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A benefit concert for victims of the ongoing California wildfires has been announced. FireAid will take place Thursday, January 30 at Los Angeles’ Intuit Dome, with the show’s lineup yet to be announced. Proceeds for the event will go to a 501(c)(3) with the purpose of “rebuilding infrastructure, supporting displaced families, and advancing fire prevention

Last month, Rio da Yung OG was released from federal prison and promptly celebrated with a new song called “Rio Free.” The Michigan rapper has now shared a new project called Rio Free, which includes his other recent single “WYDT.” Find the 10-song project, along with a new music video for “Off-Rap,” below. Rio da

Last month, Megan Thee Stallion filed a petition for a restraining order against Tory Lanez—who is currently serving a prison sentence for shooting the Houston rapper multiple times in 2020—in Los Angeles’ Superior Court. At a court hearing today, Judge Richard Bloom officially granted the request, according to Meghan Cuniff and Rolling Stone’s Nancy Dillon.

Brandy has announced an intimate, career-spanning memoir that will be published by Hanover Square Press on October 7, as People notes. The book, which does not yet have a title, will chronicle Brandy’s ascent from singing at her hometown church in McComb, Mississippi, to R&B stardom, acting, and beyond. Brandy will discuss her achievements as

This Side of the Island: 01 Fist of Flowers02 Burn the Boats03 Ocean Roar04 Knockin’ Heart05 What Do I Think?06 Off the Beach07 I Was Right08 Happy Lights09 This Side of the Island Hamilton Leithauser: 02-10 Los Angeles, CA – Largo at the Coronet02-11 Los Angeles, CA – Largo at the Coronet02-12 Los Angeles, CA

The Bonnaroo Music & Arts Festival has announced its 2025 lineup, with four headliners for the main stage: Tyler, the Creator, Olivia Rodrigo, Luke Combs, and Hozier. Additional performers throughout the event include Vampire Weekend, MJ Lenderman, Mannequin Pussy, Queens of the Stone Age, Cults, Jpegmafia, GloRilla, Beabadoobee, Tyla, Modest Mouse, the Lemon Twigs, Justice,

The lineup for the California edition of Rolling Loud has been announced. The music festival takes place in Inglewood on March 15 and 16. Headlining the first night is A$AP Rocky, and Playboi Carti will headline the second night. Mexican singer Peso Pluma has also been announced as a headliner. Elsewhere on the bill are:

Note: This article contains references to alleged sexual assault and harassment. Diplo has reached a global “resolution in principle” to end to a years-long legal dispute with Shelly Auguste, a California woman who accused the DJ of sexual assault, among other claims, and whom Diplo had been suing for stalking, trespassing, and the distribution of

The Waterboys have joined forces with Fiona Apple, Bruce Springsteen, Steve Earle, and other artists to make a concept album about the late, great actor Dennis Hopper. Life, Death and Dennis Hopper is out April 4, via Sun, and will be led by the single “Hopper’s on Top (Genius)” on Friday (January 10). In the

The staff of Pitchfork listens to a lot of new music. A lot of it. On any given day our writers, editors, and contributors go through an imposing number of new releases, giving recommendations to each other and discovering new favorites along the way. Each Monday, with our Pitchfork Selects playlist, we’re sharing what our

Camille and Clément Ducol have won Best Original Song at the 2025 Golden Globe Awards for “El Mal” from Emilia Pérez. Their song was in the running against tracks performed by Trent Reznor and Atticus Ross (Challengers’ “Compress/Repress”); Miley Cyrus, Lykke Li, and Andrew Wyatt (The Last Showgirl’s “Beautiful That Way”); Maren Morris (The Wild

Young Thug has dropped his first verse since being released from jail in the autumn. The rapper appears with Future on Lil Baby’s track “Dum, Dumb, and Dumber,” which features on the latter’s brand-new album, Wham. Thug kicks off the second verse of the song, which was produced by Wheezy and Juke Wong. Check that

Note: This article contains references to alleged sexual assault that some readers may find disturbing. A new, 90-minute documentary about Sean “Diddy” Combs will arrive on Peacock later this month. Diddy: The Making of a Bad Boy features interviews with a bodyguard, makeup artist, and intern of Diddy’s, as well as Dawn Richard’s attorney Lisa

Bad Bunny has shared a new short film ahead of his imminent new album, Debí Tirar Más Fotos. The clip stars legendary Puerto Rican filmmaker Jacobo Morales as a man reflecting on his life in his native country—and showing his treasured photographs to a frog voiced by Kenneth Canales. Bad Bunny co-wrote and co-directed the

Neil Young will headline Glastonbury 2025 after all. After writing in a blog post this week that the BBC was exerting “corporate control” over the sponsorship-free, nonprofit festival, he backtracked in a new post this morning. “Happily, the festival is now back on our itinerary and we look forward to playing!,” he wrote, blaming “an

Neil Young says he has pulled out of a scheduled performance at Glastonbury 2025 because of the BBC’s partnership with the festival. In a blog post on Tuesday (December 31), Young lamented that the broadcasting company, which is government-owned, had taken “corporate control” of the famously anti-commercial, nonprofit UK festival, which neither hosts brand partnerships

Jane Remover has announced a new album. Revengeseekerz is the singer-producer’s proper follow-up to 2023’s Census Designated. A release date and tracklist for the record, due out from DeadAir later this year, have not been shared yet. Lead single “JRJRJR” is out today, though, alongside a music video directed by Parker Corey. Watch it below.

Aphex Twin has compiled the limited-edition singles he sold on tour between 2016 and 2023 on a new album, and you can hear it right now. Music From the Merch Desk (2016 – 2023) arrived as a listing on streaming services yesterday (December 16) before going live today. Check out the 38-track record below. Music

During their set at Glastonbury, in June, Idles brought out Danny Brown to do a new version of the Tangk song “Pop Pop Pop.” The artists have now released the official studio version of the remix. Listen to the new song below. Idles are up for Best Rock Album, for Tangk, and Best Rock Performance

SahBabii is going on tour in support of his new album, Saaheem. The rapper’s Resurrection Tour begins in February, in Houston, and is scheduled to conclude, on March 25, at Center Stage in the Atlantan’s hometown. See SahBabii’s tour dates below. SahBabii released Saaheem, his first new project in years, in November. The musician’s team

James Earl “Jimmy” Carter Jr., the 39th president of the United States, has died, the Carter Center announced. He had been in hospice care since February 2023, and his wife, Rosalynn Carter, died in November 2023. The former president was 100 years old. “My father was a hero, not only to me but to everyone

After teaming up on Brat and It’s Completely Different but Also Still Brat, Billie Eilish and Charli XCX united onstage to give their “Guess” duet it’s live debut at Inglewood’s Kia Forum last night. Watch the pair take the stage swathed in brat-green lighting below, and head to Charli XCX and Kia Forum’s respective Instagram

Pitchfork is happy to announce that Pitchfork Music Festival CDMX will return, in May, for its second edition. The three-day festival takes place across Mexico City from May 2 to 4, with participating artists to be announced soon. The first shows are on Friday, May 2, at La Roma’s Foro Indie Rocks! On Saturday, May

For a brief moment, it looked like Kendrick Lamar released a song that could date back to his Section.80 days. “Money Without Me” was posted on his YouTube channel in the late night hours of December 17, but, as of the afternoon of December 18, it’s gone. Pitchfork has reached out to Lamar’s representatives for

OG Maco, the influential Atlanta rapper whose debut single, “U Guessed It,” was a landmark in mid-2010s trap, died yesterday (December 26) in a Los Angeles hospital, TMZ reports. He was admitted on December 12 after sustaining a gunshot wound to the head that appeared to be self-inflicted, according to TMZ. After two weeks in

Netflix has shared the first trailer for a forthcoming documentary about late Swedish DJ and producer Avicii. Avicii – I’m Tim includes interviews with, among others, David Guetta and Coldplay’s Chris Martin, and will be narrated by Avicii himself, using archival video and recordings. The documentary will be available to stream globally on December 31,

Bad Bunny has announced a new album. Debí Tirar Más Fotos (which translates to “I should have taken more photos”) is the Puerto Rican superstar’s follow-up to last year’s Nadie Sabe Lo Que Va a Pasar Mañana, and is out January 5. Bad Bunny shared the news today (December 26) by posting a teaser video

High-profile artists including Lil Wayne, Chris Brown, and Marshmello obtained and misused millions of dollars in government-issued COVID-19 relief money, according to a new report from Business Insider’s Jack Newsham and Katherine Long. The exposé details how the musicians allegedly exploited the Shuttered Venue Operators Grant (SVOG)—a program signed into law in 2020 to support

Beyoncé took the field in her Houston hometown to play the halftime show during one of the NFL’s first Christmas game to stream live on Netflix. At NRG Stadium—as the Houston Texans and Baltimore Ravens took a break from the game action—she performed Cowboy Carter cuts, beginning with “16 Carriages,” as she rode atop a

Tyler, the Creator has a new video: “That Guy” finds the Californian rapping over the beat for Kendrick Lamar’s GNX cut “Hey Now.” The video, directed by Tyler, features three Odd Future alumni, Jasper Dolphin, Travis “Taco” Bennett, and Lionel “L-Boy” Boyce. Watch it below. Tyler doesn’t often rap over new and popular beats, but