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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

Playboi Carti has released a new song with Travis Scott called “Backr00ms” alongside a music video. Also credited as collaborators are Sexisdeath and Indiana420Bitch. In the clip, the two take turns rapping in a garage near an SUV, while scenes of Carti showering a dancer with money are spliced throughout. Watch it below. This is

The lasting influence of McCann was apparent in real time, but especially in the 1990s and 2000s when countless artists began sampling his songs in their own music. While bands like Massive Attack, the Jon Spencer Blues Explosion, and H2O included portions of his tracks in their own, McCann’s pulse imprinted most effortlessly and noticeably

A. G. Cook is kicking off 2024 with a 10-minute new song. Find “Silver Thread Golden Needle,” along with a visualizer directed by Lena Weber and Aaron Chan, below. Last year, the PC Music founder teamed up with Easyfun for the debut Thy Slaughter album. The full-length, Soft Rock, has contributions from Caroline Polachek, Ellie

M.I.A. has shared a mixtape of new music called Bells Collection. The 16-track release includes new cuts such as “Never Alone,” “Bella Hadid,” “Amen,” and “Solitude,” as well as her recent song “Free Pali.” M.I.A. recorded the mixtape—which features contributions from Skrillex, Blaqstarr, and Troy Baker—earlier this month in London. You can hear Bells Collection

Tom Smothers died on Tuesday (December 26) at his home, the National Comedy Center announced. The comedian and musician had been living with cancer. Smothers was 86 years old. Thomas Bolyn “Tom” Smothers III was born in New York in 1937. With his family, including younger brother Dick, Smothers moved to California where he graduated

Queen Latifah, Dionne Warwick, and the Bee Gees’ Barry Gibb were among the 2023 Kennedy Center honorees at a ceremony that took place on December 3. Now, the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts has shared footage from the show. The ceremony in Washington, D.C., hosted this year by 2017 honoree Gloria Estefan,

Note: This article contains descriptions of alleged sexual assault. Jermaine Jackson, a founding member of the Jackson 5 and one of Michael Jackson’s brothers, has been accused of sexual assault and battery in a new lawsuit viewed by Pitchfork. Filed by plaintiff Rita Barrett in Los Angeles Superior Court on Wednesday, the lawsuit alleges that

Jahari Massamba Unit have announced a second studio album. The duo of Madlib and drummer andproducer Karriem Riggins will release YHWH Is Love on March 1 via Law of Rhythm. They’ve also shared a lead single from the album, “Stomping Gamay.” Listen to it below. YHWH Is Love will mark Jahari Massamba Unit’s second album,

Pitchfork Music Festival Mexico City has shared the first wave of performers in its inaugural lineup. The list includes Godpseed You! Black Emperor, King Krule, Kelela, and Sky Ferreira. The festival will take place across multiple Mexico City venues from March 4-9 of next year. Rounding out the performers revealed today are Andy Shauf, Armand

Amp Fiddler, the storied Detroit musician and singer who played keys in Parliament-Funkadelic before moving into production and mentoring the likes of J Dilla, has died of cancer, according to posts on his and his collaborators’ social media accounts. A GoFundMe last year sought medical expenses for an illness that caused him to spend several

Nick Cave has written a eulogy in The Guardian for his longtime friend Shane MacGowan, who died last month at the age of 65. Cave first met the Pogues frontman in 1989, when NME called a “summit meeting” of the two artists along with the Fall’s Mark E Smith. “I was excited because I was

Haim sister Este worked with Christopher Stracey—of Fingernails, Manodrome, and War Pony—on the soundtrack for the new romantic comedy Anyone But You, starring Sydney Sweeney and Glen Powell. The Will Gluck–directed flick follows Bea (Sweeney) and Ben (Powell), who, after a one-night stand, wind up at the same destination wedding, where they pretend to be

Jack Antonoff and Bleachers appeared on Late Night With Seth Meyers for the show’s last taping of the year. Speaking with Seth Meyers, Antonoff discussed his blockbuster wedding, looking like Fred Armisen, his Grammy nominations, and working with Lana Del Rey, Taylor Swift, and Bruce Springsteen. Bleachers then played their new song “Alma Mater.” Watch

A federal appeals court has reversed the dismissal of Spencer Elden’s lawsuit against Nirvana over the use of his image on the cover of the band’s album Nevermind. To create the 1991 album’s artwork, photographer Kirk Weddle paid Elden’s father, a friend of his, $200 in order to photograph a nude, four-month-old Elden in a

The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences has unveiled the shortlists for several categories at the 2024 Academy Awards. Vying for nominations for Best Original Song are Dua Lipa and Billie Eilish for Barbie songs, as well as Olivia Rodrigo for “Can’t Catch Me Now,” Sharon Van Etten for “Quiet Eyes,” Jarvis Cocker for

Massive Attack, Fontaines D.C., and Young Fathers have teamed up for a limited-edition vinyl record to raise money for Doctors Without Borders’ aid in Gaza and the West Bank. The Ceasefire EP features music from all three bands and is available for pre-order. In addition to donating all the profits to the cause, the bands

Drake has released the music video for For All the Dogs Scary Hours Edition’s “You Broke My Heart.” The visual, directed by Theo Skudra, begins with Drake and the country superstar Morgan Wallen discussing women over drinks. The musicians leave the restaurant and get in their car, which gets blown up by two women (Grace