Queer celebrities are showing LGBT+ youth that “it gets better.” (It Gets Better Project) LGBT+ celebrities including Amber Heard, Frankie Grande and Bobby Berk have shared throwback pictures in a new project to show queer youth that “it gets better”. The It Gets Better Project’s ‘Queerbook’ shows then and now throwback photos of famous queer
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Pitchfork is thrilled to announce the first-ever Pitchfork Music Festival Berlin. The event is set to take place from May 8-9, 2020 at Tempodrom Berlin and will feature a mix of well-known artists and emerging musicians. Stay tuned for the lineup announcement and ticket information! Pitchfork Berlin will tap into the city’s electronic and progressive
Ryuichi Sakamoto’s 1978 debut, Thousand Knives Of… is getting the reissue treatment. The album will finally see its first wide release on vinyl outside of Japan on November 8 via Wewantsounds. It’s also being reissued on CD. The LP has been remastered from the original tapes by Seigen Ono, and features a new introduction by
In regards to your perceptions about rap and hip-hop… world, prepare to be reeducated! Javae is ready to share her gifts with the world, combining her talents as a songwriter, singer, rapper and entertainer into one amazing package. Javae is part of the ever-evolving Memphis music scene and is a “born and raised” native of
YG is no longer facing a lawsuit stemming from an alleged assault in Las Vegas, The Blast reports. Benjamin Naderi, the man who was suing YG, had previously claimed that YG and an entourage assaulted him at the Cosmopolitan Hotel and Casino in Las Vegas in May 2018. Nederi also claimed that YG stole his
Mariah Carey has shared a new song called “In the Mix,” which serves as the theme song for the new ABC sitcom Mixed-ish. Watch the video for the new song below. Mixed-ish, which premieres September 24 on ABC, is a prequel for the hit sitcom Black-ish. It’s narrated by Tracee Ellis Ross, and the show
Musician, photographer, and folklorist John Cohen has died, NPR reports. He was best known for his work with the New Lost City Ramblers. His death on Monday was confirmed by his son Rufus Cohen, who said the cause of death was cancer. He was 87. Born in Sunnyside, Queens in 1932 he attended Yale and
Clairo was the musical guest on today’s episode of The Ellen DeGeneres Show. She performed “Bags”—a great song from her debut album Immunity. Watch it happen below. Following the release of Immunity, Clairo teamed up with Charli XCX and Yaeji on the new song “February 2017.” The track appeared on Charli’s new album Charli. In
Mandy Moore is back. The singer-songwriter and actress has shared “When I Wasn’t Watching,” her first new piece of original music in a decade. (In 2017 she covered “Willin’” by Little Feat for the original soundtrack to “This Is Us.”) Listen to “When I Wasn’t Watching” below. [embedded content] Moore’s last studio album, Amanda Leigh,
Caroline Polachek, formerly of Chairlift, has finally announced a release date to her new album, Pang. It’s out October 18 via Columbia. She’s also shared a new song from the LP. Listen to “So Hot You’re Hurting My Feelings” below. “So Hot You’re Hurting My Feelings” follows the previously released singles “Ocean of Tears,” “Parachute,”
Tyler, the Creator has shared the new video for his IGOR track “A BOY IS A GUN*.” In the Wolf Haley-directed clip, Tyler appears as his IGOR alter-ego idling in an opulent mansion, as he watches a boy leave. Check it out below. [embedded content] The visual follows Tyler’s Tracee Ellis Ross-starring music video for
Ric Ocasek, who was found dead today, was best known as the frontman of the Cars. He also had a fruitful career as a producer, and perhaps most notably, he produced Weezer’s breakout debut 1994 album Weezer—better known as the Blue Album. Ocasek also produced the Green Album and Everything Will Be Alright in the
ABC has announced a new behind-the-scenes look into Beyoncé’s The Lion King: The Gift LP. Beyoncé Presents: Making the Gift airs tomorrow night (September 16) on ABC at 10 p.m. EST. According to ABC’s teaser for the program, Making the Gift will allow viewers to “experience the process” behind every track on Bey’s recent companion
Last night, the Emmys began its first round of awards for 2019, beginning with Creative Arts categories. Beyoncé’s Homecoming documentary on Netflix was nominated for six of those awards, but it took home none, as The Hollywood Reporter points out. Homecoming documents Beyoncé’s performances at Coachella in 2018, which were such a sensation that they
Stephen Malkmus covered Silver Jews’ “Trains Across the Sea” and “The Wild Kindness” at a Saturday night concert in Glasgow, Scotland, in honor of the band’s late frontman, David Berman. You can watch video captured by a fan, Alistair McErlain, below. Berman died on August 8 at the age of 52, spawning a wave of
Uncut magazine is releasing a new CD filled with Wilco covers. The album, called Wilco Covered or Wilcovered, comes with the next edition of the magazine, which hits UK shops on September 19. Participating artists include Kurt Vile (who tackles A.M.’s “Passenger Side”), Courtney Barnett (The Whole Love’s “Dawned on Me”), and Ryley Walker, who
American Football have announced Year One Demos, a previously unreleased compilation of instrumental demos that make up the “first proper set of demos the band ever made.” The new release arrives to celebrate the 20th anniversary of the emo group’s seminal self-titled debut album. It includes a demo version of “Five Silent Miles” (which would
Neil Young and Crazy Horse have shared a new track from their forthcoming album Colorado. It’s called “Rainbow of Colors.” Check it out below. On his Neil Young Archives website, Young wrote, “‘Rainbow of Colors’ is a song about the USA and the whole world.” He continued, “The idea of this song is that we