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Shabazz Palaces have announced Exotic Birds of Prey, a new seven-song mini album that arrives just months after the release of their 2023 full-length Robed in Rareness. It’s out March 29 via Sub Pop. Check out the lead single “Angela,” a collaboration with Stas Thee Boss and Irene Barber, below. In addition to Stas and

Argentine producer Bizarrap is back with the latest in his “Bzrp Music Sessions” series. Puerto Rican rapper Young Miko is his latest collaborator. Listen to “Bzrp Music Sessions, Vol. 58” below. Last year, Bizarrap’s series welcomed guests including Peso Pluma, Rauw Alejandro, and Shakira. Young Miko’s 2023 included an appearance on Tainy’s Data, the Jowell

Phill Niblock, the minimalist composer, filmmaker, and photographer who shaped the New York avant-garde scene, died yesterday (January 8), according to Experimental Intermedia, the music foundation he had directed since 1985. A note on Niblock’s personal website confirmed the news. He was 90 years old. Born in 1933 in Anderson, Indiana, Niblock studied economics and

Boston Calling is returning in 2024; it takes place from May 24-26 (Memorial Day weekend) at the Harvard Athletic Complex in Allston, Massachusetts. Today, the lineup was announced. Ed Sheeran, the Killers, and Tyler Childers will headline. The lineup also includes Megan Thee Stallion, Chappell Roan, Trey Anastasio and Classic TAB, Khruangbin, Leon Bridges, Reneé

This Friday, January 12, Jay-Z and D’Angelo will release the new song “I Want You Forever.” It’s a collaboration with filmmaker and musician Jeymes Samuel, made for the film The Book of Clarence. Samuel has described the song as “nine minutes and 32 seconds of absolute soulful, biblical bliss.” See the full tracklist and cover

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