Music

With an hour’s notice and a bat of her eyelashes, Charli XCX ushered in her third single from Music, Fashion, Film, “Wink Wink.” The song gets a music video directed by frequent collaborator Aidan Zamiri, in which the pop star swears she’s “not a bad girl anymore.” Check it out below. “Wink Wink” arrives after

The Phoebe Bridgers news cycle continues apace. After yesterday’s announcement of Lost Weekend, her first solo album in six years, Bridgers has unveiled “Lost Boys,” its lead single and her first solo song in four. In the Lance Oppenheim and Pablo Rochat-directed music video, she plays an elf surrounded by knights in a Renaissance-style video

beabadoobee has announced the follow-up to 2024’s This Is How Tomorrow Moves. Titled Pylon, the album arrives via Dirty Hit on September 18. The singer-songwriter has also shared a video for the record’s first single, “Sun Has Set,” which offers a first-person POV of beabadoobee beating someone up—until she suddenly gets sleepy and takes a

Philadelphia psych-folk duo and frontrunners for most “un-Googleable band name” @ (pronounced like “at”) have signed to 4AD for their sophomore album. Victoria Rose and Stone Filipczak will release Autosmile on October 16 via the storied British label. As a lead single, they’ve shared the LP’s title track alongside a stripped-down performance video. Watch it

In a world of drawn-out nostalgia tours and fake farewells, Turnstile have pulled out all the stops to give the never-ending jaunt behind Never Enough a worthwhile extension. A sprawling new run kicking off in late summer will feature a bespoke support bill in each city, with the likes of Clipse, Slayyyter, and Vince Staples

Florist’s Emily Sprague has a new album on the way. Called Cyano, it includes “Double Moon,” which she released earlier this year, alongside 13 additional tracks. It’s due October 2 via Rvng Intl. Today, Sprague also shared a new song from the album, “Sing To,” as well as a video directed by their real-life partner

Ravyn Lenae is ready for the spotlight. The singer will bring her upcoming blend of R&B, pop, and new wave electronics on Blue Island to the stage this fall with a headlining tour of North America. The run begins on September 15 and lasts on through October 21, with Nourished by Time, Lexa Gates, and

Canada’s Angine de Poitrine were among the guests on last night’s (June 21) episode of Later… With Jools Holland. The masked math rock duo broke out all their signature trappings—uncanny choreography, microtonal riffs, and lots and lots of polka dots—for a performance of “Fabienk,” from their new EP, Vol. II. Also, have you noticed that

André 3000 has released a new short film inspired by and set to the music of 7 Piano Sketches, his 2025 EP. The 12-minute video was written by André 3000 and Graham Mason, with the latter serving as its director. In the film, the musician walks across New York City with a life-sized piano strapped

A man died last night (June 20) after falling during Goose’s show at New York’s Madison Square Garden (MSG). The NYPD told CBS News that they found the 51-year-old concertgoer unconscious and responsive around 10 P.M. He had fallen from MSG’s 300 level, which sits on an elevated platform above the stadium floor. The man,

Kim Gordon swung through The Tonight Show in a Knicks’ Jalen Brunson jersey on Wednesday to perform the title track off her 2026 album, Play Me. Watch it go down below. Gordon is set to kick off the second leg of her tour tonight at Manhattan’s Night Club 101. All stops are listed below. Read

Craig Finn is staring down the barrel of a jam-packed 2026. The Hold Steady frontman already announced the second round of his joint tour with Drive-By Truckers’ Patterson Hood, set for June, and a European trek supporting the Mountain Goats in October. To those, Finn has now added a November run of full-band headlining shows,

Sleep, the legendary stoner and doom-metal band, have returned with their first new music in eight years and plans for a North American tour this fall. “Have Spacesuit Will Travel” is out now via Third Man. But wait: it’s also getting the flexi disc treatment as part of a bundle for Sleep Comic Book, the

FKA twigs is celebrating the end of her Body High Tour with a new single. “On Your Mind” is a thumping electro track featuring Lil Yachty; you can listen to it below. It’s twigs’ first new solo material since 2025’s Euxsexua Afterglow, a reimagined version of her LP Eusexua. In a post to Instagram, twigs

Surf Gang head honcho Evilgiane is a star in his own right, but he’s still at his most inspired in a posse. The second record in his #Heavensgate series recruits both familiar faces (Xaviersobased, RealYungPhil, Slimesito, Harto Falión) and fresh recruits (Jckzebra, Lazer Dim 700, Rico Nasty) to do their worst over 23 pulsating, aqueous

In recent months, he had worked on albums from Key Glock, Megan Thee Stallion, Offset, and Westside Gunn, among others. In recent months, he had worked on albums from Key Glock, Megan Thee Stallion, Offset, and Westside Gunn, among others. in South Memphis, Chambers grew up listening to local rap royalty like Three 6 Mafia,

Mystikal has received a 20-year prison sentence for raping a woman at his Louisiana home in 2022, Associated Press reports. The rapper had pled guilty to third-degree rape in March as part of a plea deal, which protected him from the state’s automatic life sentence for first-degree rape. He has been behind bars without bond

Two Shell have detailed their next project. Landing October 16 via Young, Infinite Now follows the anonymous London group’s last studio album, 2025’s IIcons, and includes the new single “Thing About You.” Below, listen to the ultra-digital (and slightly creepy) two-step track, which the pair originally premiered at their Dekmantel set last summer. Infinite Now

Last week saw the release of YHWH Nailgun’s 11-minute 4AD debut, Magazine, which they premiered during an 11-minute set at this year’s C2C Festival NYC. Now the New York band have announced a North American tour set for the fall. They’ll receive support from Seattle darkwave musician Nuda across the Northeast and Midwest, @ on

Ella Williams’ is back with her latest Squirrel Flower record. Say a Prayer to the Gods of Getting Going includes contributions from Horse Jumper of Love’s Dimitri Giannopoulos, the War on Drugs’ Dave Hartley, Free Range’s Sofia Jensen, Twin Peaks’ Clay Frankel, and more. It arrives August 21 on Polyvinyl. Check out the video for

A collaborative album from Nettspend and OsamaSon may be on the way. In a video interview posted on Saturday, June 13, Nettspend told rap commentator/bowtie aficionado 42CEO, “what y’all should be looking for next is NXO tour—NXO album, NXO tour,” alluding to a rumored joint project between the two rappers. Lending some credence to the

Spotify spent the last week teasing a mysterious new project called T.R.M. on billboards across the country. Predictions varied—it’s a Selena Gomez album! No, it’s a Carti project!—but now we have the real answer: It’s a Future album called The Real Me. No other details (release date, artwork, whether Future’s frenemy Drake is involved, etc.)

Oliver Tree, the musician and comedian behind viral pop hits like “Miss You” and “Life Goes On,” has died, reports the Associated Press. Tree was reportedly on board one of two helicopters that collided mid-air this morning in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. One of the helicopters crashed into several electronic vehicles in a car dealership’s

Eight year’s after the Fall frontman Mark E. Smith died of lung and kidney cancer, the English post-punk band has announced a final album. Post Script will arrive on Cog Sinister Records in mid-September, per a press release, and a lead single, “30 Degrees,” is out now. Listen to that below. “30 Degrees” was co-written

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Olivia Rodrigo’s third album, You Seem Pretty Sad for a Girl So in Love, is here, and with it a new music video for the track “Stupid Song.” The clip follows a hoodie-sporting, head-over-heels Rodrigo wandering around New York City with a posse of ballerinas in tow. Watch it below. “Stupid Song” is the third

When Wiki wrapped production on his new album Ancient History, the New York rapper couldn’t have known just how electric a moment in the city’s history it would be born into. But longtime Knicks fans and bandwagoners alike will appreciate this record’s dedication to the sounds of his hometown—more specifically, its parks system, a place

The-Dream, the Beyoncé and Rihanna hitmaker who is being sued by a former collaborator alleging rape, sexual battery, and sex trafficking, has confirmed his comeback with a new album. (The-Dream has denied the allegations in the 2024 lawsuit.) The-Dream’s own label, Radio Killa, and the Universal imprint Republic will release the sequel to his 2007

Outside a handful of live performances and guest appearances, Carly Simon has been relatively quiet on the music front since her last album, 2009’s Never Been Gone, which featured a selection of acoustic versions of her own work. But she’s set to break her LP streak with Comes in Waves, her first album of original

Telefone, the piercing 2016 breakout debut from Noname, turns ten this year, and the Chicago rapper is celebrating it with a late-summer anniversary trek. It kicks off in Toronto on August 2 and ends with a September 10 hometown show. Check out the full list of stops below. Two months after the tour ends, she