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Britney Spears is getting the biopic treatment: The pop star has announced that her recent memoir, The Woman in Me, will be adapted into a feature film by Universal Pictures, with director Jon M. Chu (Wicked) and producer Marc Platt (La La Land) attached to develop. Spears shared the news on X (formerly Twitter) to

Kanye West and Ty Dolla $ign have come together once more for the new album Vultures 2. Their second ¥$ album, after February’s Vultures 1, is out now, and features guest spots from Young Thug, 070 Shake, Future, Playboi Carti, Kodak Black, Don Toliver, Lil Durk, and two of West’s children, North and Chicago. The

DJ Randall, the influential UK drum’n’bass DJ and producer, has died, Mixmag reports, citing his representatives. He was 54 years old. Born in east London, Randall became a fixture of the UK dance scene in the late 1980s and early ’90s, helping shepherd acid house towards breakbeat, hardcore, and jungle in warehouse venues and on

Justin Timberlake has submitted a not guilty plea to a revised misdemeanor charge in connection to his June arrest for driving while intoxicated in Sag Harbor, New York, CNN reports. The singer’s drivers license was also suspended in the state of New York by Sag Harbor Village Justice Carl Irace. Timberlake attended the hearing virtually

AraabMuzik scored the new Harmony Korine movie Aggro Dr1ft, and, today, he’s released his music for the film on a new soundtrack album. Find the stream, as well as an Edglrd-produced video for “Medieval,” below. Aggro Dr1ft is the first feature film that AraabMuzik has scored. The movie stars Travis Scott, and it premiered last

Charli XCX has released another Brat remix. This time, she’s enlisted Billie Eilish for a new version of the bonus song “Guess.” The new song comes with a video directed by Aidan Zamiri. It features a ton of underwear and also a cameo from the producer of “Guess,” the Dare. Watch the “Guess Featuring Billie

Lin-Manuel Miranda and Brooklyn-based actor, writer, and singer-songwriter Eisa Davis have announced a concept album that is inspired by the cult 1979 film The Warriors. They made the new album with executive producer Nas and producer Mike Elizondo. According to a press release, the 26-song effort “features a star-studded cast of voices” that will be

Hotline TNT have announced an autumn tour of the United States and released a new remix EP to coincide with the news. Dubbed Somersault, it features remixes of a handful of Cartwheel songs by DJ Sabrina the Teenage DJ, They Are Gutting a Body of Water, Poisonfrog, Downstairs J, and Car Culture. It’s out now

American Football are going big for the 25th anniversary of their 1999 self-titled debut LP. The revered emo band is releasing two special versions of the album on October 18 via Polyvinyl: American Football (25th Anniversary Edition) and American Football (Covers), the latter of which boasts new takes on the classic songs by Ethel Cain,

Jeff Tweedy has announced a U.S. tour, taking in a number of cities where the Wilco frontman rarely performs. Bookended by three-night residencies in Woodstock, New York, and Menlo Park, California, the run is preceded by a pair of separate appearances in Illinois, one in-conversation at the Evanston Folk Festival and the other a solo

The Hard Quartet—a new band comprised of Stephen Malkmus, Chavez’s Matt Sweeney, Dirty Three’s Jim White, and the Cairo Gang’s Emmett Kelly—have shared their debut single. The new song is called “Earth Hater,” and it comes with a claymation music video directed by Eyedress. Watch it below. Malkmus takes the reigns as the lead singer

The late Steve Albini is getting a street named in his honor in Chicago, Illinois, his longtime home. Thanks to an ordinance passed by Alderman Carlos Ramirez-Rosa, the 2600-2700 block of West Belmont Avenue in Avondale, between North Rockwell Avenue and North California Avenue, will officially be declared “Steve Albini Way.” This stretch is where

Tune-Yards, the art-rock group led by singer-guitarist Merrill Garbus, are reissuing their album Nikki Nack to celebrate its 10th anniversary. The deluxe edition includes four new tracks and will hit streaming services on August 9. One of those songs is a deconstructed remix of “Water Fountain” by Water From Your Eyes, which they’ve retitled “Water

Martin Phillipps, the singer-guitarist and founder of the New Zealand jangle-pop band the Chills, has died. The band’s official social media accounts shared the news today, stating, “It is with broken hearts the family and friend of Martin Phillipps wish to advise Martin has died unexpectedly. The family ask for privacy at this time.” Phillipps

Navy Blue is back next week with a new album. After making his Def Jam Recordings debut last year with Ways of Knowing, the rapper will share Memoirs in Armour, on August 2, via his own Freedom Sounds. The first taste of the album is “Low Threshold,” which comes with a music video directed by

Pharrell Williams was a surprise addition to the Olympic torch-bearing relay in Paris today (July 26), joining Snoop Dogg and others as the flame traveled from Marseille to the French capital. Celebrities including Salma Hayek, MC Solaar, singer Patrick Bruel, and drag queen Minima Geste were among the earlier torch-carriers, with Williams concluding the ritual

Toumani Diabaté, Malian master of the traditional, 21-stringed West African instrument the kora, has died, The New York Times reports. Diabaté’s manager Saul Presa confirmed the news to The Times, stating that the musician died on Friday, July 19, in a hospital in Bamako, Mali, due to kidney failure. Toumani Diabaté was 58 years old.

The Paris 2024 Olympics opening ceremony took place today (July 26), and it featured a performance from Lady Gaga, who sang “Mon truc en plumes.” See photos of her performance on the Seine below, and find footage on YouTube and X. Later, Gojira became the first metal band to play an Olympic opening ceremony. They