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Swae Lee has shared a new song. It’s called “Back 2 Back Maybach,” and it was made in collaboration with D_JAy Sremm and produced by JAXX. Give it a listen below. In August of last year, Swae Lee linked up with Drake for their joint single “Won’t Be Late.” Lee is currently on a massive

Apollo Masters—a manufacturing plant that supplies the lacquer used for making master discs, which are used to make vinyl records—suffered a fire on Thursday, February 6, at its manufacturing and storage facility in Banning, California, The Desert Sun reports. No employees were injured in the “devastating” blaze, which completely destroyed the facility. A note on

Nicki Minaj is back with a new song. It’s called “Yikes.” Have a listen below. Nicki recently shared a preview of the song, which stirred controversy due to the line, “All you bitches Rosa Parks, uh oh, get your ass up.” [embedded content] Nicki’s last album Queen arrived in 2018. In 2019, she released the

After teasing the single with a ridiculous video starring Ethan Hawke, Hamilton Leithauser has shared “Here They Come.” Find the song and the teaser below. “‘Here They Come’ is about a friend who tends to run from his problems,” Leithauser said in a statement. “When the going gets tough, he tends to just cut and

Pitchfork is honored to announce that Contributing Editor Rawiya Kameir has been nominated for a 2020 National Magazine Award. She’s recognized in the Essays and Criticism category for three reviews: Ariana Grande’s thank u, next, Lizzo’s Cuz I Love You, and Kanye West’s Jesus Is King. The winners will be announced on March 12. Find

The Rolling Stones are heading back out on the road. Their No Filter tour begins May 8 in San Diego and encompasses a string of North American stadiums before wrapping up July 9 in Atlanta. Watch a trailer below and see the full list of dates on their website. https://twitter.com/RollingStones/status/1225388976359514112 The band’s last original album,

This Sunday (February 9), the 2020 Oscars take place. It’s now been announced that the show will feature a special performance from Janelle Monáe. She joins a broadcast that will feature a performance from Billie Eilish. Best Original Song nominees Elton John, Randy Newman, and Cynthia Erivo are also set to perform. Monáe’s last album

Chance the Rapper and Common were already announced as performers at the 2020 NBA All-Star Weekend in Chicago. It’s now been revealed that the two rappers will serve as team captains for the 2020 NBA All-Star Celebrity Game presented by Ruffles on February 14. Common’s team includes Bad Bunny, Hannibal Buress, Jon Batiste, Jidenna, and

slowthai and Mura Masa’s performance on The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon got raucous when slowthai wandered away from the stage, pounced on to Fallon’s desk, and rapped in the host’s face. Watch it happen below. Recently, slowthai jumped on the new Gorillaz song “Momentary Bliss.” In September, Slowthai wielded a prop Boris Johnson head

Lido Pimienta has announced her new album Miss Colombia with a new song called “Eso Que Tu Haces” (“That Thing You Do”). It’s due out April 17 via ANTI-. Check out the video for “Eso Que Tu Haces” below. “Eso Que Tu Haces” is the second single from Miss Colombia; she released “No Pude” last

Lucinda Williams has announced a new album. Good Souls Better Angels is out April 24 via Highway 20/Thirty Tigers. Check out the LP’s first track, “Man Without a Soul,” below (via Rolling Stone). Williams produced Good Souls Better Angels with her husband Tom Overby and producer Ray Kennedy, who last worked with Williams on her

Oakland rapper Kamaiyah has announced her latest project. Her third release Got It Made arrives February 21. She’s also shared a new track with Trina called “Set It Up.” Check out Kamaiyah’s cover art for the record, and listen to the new song below. Got It Made follows Kamaiyah’s previous two mixtapes, 2016’s A Good

HBO Max has acquired U.S. rights to Kirby Dick and Amy Ziering’s documentary On the Record. The film presents the stories of several women who have accused producer Russell Simmons of sexual assault, including music executive Drew Dixon. Dixon’s allegations against Simmons, along with those of several other women, were first reported by The New

Dave Mustaine, co-founder and frontman of Megadeth, says that he has been cleared of cancer, as Rolling Stone notes. He made the announcement during Megadeth’s concert on Friday, January 31 at London’s SSE Arena. After discussing his diagnosis and treatment for throat cancer, he revealed to the audience, “On October 16, I went to go

Ivan Král—the composer, guitarist, and Patti Smith Group member—has died, as Reuters reports. He was 71 years old. Král briefly played with Blondie in the mid-’70s before beginning his long tenure with Patti Smith Group. The composer, producer, and guitarist co-wrote many songs with Smith, most notably “Dancing Barefoot,” from the 1979 album Wave. Král

The Super Bowl 2020 Halftime Show took place tonight and featured performances from Jennifer Lopez and Shakira. The two women performed hits from across their careers in a stage show filled with dancers, sparkling outfits, salsa choreography, and more. Watch it happen below. J.Lo did “Jenny From the Block,” “Ain’t It Funny,” “Get Right,” and

Vampire Weekend performed a set at Bernie Sanders’ rally in Cedar Rapids, Iowa tonight (February 1). They played “2021,” “Cape Cod Kwassa Kwassa,” “Holiday,” “This Life,” and a cover of Thin Lizzy’s “The Boys are Back in Town.” Check out video of the performance below. Saturday night’s appearance with Sanders wasn’t the first for the

Spike Lee has signed on to direct a film adaptation of David Byrne’s American Utopia, Deadline reports. The feature-length version of Byrne’s hit Broadway show is slated for a 2020 release, and will be executive produced by Participant alongside Byrne, Lee, and others. The film will be produced by Byrne’s Todomundo and Lee’s Forty Acres

Earlier today, it was reported that Gang of Four mastermind Andy Gill—the founding guitarist who also produced or co-produced the band’s entire discography, in addition to albums by Red Hot Chili Peppers, the Futureheads, and others—has died. Artists, musicians, and critics have begun to respond to the news of his passing. Find reactions from Tom

Gang of Four founding member and guitarist Andy Gill has died, the band disclosed via a statement earlier today. “Andy’s final tour in November was the only way he was ever really going to bow out; with a Stratocaster around his neck, creaming with feedback and deafening the front row,” the statement reads. According to

Bon Iver performed at Bernie Sanders’ rally last night (January 31) at the Horizon Events Center in Clive, Iowa. Justin Vernon played acoustic renditions of a handful of Bon Iver tracks, as well as Leon Russell’s “A Song For You,” and two Bob Dylan covers. Watch Vernon’s full performance below, and scroll down to find

Caroline Polachek stopped by Jimmy Kimmel Live! to perform her song “So Hot You’re Hurting My Feelings” on Thursday night (January 30). The former Chairlift singer performed atop a rotating boulder; watch that below. Polachek released Pang, her debut album under her own name, in October. In December, she shared A. G. Cook’s remix of

Third Man Records is reissuing three albums from the late French pop singer France Gall. The label will release the new vinyl editions of Poupée de Cire, Poupée de Son (1965), Baby Pop (1966), and 1968 on February 21. To celebrate, on the release date, Third Man will host dance parties across North America. Find

Lil Wayne’s latest studio album Funeral is due out at 3 a.m. Eastern via Young Money/Republic. It was briefly uploaded to Lil Wayne’s official YouTube channel around 12:00 a.m. Eastern, but every song was removed within the hour. The album reportedly features Big Sean, Lil Baby, the late XXXTentacion, and more. Funeral is the follow-up

Dua Lipa has shared “Physical,” the third single from her forthcoming LP Future Nostalgia, which now has a release date and cover art. It’s due out April 3 via Warner. Check out “Physical,” which interpolates lyrics from Olivia Newton-John’s “Physical,” below. Scroll down for the Hugo Comte-shot Future Nostalgia cover below. Dua Lipa shared Future

Paramore’s Hayley Williams is getting ready to release her debut solo album PETALS FOR ARMOR, which will arrive on May 8 via Atlantic. After sharing the lead single from the album “Simmer,” last week, Williams is back with another new one. This one’s called “Leave It Alone” and it comes with a music video by

Raphael Saadiq will serve as executive music producer for the new National Geographic anthology series on Aretha Franklin. As Billboard notes, Terence Blanchard will serve as composer. Genius: Aretha is set to premiere on May 25 at 9 p.m. ET. Genius: Aretha marks the third season of National Geographic’s Genius, which dramatizes the stories of

Quasi has announced two legs of a new West Coast tour, kicking off with an April 23 show at Vancouver’s Biltmore Cabaret. The band previously had to cancel a 2019 tour after drummer Janet Weiss was in car accident that left her with a broken right leg and left collar bone. Weiss left her other

My Chemical Romance have finally announced their full comeback tour. It kicks off in Detorit in September. The band made the announcement in a video directed by Kris Mercado, featuring music composed by guitarist Ray Toro and keyboardist Jamie Muhoberac. The visual begins with a young man lacing his shoes and brewing a cup of

Mount Eerie, aka Phil Elverum, has announced a North American tour. The seven dates take place in April and will feature Julie Doiron, with whom Elverum collaborated on last year’s Lost Wisdom pt. 2. Check out the dates below. In addition to the April tour, Elverum will tour through Canada this week with Doiron. He