Frou Frou, the duo of Imogen Heap and Guy Sigsworth, are back with their first new song in 15 years. “Guitar Song (Live)” is an acoustic offering, released via Linda Perry and Kerry Brown’s label We Are Hear. Check it out below. Imogen Heap and Guy Sigsworth formed Frou Frou in London back in 1999. […]
Boots Riley’s directorial debut Sorry to Bother You previously received a soundtrack release courtesy of Riley’s hip-hop project the coup. That album featured appearances by Tune-Yards, lead actor Lakeith Stanfield, Janelle Monáe, Killer Mike, and others. Now, Tune-Yards have released their original score for the film. Stream that below. Last August, Tune-Yards linked up with […]
YG has revealed the title of his next album in a new interview with Billboard. It’s called 4REAL 4REAL and it’s out May 3 via Def Jam. Check out the interview, titled “YG’s Life Was Finally on Track—Then Tragedy Hit,” at Billboard. 4REAL 4REAL follows YG’s 2018 album Stay Dangerous. The Compton rapper had planned […]
For a singer-songwriter with over a dozen radio hits and more than 18 million albums sold in the United States (according to Nielsen Music), Rob Thomas is surprisingly OK with the fact that his brand of driving alt-rock is not currently in vogue. “Everything we’ve ever done, Matchbox Twenty or my solo stuff, always has existed […]
The season 8 runner-up will also perform on the competition’s May 19 finale. American Idol is paying tribute to one of the most famous rock bands of all time in an upcoming episode. Each of the top eight contestants will perform a song from the Queen catalog, before partnering up for classic movie duets, and the […]
Last month, Becky G and Maluma took time from their busy schedules to tease a possible collaboration on social media. As promised, the pair has dropped a new single and accompanying video that’s all about female empowerment. The video for the Spanish-language track, titled “La Respuesta,” finds Becky G and Maluma in a futuristic world […]
“EVE Online” developer CCP Games is investigating its own ban of a real-world politician from the massively multiplayer online role-playing game, it revealed in a statement on its website Wednesday. “Last week, on Apr. 8, 2019, we announced the permanent banning of Brisc Rubal and their ejection from the Council of Stellar Management,” CCP Games […]
April 18, 2019 12:00PM PT Joel Edgerton has signed on for a role in the Barry Jenkins’ Amazon series “The Underground Railroad,” Variety has learned exclusively. Edgerton will play the part of Ridgeway, a slavecatcher. He joins previously announced cast members Thuso Mbedu, Chase W. Dillon, and Aaron Pierre. The role will mark Edgerton’s first regular […]
Alex Ross Perry will write and direct Legendary’s film adaptation of Stephen King’s short story “Rest Stop.” King’s short story, first published in Esquire magazine in 2003, won the national magazine award for fiction in 2004, and was later included in King’s 2008 collection, “Just After Sunset.” The movie is described as a propulsive cat-and-mouse […]
After giving out pairs of shoes to select festival attendees during the first weekend of Coachella, Donald Glover has officially announced his new partnership with Adidas. The first sneakers in the “Donald Glover Presents” line will “reimagine” three Adidas shoe styles—the Nizza, Continental 80, and Lacombe. The partnership has been announced with a series of […]
Schoolboy Q’s new album CrasH Talk is out April 26, and today, he revealed the album’s tracklist. Travis Scott, Kid Cudi, and 21 Savage appear on the new album, as do Ty Dolla Sign, 6lack, and Lil baby. Find the full tracklist below. The album features the previously released singles “Numb Numb Juice” and “CHopstix.” […]
G Herbo was arrested yesterday (April 17) in Atlanta for simple battery, The Shade Room reports and Pitchfork can confirm. According to the Atlanta Police Department, officers responded to a dispute call and spoke with a woman who said “she was in a verbal altercation with the father of her child when at some point […]
After making YouTube history as the site’s biggest ever first-day debut from a music video, BTS’ “Boy With Luv” featuring Halsey has now been recognized by the Guinness World Records organization for setting not one or two, but three world records. In a statement released by Guinness World Records today (April 18), “Boy With Luv” is said […]
With steady revenue gains, increased demand on streaming platforms and a record 24 Spanish-language songs on the Billboard Hot 100 — the most ever registered in a single year — 2018 was Latin music’s most successful in recent memory. According to the RIAA, streaming now makes up 93% of total Latin music revenue, which rose 18% in the […]
How the concert promoter and Queen Bey share in streaming revenues, licensing fees and ticket sales Beyoncé made history again yesterday (April 17) as the first Coachella headliner in the event’s 20-year history to release a full-length film of their performance. Homecoming: A Film by Beyoncé was conceptualized by the “Crazy in Love” singer and her creative team […]
April 17, 2019 11:02AM PT Pablo Schreiber is gearing up for “Halo.” The “American Gods” actor has been cast as the Master Chief in the Showtime series based on the hit video game franchise. Schreiber’s Master Chief is described as Earth’s most advanced warrior in the 26th century and the only hope of salvation for […]
April 17, 2019 11:25AM PT While a song that begins with a cha-cha count-in and the lyric “I took a pill” sounds like it should be a dancefloor rager, it’s actually the unexpectedly low-key return of Madonna, who today dropped “Medellin,” the first single from her forthcoming album “Madame X.” A collaboration with Colombian singer […]
April 17, 2019 11:30AM PT Lucasfilm head Kathleen Kennedy recently confirmed the production company is thinking about developing something related to BioWare’s classic role-playing game “Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic.” “Knights of the Old Republic, a lot of fans want to see that, is there any development of that?” MTV reporter Josh Horowitz […]
TIME magazine has revealed its annual list of the 100 most influential people in the world. Among the notable musicians on this year’s TIME 100 are Taylor Swift, Ariana Grande, BTS, Lady Gaga, Khalid, and Ozuna. In addition, several musicians wrote blurbs about the entrants. Beyoncé, for example, wrote about Michelle Obama, who is listed […]
The Flaming Lips recently released their latest studio album, Kings Mouth, on Record Store Day 2019. It was available in a now sold-out vinyl-only run. Now, Wayne Coyne and his band have announced the wide release date for the new LP. Kings Mouth will be released digitally July 19 via Warner Bros. Records. The album […]
Madonna has dropped a new single featuring reggaeton artist Maluma. “Medellín” is the first song Madonna’s forthcoming new album Madame X, which now has a tracklist. In addition to Maluma, the 13-song record features guest appearances from Migos’ Quavo and Rae Sremmurd’s Swae Lee. Listen to “Medellín” and find the tracklist below. Madame X is […]
The song hit No. 4 on the Hot 100 in 1992. Twenty-seven years after it climbed to No. 4 on the Billboard Hot 100, earning Billy Ray Cyrus his first charting single, “Achy Breaky Heart” posted big gains in streaming and sales after he joined for the remix of Lil Nas X’s “Old Town Road,” which was released April 5 and leads the Hot 100 this […]
After news broke in July 2016 that AEG owner Philip Anchutz made significant donations to anti-LGBTQ political organizations, many LGBTQ fans, artists and allies said they would not attend Coachella. But rising superstar Lizzo had a reason to attend this year’s festival. On Tuesday, Lizzo posted a video clip from her Coachella set on Instagram, getting […]
World stop. Carry on. On Wednesday (April 17), Beyoncé set the Beyhive abuzz by unveiling Homecoming, the new Netflix documentary about her history-making 2018 Coachella headlining set, to the world. In tandem with the film’s release, Queen Bey revealed another surprise: Homecoming: The Live Album, a 40-track live LP of the entire performance. In the wake of […]
April 16, 2019 11:03AM PT The Xbox One S All Digital console could arrive as early as May 7 for around $260, according to marketing images uncovered by German tech site Winfuture.de (via CNET). The images appear to reveal an Xbox One S that looks virtually the same as the current Xbox One S, though […]
The latest “Overwatch” event is live now in the form of an all new “Overwatch Archives” mission. Tracer, Genji, Winston, and Mercy are off to Cuba while chasing down the Omnic Talon boss Maximilien as the new mission Storm Rising takes place, which players can continue to tackle even after completing it. In addition to […]
Suzan-Lori Parks’ new play “White Noise” tackles a host of urgent, hot-button topics, including racism and slavery — but, according to the playwright, there’s also a “dumb joke” buried in it. Listen to this week’s podcast below: Appearing with “White Noise” director Oskar Eustis on “Stagecraft,” Variety‘s theater podcast, Parks revealed that the inspiration for […]
Conor Oberst has announced a U.S. tour taking place in July. The trek features support from New York City singer/songwriter Joanna Sternberg. Check out the dates below, and find tickets here. (Pitchfork may earn a commission from purchases made through affiliate links on our site.) For the tour, Oberst teamed with PLUS1 and will donate […]
Bon Iver is bringing “Come Through”—the collaborative piece with Minenesota dance company TU Dance—to two more U.S. cities. New performances from Justin Vernon and co. have been announced in Brooklyn this December and Houston in February 2020; check out the dates below. Tickets for the New York performances are available here. (Pitchfork may earn a […]
Frank Ocean covers the new issue of Gayletter. The mag, which ships next month, includes his first full interview with a journalist since promoting Blonde. In a wide-ranging chat, Ocean reveals that he’s in a three-year relationship, taking French lessons, and occasionally tunes in to TV—“Chef’s Table,” “Handmaid’s Tale,” Yara Shahidi’s “Grown-ish”—that isn’t MSNBC. He […]