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Mechatok has announced his debut solo studio album: Wide Awake is out August 8 via Young. Featured on the German-born producer and songwriter’s new album is a collaboration with Ecco2k and Bladee called “Expression on Your Face.” Watch the track’s music video, directed by Anton Tammi, below. Wide Awake follows Mechatok’s Defective Holiday OST and

If you judge an album by its title, then Gadabout Season delivers on its promise. Carefree in motion and charmed by its surroundings, Brandee Younger’s eighth album gets lost in a dreamlike blend of lightweight jazz, classical precision, and the soulfulness of old-school R&B, all anchored by Younger’s graceful harp. Spanning 10 songs with guest

Kim Gordon has shared a reworked version of “Bye Bye,” the lead single from 2024’s The Collective, that’s now a protest song against President Donald J. Trump. The new version, dubbed “Bye Bye 25!,” swaps the original lyrics—Gordon’s packing list for a trip—for words that the current administration has flagged and used to cancel grant

Jackzebra has signed to Surf Gang off the back of a string of much-hyped releases including last autumn’s 王中王 and recent mixtape Above & Beyond. To celebrate the signing, the Chinese rapper has rejoined with sometime collaborator Evilgiane for a new track, “Givenchy,” which you can find below, with a video directed by Surf Gang’s

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Tyler Childers has announced a new album, Snipe Hunter, that comes out on July 25. Leading the 13-song record is a newly re-recorded version of “Nose on the Grindstone.” Listen to the new song below; scroll down for Childers’ upcoming tour dates. Childers made his follow-up to 2023’s Rustin’ in the Rain with producer Rick

Ananda Lewis, best known for her time in the late 1990s and early 2000s as an MTV VJ, died on Wednesday, June 11, TMZ reports. The television personality had revealed, in 2020, that she was living with breast cancer. Lewis was 52 years old. Lewis was born and raised in Southern California. She attended and

Brian Wilson, the co-founder and primary songwriter of the Beach Boys, has died, his family announced. While an official cause of death was not disclosed, the beloved musical auteur, who helped pioneer the studio-as-instrument, influencing generations of musicians in pop and beyond, was revealed, in early 2024, to be living with a neurocognitive disorder akin to

“I’ve know the Beach boys since the mid 60’s and have done lots of shows with them,” Bachman-Turner Overdrive’s Randy Bachman shared. “They were the American answer to the Beatles. They wowed everyone with the songs, structures, vocals harmonies. The sunshine sound. I remember when Brian decided to not go on the road anymore but

Faye Webster has announced special concerts where she will be backed by full symphony orchestras. The shows take place at the Atlanta Symphony Hall, Los Angeles’ Walt Disney Concert Hall, and the Paramount Theatre in Oakland, California. The dates follow traditional rock shows in Europe, the United Kingdom, Australia, the Philippines, South Korea, Japan, and

Bob Dylan, months after posting a video of rapper-turned-rocker MGK on his Instagram, has returned to narrate the trailer for a new album from the artist formerly known as Machine Gun Kelly. “Lost Americana is a personal excavation of the American dream, a journey to find what’s been lost,” Dylan, the winner of the 2016

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Universal Pictures has been working on a biopic about Snoop Dogg for several years now, and today they revealed that Outer Banks actor Jonathan Daviss will star as the Long Beach rapper – much to Snoop Dogg’s delight. The as-yet-untitled movie will be directed by Craig Brewer, who also co-wrote the screenplay with Joe Robert

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 albums from Turnstile, Pulp, Lil Wayne, Addison Rae, Purelink, Little Simz, Untiljapan, Hayden Pedigo, Lifeguard,

Ariel Kalma, the pioneering French new-age musician, electronic composer, and multi-instrumentalist, has died. The news was confirmed in a statement from record label Rvng Intl., who throughout the 2010s put out a compilation of Kalma’s previously unreleased early recordings as well as several collaborative albums between himself and other artists. “After contending with many health

Sabrina Carpenter has shared her first proper single of 2025. Carpenter co-wrote “Manchild” alongside frequent collaborator Amy Allen and Jack Antonoff, with Antonoff also handling production duties. The song features such withering couplets as “Did you just say you’re finished? Didn’t know we started/It’s all so familiar, baby, what do you call it/Stupid, or is

Third Man Records is reissuing the final album from the Elliott Smith band Heatmiser ahead of its 30th anniversary. The new edition of 1996’s Mic City Sons is out July 25. It includes a remastered version of the original 12-song record, along with 12 rarities and previously unreleased tracks (such as a “Rock Version” of

Table of the Elements, the influential U.S. label that shut up shop in 2011, will relaunch this year as a curatorial platform, interdisciplinary production organization, and publishing house. A relaunch event at the Garden Cinema, in London, heralds its return, on Friday, June 13, with a screening and Q&A for the Tony Conrad documentary Completely

For many years, Pi’erre Bourne has been teasing an album called Made in Paris. Now, after years of false starts and delays, the producer and rapper has announced that the album is out on June 27 (via SossHouse/Interscope). The lead single is “Blocs,” which has also floated around online for some time. Watch the music

Mariah Carey is back with “Type Dangerous,” her first original solo song since 2019. The track, which Carey produced alongside N.W.I. and Daniel Moore, samples Eric B. & Rakim’s Paid in Full classic “Eric B. Is President.” Check out the new single below. “I’m so excited to finally be releasing ‘Type Dangerous’ into the world!”,

After years of rumors, Madonna has formally announced Veronica Electronica, a collection of rare and unreleased remixes from her 1998 album, Ray of Light. It’s out July 25 via Warner. The eight-song remix album includes newly unveiled renditions by Peter Rauhofer, William Orbit, Sasha, and more. Madonna is celebrating the big news by sharing the

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Earlier this year, Ethel Cain announced the album Willoughby Tucker, I’ll Always Love You and said that it would arrive in August. She’s now confirmed that her Preacher’s Daughter follow-up is out on Friday, August 8. The lead single, “Nettles,” is out now. Listen to it below. Ethel Cain wrote, produced, and mixed “Nettles.” She

Drake and PartyNextDoor have announced a tour in support of their new collaborative album, $ome $exy $ongs 4 U. The tour begins with four shows in England, and the musicians will then perform across continental Europe in July, August, and September. See the tour dates below. Drake and PartyNextDoor have collaborated for years, but $ome

Nilüfer Yanya has announced a new EP. Out July 2 via Ninja Tune, Dancing Shoes follows last year’s studio album My Method Actor and features the previously shared single “Cold Heart” alongside three additional tracks. Listen to another taste of the project, titled “Where to Look,” below. “We started writing this song for the album,

El Michels Affair have announced a new album, and the Brooklyn-based soul group tapped none other than Clairo to appear on the lead single, “Anticipate.” It’s the first preview of 24 Hr Sports before it comes out September 5 on Big Crown. Give the new song a listen below. El Michels Affair and Clairo decided

Marc Maron has revealed that he’s ending his long-running, game-changing podcast WTF With Marc Maron. After nearly 16 years spent interviewing musicians, comedians, and other cultural figures, the veteran comedian and actor will release his final episode of the podcast later this fall. Maron broke the news during the post recent WTF episode with John

Al Foster, the jazz drummer who played in bands led by Miles Davis, Sonny Rollins, Herbie Hancock, among others, has died. Foster’s daughter Kierra Foster-Ba shared the news on Instagram and his longtime partner, Bonnie Rose Steinberg, told NPR that he died “from a serious illness.” He was 82. Born in 1943 in Richmond, Virginia,

James Lowe, the lead singer in psych-rock band the Electric Prunes, has died. In a statement shared on Facebook, Lowe’s family said he died of natural causes on Thursday (May 29). “Dad leaves behind a legacy of sound, love, and boundless creativity,” his family wrote. “At the center of it all was our amazing mom,

Taylor Swift has bought back her master recordings. She made the announcement with a note on her website, sharing happily, “All of the music I’ve ever made… now belongs… to me.” It’s the first time she has ever owned the rights to all of her own music. Find the full statement below. Infamously, in 2019,