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Kings Of Leon premiered tracks from their new album ‘O My Beloved’ last night (November 10) for a one-off UK show in London. Check out concert footage, photos, the setlist and what went down below. The Tennessee rockers performed their only 2026 show on this side of the pond at the brand new British Airways

A new report has alleged that NewJeans‘ record label contract allegedly lacked protections for minors, including their right to “sleep, rest and free choice”. The K-pop giants became the second Korean girl group to top the Billboard charts in 2023, just behind Blackpink. The following year, they made headlines when they decided to leave their

With less than a week’s warning, Saya Gray has shared the third entry in her series of work-in-progress Qwerty EPs. The 7-track Qwerty III is the sequel to 2024’s Qwerty II and 2023’s Qwerty. You can stream it below. “Q EPs are experiments between projects,” Gray elaborated in a statement accompanying the release. “The throwaways.

Still cruising through the promo circuit behind his June album Philadelphia’s Been Good to Me, Kurt Vile appeared on last night’s episode of The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon to perform “99 BPM.” Watch him stage a masterclass in the understated shred below. Vile is gearing up for the latest North American leg of his

Aerosmith played their first live shows in three years, with Dave Grohl on the drums and special appearances from Johnny Depp, Guns N’ Roses, Liv Tyler and more. The two shows were billed as ‘California, Dream On: Aerosmith & Friends’ and took place at the Hollywood Bowl in California on October 29 and November 1.

Electro-pop acrobats Charlotte Adigéry and Bolis Pupul are cartwheeling back into action with a new album, Mainland Madinina, and tour dates in North America and Europe. The Topical Dancer follow-up again features production from Soulwax, whose Deewee label is releasing the record alongside Because. After the Belgians returned in September with the parenthood-themed “Googoo Gaga,”

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

Interpol have announced details of an intimate London show after their co-headline gig with Bloc Party in the capital was cancelled. In support of their acclaimed eighth album ‘This Mirror Weighs A Ton‘, the NYC indie icons will be hitting the road with fellow ’00s guitar veterans Bloc Party for a run of UK and

November 20 Bodywash: Laughing at Noise [Light Organ] Julianna Barwick / Mary Lattimore: Threshold (OST) [Florid / Blue Pool] Lambchop: Demoed [Merge] R.E.M.: Reveal (25th Anniversary Edition) [Craft] Sebadoh: Harmacy (30th Anniversary Expanded Edition) [Sup Pop] Various Artists: Grand Theft Auto VI: The Album [Atlantic / Rock Star] November 27 Agriculture: The Spiritual Sound, Live

Like David Fincher was going to get someone else to score The Further Mis-Adventures of Cliff Booth. Pitchfork can confirm the filmmaker has reunited with longtime collaborators Trent Reznor and Atticus Ross for his forthcoming Once Upon a Time… in Hollywood spinoff. It hits theaters November 25, with a Netflix premiere set for December 23.

Halloween may be barely behind us but Sufjan Stevens is already in the holiday spirit. His forthcoming compilation Worst Christmas Ever! compiles a mix of Yuletide standards done up Stevens style (“Angels We Have Heard on High (Christmas Infinity Voyage Version)”) and originals from his extensive holiday catalog. Among them is a new track, “On

As the wise Phoebe Bridgers once said, it’s Halloween and we can be anything. This year, the music world had plenty of different ideas for how to mark the spookiest day of the season, which coincided with the end of Daylight Savings time. So don’t cry because the sun sets at 5:00 P.M. now. Smile

Turnstile turned down an invitation to tour with Metallica, according to frontman James Hetfield. The metal legend revealed that his band had approached the Baltimore hardcore group about joining them on the road, but that they had declined the opportunity. Speaking on a recent episode of his SiriusXM radio show Riff Life, Hetfield said: “We

Juan Atkins, the lifelong producer and DJ who co-founded Detroit techno music, has died; Green Smith Artists, Atkins’ management company, confirmed his death. Atkins was slated to perform at Yu Yu Club in Mexico City last night (October 31). He was 64. As a member of the Belleville Three, Cybotron, and Borderland, Atkins’ impact on

Gracie Abrams performed two songs on Saturday Night Live last night (October 31), paying tribute to Baz Luhrmann’s 1996 film Romeo + Juliet with a pair of Halloween costumes. The singer-songwriter returned to the long-running US sketch show for its Halloween special, which was hosted by Obsession star Inde Navarrette. Abrams opened with ‘Hit The

Florence and the Machine’s cathartic live shows have been given the album treatment before—most recently 2025’s Symphony of Lungs – BBC Proms at the Royal Albert Hall—but the band has just announced their first ever full tour LP with Everybody Scream Tour Live, out next week. All 22 songs were recorded during this year’s run

Harry Styles has recreated his original X Factor audition, performing Stevie Wonder‘s ‘Isn’t She Lovely’ while dressed as his 16-year-old self – watch footage below. The singer was performing the first of two ‘Harryween’ concerts at Madison Square Garden last night (October 30), marking the penultimate date of his mammoth 30-night residency at the venue.

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My Chemical Romance have released a new animated short film, ‘Prelude To The End’, featuring voice contributions from Billie Eilish, Phoebe Bridgers and others – watch below. The film was made in collaboration with visual artist Lauren Tsai and arrives as the band continue celebrating the 20th anniversary of their landmark 2006 album ‘The Black Parade’.

Bradford Cox’s return to the stage was already cause for celebration. When Atlas Sound, his long-dormant solo project, was added to the bill of Philadelphia’s Making Time ∞ festival last month, the Deerhunter frontman hadn’t performed live since 2019, save an impromptu noise set at an Athens, GA vintage market in 2023. What few could

Lily Allen, shameless pop ironist and self-satirist, has never shied from public vitriol—a quality that has come in handy as fans have reacted to her live shows behind West End Girl. Some lamented the format—essentially a full-length rendition of the LP, nothing more; venues were downsized as excitement (and prurient interest in the album’s salacious

Macklemore and Aurora called for solidarity with Palestinians at a sold-out ‘Free Palestine’ benefit concert in Paris last night (October 29). The show at the Accor Arena was the second of three European dates on the rapper’s ‘Free Palestine Tour’, which he organised after being dropped from Ed Sheeran’s US tour last month following his

For Andy Stott’s music to hit hardest, close your eyes, take a deep breath, and envision the world in slow motion. The electronic producer moves carefully through every song, as if reducing listeners’ heartbeats is the trick to making them see everything around them. On his first album in five years, Late Loop, Stott transformed

My Chemical Romance have released a new animated short film with a pretty formidable voice cast, including Phoebe Bridgers, Billie Eilish, Hideo Kojima, and actor John C. McGinley. “Prelude to the End,” a collaboration with visual artist Lauren Tsai, arrives just after the band dropped a 20th-anniversary reissue of their album The Black Parade last

A family row has broken out over some of George Michael’s possessions going to auction, including the guitar he used in the iconic ‘Faith’ music video. The collection, also included gold and platinum records, tour programmes and letters, all came from the collection of the singer’s personal assistant Siobhan Bailey, who began working with Michael

East Coast concert lovers with a penchant for geodesic domes, rejoice: The Las Vegas Sphere is getting a sister venue in Maryland. WTOP reports that the Prince George’s County Council (PGCC) has approved up to $215 million in funding to build a Sphere on the Potomac River, just south of Washington, D.C. The shape of

Bono has looked back on U2’s ‘Songs Of Innocence’ infamously being automatically downloaded onto millions of people’s iTunes accounts without warning, admitting that the stunt “went too far”. The Irish rock giants dropped their 13th album for free back in 2014 as part of a deal with Apple. It meant that iTunes users worldwide woke

If there’s anyone who knows about the pop star life, it’s Robyn. On BBC Live Lounge, the Swedish pop singer proved it with a mashup of the Teddybears’ Iggy Pop-assisted “Punkrocker” and Tinashe’s “Popstar.” Watch that all go down below. Robyn opened the performance with the first verse of “Punkrocker,” giving its iconic hook a

Cliff Richard’s ‘Devil Woman’ is having a revival thanks to a Grand Theft Auto 6 trailer – but the singer has no idea what the game is. Last month, Rockstar Games teamed up with Netflix for an extended look at Grand Theft Auto 6. The 26-minute showcase featured brand new gameplay footage and a better