate, which cited the “misappropriation and misuse of Tupac Shakur personality rights.” The

In January, the Smashing Pumpkins put out a public call for a new touring guitarist. The search is now over, as the Smashing Pumpkins have announced that Kiki Wong is hitting the road with the rock band. See the Smashing Pumpkins’ upcoming tour dates below. “Reviewing the work of these incredible musicians was a herculean,

Mickey Guyton will head out on a North American tour this September. To go with the announcement, the country artist has shared a new song, “Scary Love.” Check that out, along with the dates, below. Guyton wrote “Scary Love” with Emma-Lee, producer Karen Kosowski, and Victoria Banks in tribute to her three-year-old son. In a

New York rappers Cash Cobain and Bay Swag have tapped another New York favorite, Ice Spice, for the new remix of their song “Fisherrr.” It comes with a music video that’s directed by Kevin “KZA” Douglas and largely set at a Chinese restaurant. Watch it below. Cash Cobain and Bay Swag released “Fisherrr” in February.

The Get Up Kids have announced a North American tour to celebrate the 25th anniversary of their seminal emo album Something to Write Home About. The trek takes place late summer into the autumn, and joining them on the run are Smoking Popes. See the full list of tour dates below. After a set at

The fourth episode of the new PBS series A Brief History of the Future, a documentary series about reimagining a better future for the Earth and its inhabitants, aired last night (April 24). The episode focuses on how artificial intelligence factors into that vision. During one segment, Grimes is interviewed as a figure at “the

Overmono have shared the remix of the Streets’ “Turn the Page” that has been a staple of their live sets since its debut at Lost Village in 2022. Check it out below. The remix will also be released as a 12″ single, via XL. Tom and Ed Russell released Good Lies, their debut LP as

The estate of Tupac Shakur has sent a cease-and-desist letter to Drake over the Toronto rapper’s “Taylor Made Freestyle.” The track, a diss aimed at Kendrick Lamar, features vocals meant to sound like 2Pac, likely created using artificial intelligence. The estate is asking Drake to take down the song, which he posted on his social

The Outside Lands festival returns to Golden Gate Park from August 9 to 11. Headlining the San Francisco event are Tyler, the Creator, the Killers, and Sturgill Simpson. The festival will also feature the Postal Service, Grace Jones, Kaytranada, Jungle, Chris Lake, Gryffin, Snoh Aalegra, Schoolboy Q, Victoria Monét, Reneé Rapp, Slowdive, Chappell Roan, Channel

Ohana Festival, the music festival that Pearl Jam’s Eddie Vedder founded in 2016, is back for three days in September. Headlining the first and third nights of the festival are Pearl Jam, and, on Saturday, Neil Young & Crazy Horse are the headliners. Ohana Festival takes place from September 27 to 29 at Doheny State

The Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival has announced the dates for its 2025 edition. The festival will return to the Empire Polo Club in Indio, California, for the weekends of April 11-13 and April 18-20. Advance ticket sales will begin next Friday, May 3. This year’s Coachella, which took place during the weekends of

Ken Carson has announced the 2024 Chaos World Tour, an extensive run of dates that will bring the Atlanta rapper across North America and Europe. He’s hitting the road in support of his new album, A Great Chaos, which came out last October. Find the complete list of tour dates below. The 2024 Chaos World

Pitchfork is happy to announce the return of Pitchfork Music Festival London and Pitchfork Music Festival Paris. The London event will take place November 5-10, with performances from Tierra Whack, Arooj Aftab, CASISDEAD, Sega Bodega, Kae Tempest, Empress Of, Billy Woods, Moor Mother, Chanel Beads, Drugdealer, Snow Strippers, Shame, Marika Hackman, Pom Pom Squad, Friko,

Days after its leak, Drake has officially released his response to Kendrick Lamar’s barbed verse on Metro Boomin and Future’s “Like That,” which took aim at him and J. Cole and is currently No. 1 on the Billboard Hot 100. On “Push Ups,” Drake targets not only Lamar but also the Weeknd, Rick Ross, Metro

David Byrne has covered Paramore’s After Laughter single “Hard Times,” returning the favor after Hayley Williams and the band took on Talking Heads’ “Burning Down the House” in January. Check out the song below, ahead of its 12″ release for Record Store Day. Byrne wrote on social media, “The band told me that their song

Yesterday (April 19), Drake officially released the new song “Push Ups,” his response to Kendrick Lamar’s pointed verse on the chart-topping “Like That.” He’s followed it up with another Lamar taunt, “Taylor Made Freestyle.” The track, shared on social media, opens with verses made to sound like 2Pac and Snoop Dogg. A third verse comes

Taylor Swift has released her first Tortured Poets Department music video. The visual is for the album’s opener, “Fortnight,” featuring Post Malone. Watch the new video, written and directed by Swift and co-starring the musicians with Ethan Hawke and Josh Charles, below. Just two hours after Swift released The Tortured Poets Department, she surprised fans

Much of the 2024 Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival streams live on YouTube, and, today, the festival has announced the schedule. As we head into the second weekend, watch the stage-by-stage livestreams below. Check to see when to catch your favorite artists. This year’s Coachella headliners are Lana Del Rey, Doja Cat, and Tyler,