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Empress Of has announced an autumn tour in support of her great new album, For Your Consideration. Following a handful of spring shows, the Los Angeles–based artist begins her tour in California in September. She’ll head to Europe for concerts in November, starting with a performance at Fabric London on Thursday, November 7, as part

Over 100 acts have now dropped out of this year’s Great Escape Festival in solidarity with Palestine, with Massive Attack also speaking out in support of the boycott. The 2024 edition of the event – which showcases new and rising artists – is due to take place across various music venues in Brighton from tomorrow

Portland rapper Aminé has announced a new two-day music festival in his Oregon hometown. The Best Day Ever takes place at the city’s Edgefield Lawn on Saturday, August 10, and Sunday, August 11. Aminé will perform at the festival, as will Kaytranada, BadBadNotGood, Concrete Boys rapper Karrahbooo, Ravyn Lenae, Toro y Moi, Portland’s 3Way Heff,

Eloy Casagrande has opened up about his reasons for leaving Sepultura to fill the vacant drummer position in Slipknot. In February Casagrande left the Brazilian metal band, who will be splitting up after a farewell tour starting this year. This led to heavy speculation that he would be joining Slipknot following the firing of Jay

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

Donald Glover – aka Childish Gambino – has released his ‘Atavista’ album – listen to it below. READ MORE: Childish Gambino – ‘3.15.20’ review: rap’s Renaissance man lets guard down with most personal record to date Today (May 13), the rapper, actor and comedian took to social media to announce the release of the album, which

Charli XCX has enlisted an all-star cast of internet celebrities in the very meta video for her new song “360.” The short, directed by Aidan Zamiri, brings together a committee including Julia Fox, Rachel Sennott, Hari Nef, Gabbriette, Alex Consani, and Emma Chamberlain to anoint the next “hot internet girl,” before the video proper gets

Anthrax’s Scott Ian has hit out at Kerry King over the upcoming Slayer reunion, thanking him for “making me look like a liar”. In February, the metal icons announced they were reuniting for a series of three shows in the autumn, their first shows since their retirement and farewell tour in 2019. The news came

A judge has granted permission for Brian Wilson’s family to place the Beach Boys star in a conservatorship, The Associated Press reports. The decision follows a filing, in February, by Wilson’s daughters, which cited a “major neurocognitive disorder” as the reason for their proposal; doctors confirmed in court that he is taking medication for dementia.

Bambie Thug has given a special message at the end of their gripping Eurovision performance – watch it below. READ MORE: Bambie Thug on Eurovision 2024: “I know that my heart is in the right place” The Irish Eurovision entry has been tipped as one of the favourites to win this year, with them ranking fourth

Ice Spice has shared the music video for the new song “Gimmie a Light.” The track, produced by close collaborator RiotUSA, samples Sean Paul’s early 2000s Dutty Rock hit “Gimme the Light.” Find the new video below. “Gimmie a Light,” according to a press release, is the first official single from Ice Spice’s debut studio

Artists and figures from the music industry have spoken to NME as a government committe of UK MPs have joined the call for a levy on arena and stadium gigs – as well as a cut in VAT – to support struggling grassroots music venues and artists. READ MORE: Report shows “disaster” facing grassroots music venues:

Last month, Tems announced the title of her debut album, Born in the Wild. She’s now revealed that the full-length is out June 7 (via RCA/Since ’93). Find a trailer for the LP below. Along with the album news, Tems has announced her Born in the Wild World Tour. The trek begins in London in

Charli XCX has shared a brand new single called ‘360’ – you can watch the star-studded official video below. READ MORE: Charli XCX on new album ‘Brat’ – and if her fans are more intense than The 1975’s The song serves as the fourth preview of the singer-songwriter’s sixth studio album ‘Brat’, which is due for

Beabadoobee has announced her third studio album: This Is How Tomorrow Moves, is out August 16 (via Dirty Hit). Below, watch the music video for the new album’s opener, “Take a Bite.” Rick Rubin produced This Is How Tomorrow Moves at his Shangri-La recording studio in Malibu. “I love this album,” Beabadoobee said in a

KoRn has teamed up with Adidas Originals for a second clothing collaboration. READ MORE: Korn: “On this record, we have grown emotionally. Music is healing to all of us” Last year, the nu-metal legends collaborated with the athletic apparel brand last year and released two pairs of sneakers – the Campus 00s and the Supermodified –

Two Shell have released a new track, “Gimmi It,” on the heels of last month’s FKA twigs collaboration “Talk to Me.” Check out the new single below. The British dance duo premiered “Gimmi It” at Coachella, a set attended by the likes of Yeat, David Guetta, and Jaden Smith, a press release notes. Their last

Lady Gaga has shared the trailer for her upcoming concert film, Gaga Chromatica Ball – watch the explosive trailer below. Last night (May 8), Gaga took to social media to unveil the first look at the upcoming concert film, which is due to arrive on HBO Max on May 25. It was filmed during her

Lady Gaga is releasing a new concert film on HBO and Max. The special, Gaga Chromatica Ball, premieres on Saturday, May 25. Watch the trailer below. The new movie (directed, produced, and created by Lady Gaga) captures Lady Gaga’s September 2022 Chromatica Ball performance at Dodger Stadium in Los Angeles. According to the HBO press

Amy Winehouse‘s parents have accepted the BRIT Billion award on behalf of their late daughter. Mitch and Janis Winehouse were presented with the statue to mark the ‘Back To Black’ singer-songwriter posthumously reaching one billion online streams in the United Kingdom. READ MORE: Marisa Abela: “If I’ve learned anything from Amy Winehouse, it’s to be fearless”

Ghostface Killah is coming back on Friday with his first official studio album since 2019’s Ghostface Killahs. The new album, Set the Tone, features guest appearances from Method Man, Raekwon, Remy Ma, Fat Joe, Sheek Louch, Ja Rule, Busta Rhymes, Jim Jones, AZ, and others, and will be released on May 10. Below listen to

Smashing Pumpkins have given more details about the new reality show Billy Corgan is fronting. The eight-episode series, Billy Corgan‘s Adventures In Carnyland, is set to premiere on the CW on May 14 and will let fans “see behind the scenes of SP, Billy’s family and wedding, the NWA and more”. In another post on

Mas Aya, the alias of Nicaraguan Canadian composer Brandon Miguel Valdivia, has announced a new album, Coming and Going. With the news comes a single, “Tú y Yo,” featuring his partner, Lido Pimienta. Listen to that below. The Máscaras follow-up arrives July 12 via Telephone Explosion. Pimienta also features on “Waveless, Windless,” from the LP,

BTS member RM has enlisted an all-star cast and crew for the upcoming music video of his new single, ‘Come Back to Me’. Today (May 6), BTS’ RM dropped new posters for his next single, ‘Come Back to Me’, which will appear on his upcoming second solo album, ‘Right Place, Wrong Person’. The song and

Mach-Hommy has shared a new song, “#RichAxxHaitian,” featuring production by his “$PayForHaiti” collaborator Kaytranada and a guest spot from 03 Greedo. Listen to the new track below. Mach-Hommy plans to release his new album #RichAxxHaitian on Friday, May 17—one day ahead of Haitian Flag Day. According to a press release, it’s the final installment of

WILLOW has reflected on her debut single ‘Whip My Hair’, which will celebrate its 10th anniversary next year. Ahead of the release of her sixth studio album ‘Empathogens’, the singer spoke about her upcoming record with Billboard News. She was asked what she thought about ‘Whip My Hair’ and how the synth-pop song catapulted her

The ongoing rap battle between Drake and Kendrick Lamar continues, with Drake sharing a new song titled “The Heart Part 6” — a reference to the Pulitzer Prize winner’s ongoing single series. “And we know you’re dropping 6 mins after so instead of posting my address you have a lot to address,” he wrote on

Garbage’s Shirley Manson has said that Patti Smith is “one of the touchstones in my life”, who has inspired her “as a human being and as an artist”. As part of The Line of Best Fit’s Nine Songs series, the singer selected Smith’s ‘Revenge’, from her 1979 album ‘Wave’ as one of her favourite songs.

Drake has yet to answer Kendrick Lamar’s latest diss, the late-night “Meet the Grahams,” but that’s not stopped Lamar from dropping another new song. The latest, “Not Like Us,” is produced by Mustard. Listen to the track below. Along with his now-expected Drake disses on “Not Like Us,” Lamar takes aim at some of the

A member of the band due to open for Marilyn Manson at three upcoming shows has responded to the backlash against the gigs in now-deleted comments. In March, Manson announced his first live dates since a series of sexual abuse allegations emerged against him, opening for Five Finger Death Punch on a run of North