Nigerian highlife musician Victor Olaiya has died, the Nigerian newspaper Punch reports. He passed on February 12 in Lagos, Nigeria. He was 89. Olaiya, aka Dr. Victor Abimbola Olaiya OON, was a trumpeter known as “The Evil Genius of Highlife,” a Ghanian genre that fuses traditional Akan melodies with Western instruments. He first broke out
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Exclusive Details TMZ/Elliot Eliantte City Girls rapper JT says she “spent a car” on Yung Miami‘s birthday gift but clearly she was being modest — it’s easily the price of a house!!! Or maybe she drives really pricey cars. JT surprised her partner with some shiny bling for her 26th birthday Tuesday … leaving YM305
Yellowcard’s lawsuit against Juice WRLD, which alleged that the rapper’s song “Lucid Dreams” infringed on their 2006 song “Holly Wood Died,” has been stayed by United States District Judge Consuelo B. Marshall. According to documents viewed by Pitchfork, Marshall originally ordered both parties in the suit to notify the court whether “substitution of the proper
The gay lobby’s latest attempt to pressure pop queen Lady Gaga to drop her new song, “Stupid Love”, has officially hit the catwalk. Stylish New Yorkers who braved the metro and the cold to make Christian Cowan’s Fall/Winter 2020/21 show on Monday were truly blessed to hear the song in its closing. After a leak
Last night’s episode of The Late Show With Stephen Colbert featured a performance from musical guest Moses Sumney, marking his U.S. late night debut. He performed his new song “Cut Me.” Watch it happen below. The song appears on part one of his new two-part album græ. The first part arrives on February 21, and
Migos, Travis Scott, and Young Thug are releasing their collaborative new song “GNF.” Check out the artwork below. The song got its live debut at Scott’s Astroworld Festival last year. Watch a clip of their performance below. While it’s been two years since the release of Culture II, Migos have released a string of singles
Lindsey Buckingham has announced a solo tour. The 12-date stint will take Buckingham across the United States and begins April 25 in Las Vegas. The tour marks the first time Buckingham will perform live since he suffered a heart attack and underwent open heart surgery in February 2019, which “resulted in vocal cord damage” according
Joseph Shabalala, the singer who founded Ladysmith Black Mambazo and led the South African choral group to world renown, died Tuesday morning at a hospital in Pretoria, the BBC and Associated Press report. He had long struggled with ill health and retired from touring in 2014, but continued to make occasional public appearances. Born Bhekizizwe
The Strokes played a set at Bernie Sanders’ rally in Durham, New Hampshire tonight (February 10). During their performance, the band played a brand new song called “Bad Decisions,” premiered a video for a new song called “At the Door,” and at the end, Julian Casablancas said, “Album’s coming out April 10.” Presumably, it’s called
After announcing a string of reunion shows, Rage Against the Machine have unveiled a full tour, as Rolling Stone notes. Featuring support from Run the Jewels, they kick things off next month in El Paso, Texas and currently wrap up in Krakow, Poland in September. Their “Public Serve Announcement Tour” itinerary also includes a headlining
Billie Eilish took the stage tonight at the 2020 Oscars to cover “Yesterday” for the “In Memoriam” segment. Eilish sang while her brother Finneas accompanied her on piano. Many iconic performers, artists, and athetes were remembered in the “In Memoriam” segment, including Kobe Bryant, Rip Torn, Terry Jones, Agnes Varda, Danny Aiello, Robert Forster, Robert
At the 2020 Oscars tonight, Bong Joon-ho’s film Parasite picked up the Oscar for Best Picture. The film won over Martin Scorsese’s The Irishman, Quentin Tarantino’s Once Upon a Time … in Hollywood, Greta Gerwig’s Little Women, Noah Baumbach’s Marriage Story, 1917, Jojo Rabbit, and Joker. Parasite is a satire about a struggling working-class family
Guitarist John Frusciante has played his first gig since reuniting with Red Hot Chili Peppers. Frusciante last performed with the band in 2007. He joined Anthony Kiedis and Flea for a three-song set at a memorial concert for Andrew Burkle put on by the Tony Hawk Foundation. Jane’s Addiction’s Stephen Perkins filled in on drums
Sean Paul and Tove Lo have joined together for a new collaborative single “Calling on Me.” In a statement, Sean Paul said, “‘Calling On Me’ is a dope song reflecting the real side of love.” He added, “If you love someone, the energy doesn’t ever change. They are able to call on you at all
Nina Simone’s 1982 album Fodder on My Wings is getting reissued on vinyl and CD and will also be available on digital streaming platforms for the first time ever. The new release arrives April 3 via Verve/UMe. Watch a new lyric video for “I Sing Just to Know That I’m Alive” below. Simone recorded Fodder
Berlin producer Hendrik Weber, aka Pantha du Prince, has announced his next album. It’s called Conference of Trees, and it’s out March 6 via Modern Recordings. Ahead of the new LP, Weber has shared lead single “Pius in Tacet,” as well as its accompanying visual. Watch masked figures dance through the forest in the below
The Strokes have teased something called The New Abnormal. Earlier today (February 7), the band posted a silent video featuring artwork for the new project on their social media accounts. Find that below. The Strokes’ last studio album was 2013’s Comedown Machine. In 2016, the Strokes released the EP Future Present Past. More recently, they
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