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Iasos, the pioneer of new age music, died on Saturday (January 6). Douglas Macgowan of Numero Group, who released the 2013 compilation Celestial Soul Portrait highlighting his early works, and Iasos’ producer and friend Carlos Ninō confirmed the news. Born in Greece and raised in Upstate New York, Iasos graduated from Cornell University and relocated

21 Savage, Donald Glover, and Stranger Things’ Caleb McLaughlin have come together for a new movie about the Atlanta rapper’s life and infamous 2018 arrest by the United States’ Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE). In a new trailer, which doubles as a music video for a brand new 21 Savage song, Glover and McLaughlin play

Tonight was the second part of the 2023 Primetime Creative Arts Emmy Awards, which were delayed after several months. Among the winners were Jay-Z and Hamish Hamilton, who won the Emmy for Outstanding Directing for a Variety Special for co-directing Rihanna’s Super Bowl halftime show. They took home the award over fellow nominees Joel Gallen

Billie Eilish and Finneas have won Best Original Song at the 2024 Golden Globe Awards for “What Was I Made For?” from Barbie. They were in the running against Bruce Springsteen (She Came to Me’s “Addicted to Romance”), Dua Lipa (Barbie’s “Dance the Night”), Ryan Gosling (Barbie’s “I’m Just Ken”), Lenny Kravitz (Rustin’s “Road to

Last night at the months-delayed Primetime Creative Arts Emmy Awards, “Weird Al” Yankovic’s Daniel Radcliffe-starring biopic Weird: The Al Yankovic Story won the Emmy for Outstanding Television Movie. It was nominated alongside Hocus Pocus 2, Joel Kim Booster’s Fire Island, Dolly Parton’s Mountain Magic Christmas, and the Predator prequel Prey. Yankovic joked: “Halfway to EGOT,

Theobald Lengyel, the former Mr. Bungle saxophonist and a founding member of the experimental rock band, was arrested and charged with murder on Tuesday (January 2) after police discovered body parts following the disappearance of his girlfriend, Alice Kamakaokalani Herrmann, reports The New York Times. “As the investigation progressed, it became clear that foul play

N.W.A., Laurie Anderson, and Donna Summer are set to receive 2024 Grammy Lifetime Achievement Awards. They will be honored at this year’s ceremony in Los Angeles on February 4 alongside fellow recipients Gladys Knight, Tammy Wynette, and the Clark Sisters. Also announced today are this year’s Trustees Award winners (Peter Asher, DJ Kool Herc, and

The Smashing Pumpkins have put out a call for a new guitarist on Instagram. “The Smashing Pumpkins are in search of an additional guitarist,” the note, which includes an email (SPGuitar@redlightmanagement.com) to which applicants can send résumés and related materials, reads in part. “The application process is open to anyone who may be interested.” The

With so much good music being released all the time, it can be hard to determine what to listen to first. Every week, Pitchfork offers a run-down of significant new releases available on streaming services. This week’s batch includes new projects from Sprints; Khadija Al Hanafi; Pile; Luis R Conriquez; Ñengo Flow; Park Jiha, Oliver

Sleater-Kinney are back with another new song from their upcoming album Little Rope. Their latest, “Untidy Creature,” comes with a new music video directed by Nick Pollet. It features Australian freediver Amber Bourke, who spends the video holding her breath underwater for the song’s entirety. Watch the video for the album’s closing song below. Little

Liam Gallagher and longtime Stone Roses guitarist John Squire have shared the first song from their new collaborative project, with more promised this year. Listen to “Just Another Rainbow” below. In a press release, Gallagher said, “I think John’s a top songwriter. Everyone always bangs on about him as a guitarist, but he’s a top

Youth Lagoon has shared a new song, “Football.” Trevor Powers’ new single, produced by Rodaidh McDonald, will get released as a limited-edition 7″ and comes with a video directed by Caleb Halter. Watch it below. Powers said of the song in a statement: “‘Football’ is really a celebration of failure. Society has a terrible habit

June, an upcoming documentary about the late country star June Carter Cash, has gotten a new trailer. In the clip, viewers are given an overview of the life of Carter Cash: singer, songwriter, comedian, and actress. Various talking heads appear—including Dolly Parton, Willie Nelson, and Kacey Musgraves—to not only hype up her musical bonafides, but

Rage Against the Machine were forced to cancel multiple dates of their reunion tour in 2022 after frontman Zack de la Rocha severed his left Achilles tendon, and no rescheduled shows were announced. The band’s drummer Brad Wilk has now offered some sobering news for fans in a new statement. “I want to let you

Anna Calvi & Nick Launay: Peaky Blinders: Season 6 (Original Score) [Domino Soundtracks] Benny the Butcher: Everybody Can’t Go [Def Jam] Brion Gysin: Junk [Wewantsounds] Future Islands: People Who Aren’t There Anymore [4AD] Gruff Rhys: Sadness Sets Me Free [Rough Trade] Katy Kirby: Blue Raspberry [Anti-] Philip Glass: Philip Glass Solo [Orange Mountain Music] The

Young Thug’s racketeering and gang conspiracy trial has resumed in Atlanta, Georgia, after a delay of several weeks due to the stabbing of co-defendant Shannon Stillwell. Stillwell, whose charges include two counts of murder, was stabbed in Fulton County Jail on December 10, a fortnight after the trial got under way, and is expected to