Music

News Mdou Moctar Launches GoFundMe to Remain in United States Amid Nigerien Coup The guitarist and his bandmates are stuck stateside indefinitely, and need urgent help  By Allison Hussey August 3, 2023 Facebook Twitter Mdou Moctar at Newport Folk Festival, July 2023 (Photo by Douglas Mason/Getty Images) Facebook Twitter In the wake of the violent

News Hand Habits’ Meg Duffy and Gregory Uhlmann Form New Band, Announce Debut Album Doubles arrives on September 22 via Orindal Records By Nina Corcoran August 2, 2023 Facebook Twitter Duffy x Uhlmann, photo by Jacob Boll Facebook Twitter Meg Duffy, the founder of folk-rock band Hand Habits, and Gregory Uhlmann, a guitarist who plays

News Glasser Shares New Song “All Lovers”: Listen The latest preview of Crux, Cameron Mesirow’s first new studio album in a decade By Nina Corcoran August 2, 2023 Facebook Twitter Glasser, photo by Yis Kid Facebook Twitter Glasser, the electropop project of Cameron Mesirow, has shared a new song called “All Lovers.” It’s the latest

News SebastiAn Shares New Song “Twin” with the xx’s Oliver Sim: Listen One of seventeen songs the French producer wrote for Eduardo Salier’s new film Tropic By Hattie Lindert August 2, 2023 Facebook Twitter SebastiAn, photo by Ella Herme Facebook Twitter SebastiAn has shared a new song, “Twin,” with The xx‘s Oliver Sim. The song

News A2IM Launches Health Insurance Program for Musicians The music industry trade association will offer access to group health insurance benefits to A2IM Artist Pro Program members By Matthew Ismael Ruiz August 1, 2023 Facebook Twitter A doctor reads a blood pressure gauge during an examination of a patient in Dorchester, Massachusetts. (Photo by Joe

News Ragana Announce New Album Desolation’s Flower, Share New Song: Listen Check out the title track from the metal duo’s first album via the Flenser By Evan Minsker August 1, 2023 Facebook Twitter Ragana’s Maria (she/her) and Coley (they/them), photo by Bailey Kobelin Facebook Twitter Ragana is the metal duo of Maria and Coley. (No

News Paramore, Japanese Breakfast, and “Weird Al” Set for New Yorker Festival 2023 The magazine’s annual slate of performances and in-depth talks returns in October By Pitchfork August 1, 2023 Facebook Twitter Paramore / Japanese Breakfast / “Weird Al” Yankovic (Getty Images) Facebook Twitter The New Yorker has announced the lineup to its annual festival

News Flo Milli Announces New Album, Shares Video for New Song “Fruit Loop”: Watch After last year’s You Still Here, Ho ?, the Alabama rapper is back with Fine Ho, Stay  By Allison Hussey July 31, 2023 Facebook Twitter Flo Milli in “Fruit Loop” (Directed by Chandler Lass) Facebook Twitter Flo Milli has a new

News Angus Cloud, Euphoria Actor, Dies at 25 Beyond the HBO series, he was also known for the film North Hollywood and his music video cameos  By Nina Corcoran July 31, 2023 Facebook Twitter Angus Cloud, photo by Stefanie Keenan/Getty Images for FILA Facebook Twitter Angus Cloud, the actor best known for his role as

News Mitski, Carly Rae Jepsen, Sofia Kourtesis, and More: This Week’s Pitchfork Selects Playlist Our weekly playlist highlights songs that our writers, editors, and contributors are listening to on repeat By Pitchfork July 31, 2023 Facebook Twitter Facebook Twitter The staff of Pitchfork listens to a lot of new music. A lot of it. On

News 7 New Albums You Should Listen to Now: Travis Scott, Carly Rae Jepsen, Aphex Twin, and More Also stream new releases from Post Malone, Beverly Glenn-Copeland, Jessy Lanza, and Bethany Cosentino By Evan Minsker July 28, 2023 Facebook Twitter Travis Scott (VALERY HACHE/AFP via Getty Images) Facebook Twitter With so much good music being

News Descendents Singer Milo Aukerman Recovering From Mild Heart Attack The band has canceled a string of European shows so that Aukerman can heal after surgery By Madison Bloom July 28, 2023 Facebook Twitter Descendents’ Milo Aukerman (Photo by Daniel Boczarski/Redferns) Facebook Twitter Milo Aukerman, frontman for Southern California pop punks Descendents, is recovering from

News Watch Foo Fighters and Alanis Morissette Cover Sinéad O’Connor’s “Mandinka” At Fuji Rock, Dave Grohl and Morissette joined forces to pay tribute to an icon By Evan Minsker July 30, 2023 Facebook Twitter Dave Grohl and Alanis Morissette (Getty Images) Facebook Twitter During their set at Fuji Rock on Saturday, Foo Fighters brought out

News 2023 Emmy Awards Postponed Due to Actors’ and Writers’ Strikes The ceremony was originally scheduled for September 18. A new date has not been confirmed. By Madison Bloom July 28, 2023 Facebook Twitter Photo by Michael Buckner/Variety via Getty Images Facebook Twitter The 2023 Emmy Awards have been postponed due to the ongoing actors’

News Grimes Shares New Song “I Wanna Be Software”: Listen A canticle to the cloud co-produced with Illangelo By Jazz Monroe July 28, 2023 Facebook Twitter Grimes at the 2021 Met Gala (Theo Wargo/Getty Images) Facebook Twitter Grimes has released “I Wanna Be Software,” the single she previewed on TikTok last week with hashtags including,

News Houston Police Release Full Investigative Report Into 2021 Astroworld Tragedy The 1,266 page document includes interviews with victims and investigation steps By Madison Bloom July 28, 2023 Facebook Twitter Travis Scott (Photo by Mauricio Santana/Getty Images) Facebook Twitter The Houston Police Department has issued a detailed report on the 2021 Astroworld tragedy that took

News Neal Langford, Early Bassist for the Shins, Has Died Langford played on the indie outfit’s debut Oh, Inverted World, and was a member of ’90s band Flake Music By Madison Bloom July 28, 2023 Facebook Twitter Facebook Twitter Neal Langford, an early bassist for indie outfit the Shins, has died. The Shins frontman James

News Drake Bought Tupac Shakur’s Ring at Sotheby’s Auction for $1 Million The late rapper wore the custom gold, diamond, and ruby crown ring during his final public appearance in 1996 By Allison Hussey July 28, 2023 Facebook Twitter Drake (Photo by Prince Williams/Wireimage) Facebook Twitter Drake has been identified as the buyer of a