Formeer Tekashi 6ix9ine manager Kifano “Shotti” Jordan has been sentenced to 15 years in prison after previously pleading guilty to one count of firearm possession during a crime and one count of firearm discharge during a crime, as the Southern District of New York confirms to Pitchfork. The charges stemmed from two separate incidents from
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Rico Nasty has released a new song, dropping it by surprise tonight. It’s called “Fashion Week,” and you can listen to it below. The track is the latest in a string of new music from the rapper, who released Anger Management with Kenny Beats in May. She’s appeared as a guest on tracks like Doja
John Mayer has shared a new song. It’s called “Carry Me Away,” and it arrives with a laid back visual documenting Mayer’s recording process. Watch Mayer lay down tracks, chill with a dog, and wear a headband in the music video below. Mayer released his last single “Guess I Just Feel Like” back in February.
The trial of two operators of Oakland’s Ghost Ship warehouse has resulted in an acquittal for one individual and a hung jury for the other, as ABC 7 San Francisco. Max Harris—the “creative director of the warehouse”—was acquitted on all charges, while the jury failed to come to a full conclusion in the case of
A new official music video has been released for Freddie Mercury solo track Love Me Like There’s No Tomorrow, and it’s unashamedly queer. The animated video was released to mark the 73rd birthday of the queer musical icon, who died during the AIDS crisis in 1991. The Mercury Phoenix Trust and Universal Music Group teamed
This morning on BBC Radio 1’s “Live Lounge,” Charli XCX and Christine and the Queens linked up to cover the 1975’s “TOOTIMETOOTIMETOOTIME.” They also performed their own song, “Gone.” Listen on BBC Radio 1; the cover begins just after the nine-minute mark. Ahead of the September 13 release of Charli, Charli XCX has dropped collaborations
Courtney Barnett has announced a solo tour. Following a series of performances in Europe and Australia this year, the new run kicks off in January 2020 and finds her playing venues throughout the United States. According to a press release, the shows will feature Barnett “alone on stage accompanied by nothing but her own guitar.”
Joe Pera has announced that his Adult Swim series “Joe Pera Talks With You” is returning for a second season. While an exact premiere date hasn’t been announced, Pera says it returns “this holiday season” with 14 new episodes. The show stars Pera as a soft-spoken school teacher in Michigan’s Upper Peninsula alongside Jo Firestone
Kele Okereke has announced a new album. 2042 arrives via Kele’s label, KOLA, on November 8. Listen to “Jungle Bunny” below. In a press release, Kele says, “There is a history of black entertainers feeling that after they have achieved a certain level of success that they are above discussions of race but that idea
Björk is re-releasing her 2015 studio album Vulnicura as a virtual reality experience. The VR version of Vulnicura collects the visuals that have toured museums as part of the Björk Digital exhibition and have now been updated for a final version. The new experience is available this Friday, September 6. Find Björk’s announcement below. “Vulnicura
Back in August, Houston rapper Megan Thee Stallion dropped her highly-anticipated single “Hot Girl Summer,” featuring Nicki Minaj and Ty Dolla $ign. Now, Meg has shared the song’s accompanying music video, which finds the trio partying by a pool. The visual is directed by Munachi Osegbu and has cameos from Rico Nasty, La La Anthony,
New Jersey rapper Fetty Wap (real name: Willie Maxwell II) was arrested in Las Vegas for allegedly assaulting three employees at a Las Vegas hotel, the Associated Press and TMZ report. According to the Associated Press, Maxwell was arrested Sunday morning (September 1) on three counts of battery after he allegedly hit a parking attendant
Sir Elton John’s 1975 Dodger Stadium concert features on a new Royal Mail stamp. (Royal Mail) Sir Elton John has become only the second solo artist in history to be honoured with a set of Royal Mail stamps. Fresh from the success of his biopic Rocketman, Sir Elton’s illustrious music career has been commemorated with
Alessia Cara has shared a brand new song called “October.” The new single is the latest track from Cara’s forthcoming EP The Summer. Hear it below. [embedded content] Cara elaborated on the inspiration for “October” in an Instagram post. “I wrote this song about a very recent period of time in which I felt more
This fall, FKA twigs will release a new album called Magdalene, she’s revealed in an interview with i-D. The full-length follow-up to 2014’s LP1 will be self-produced, with major contributions from Nicolas Jaar and other collaborators to be announced, her representative tells Pitchfork. The record also features a song with Future called “Holy Terrain.” In
Animal Collective’s Avey Tare and Geologist are the latest musicians to pay tribute to singer-songwriter David Berman, who died on August 7. The pair recorded a cover of Silver Jews’ “Ballad of Reverend War Character,” with proceeds from pay-what-you-want track sales benefiting MusiCares and Music Health Alliance, per the wishes of Berman’s family. You can
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 albums from Lana Del Rey, Whitney, Black Belt Eagle Scout, Pharmakon, Joan Shelley, Lil Tecca,
Four people were hospitalized after a steel stage barricade collapsed at Bumbershoot Music & Arts Festival on Saturday night, CNN reports. The Seattle Fire Department said that 25 people were evaluated for injuries and four were transported to the Harborview Medical Center in stable condition. Bumbershoot categorized the injuries as “non-life threatening” in a statement.