Music

News Neal Langford, Early Bassist for the Shins, Has Died Langford played on the indie outfit’s debut Oh, Inverted World, and was a member of ’90s band Flake Music By Madison Bloom July 28, 2023 Facebook Twitter Facebook Twitter Neal Langford, an early bassist for indie outfit the Shins, has died. The Shins frontman James

News Drake Bought Tupac Shakur’s Ring at Sotheby’s Auction for $1 Million The late rapper wore the custom gold, diamond, and ruby crown ring during his final public appearance in 1996 By Allison Hussey July 28, 2023 Facebook Twitter Drake (Photo by Prince Williams/Wireimage) Facebook Twitter Drake has been identified as the buyer of a

News Travis Scott Releases New Album Utopia: Listen Featuring Beyoncé, SZA, Bon Iver, Drake, Sampha, Young Thug, Playboi Carti, Daft Punk’s Guy-Manuel de Homem-Christo, Future, James Blake, Kid Cudi, 21 Savage, and many more By Evan Minsker July 28, 2023 Facebook Twitter Travis Scott in 2022 (Lorne Thomson/Redferns) Facebook Twitter Travis Scott has released his

News Tyler Childers Announces New Album, Shares Video for New Song: Watch “In Your Love” leads Childers’ sixth studio LP Rustin’ in the Rain By Madison Bloom July 27, 2023 Facebook Twitter Tyler Childers, Rustin’ in the Rain LP art. Facebook Twitter Tyler Childers has announced his sixth studio album; Rustin’ in the Rain arrives

News Mercury Prize 2023 Shortlist: Arctic Monkeys, Jockstrap, Jessie Ware, and More J Hus, Shygirl, Fred Again.., and Loyle Carner are also among the nominees By Jazz Monroe July 27, 2023 Facebook Twitter Paul Bergen Facebook Twitter The nominees for the 2023 Mercury Prize, awarded to a panel’s choice of the best British album of

News Rosalía and Rauw Alejandro End Engagement The couple have broken up after announcing their engagement in March upon the release of their joint RR EP By Allison Hussey July 26, 2023 Facebook Twitter Rosalía and Rauw Alejandro, November 2022 (Photo by Denise Truscello/Getty Images for The Latin Recording Academy) Facebook Twitter Rosalía and Rauw

News Watch the First Trailer for Netflix’s New Documentary Ladies First: A Story of Women in Hip-Hop The film—featuring interviews with Queen Latifah, Tierra Whack, Da Brat, Coi Leray and more—hits the streaming service early next month By Matthew Ismael Ruiz July 26, 2023 Facebook Twitter Queen Latifah in a still from the trailer for

News Todd Terje Announces North American Tour The Norwegian producer’s first run of DJ shows in five years kick off this summer By Eric Torres July 25, 2023 Facebook Twitter Todd Terje (Anne Valeur) Facebook Twitter Todd Terje has announced his first North American tour in five years. The Norwegian producer’s upcoming set of DJ

News The xx’s Romy Shares Video for New Song “The Sea”: Watch The latest track from forthcoming debut solo album Mid Air By Eric Torres July 24, 2023 Facebook Twitter Romy (Photo by Bryan Novak) Facebook Twitter The xx’s Romy has shared “The Sea,” a new song from her forthcoming solo debut Mid Air. The

News Tinashe, Big Thief, NewJeans, and More: This Week’s Pitchfork Selects Playlist Our weekly playlist highlights songs that our writers, editors, and contributors are listening to on repeat By Pitchfork July 24, 2023 Facebook Twitter Facebook Twitter The staff of Pitchfork listens to a lot of new music. A lot of it. On any given

News Mitski Announces New Album The Land Is Inhospitable and So Are We, New Song Out Next Week She revealed the title of her Laurel Hell follow-up in a voice memo sent via her newsletter By Madison Bloom July 23, 2023 Facebook Twitter Mauricio Santana/Getty Images Facebook Twitter Mitski has announced her next album, which

News Yellowjackets Season 2 Soundtrack Set for Release, Featuring New Alanis Morissette Song Out in September with vinyl editions to follow, the alt-rock soundtrack features Nirvana, Florence and the Machine’s No Doubt cover, and more By Eric Torres July 21, 2023 Facebook Twitter Photo courtesy of Showtime Facebook Twitter The soundtrack for the second season

News The 1975 Set in Malaysia Pulled After Matthew Healy Kisses Bandmate and Attacks LGBTQ+ Laws Good Vibes Festival was canceled after Healy defied homophobic laws, calling them “fucking ridiculous” By Jazz Monroe July 22, 2023 Facebook Twitter The 1975’s Matthew Healy (Thomas Niedermueller/Getty Images) Facebook Twitter The 1975’s Matthew Healy criticized homophobic Malaysian laws

News YNW Melly Double Murder Case Ends in Mistrial The rapper was arrested in early 2019 for killing Anthony “YNW Sakchaser” Williams and Christopher “YNW Juvy” Thomas Jr. By Allison Hussey and Nina Corcoran July 22, 2023 Facebook Twitter Jamell Maurice Demons aka YNW Melly, February 2019 (Broward’s Sheriff’s Office via Getty Images) Facebook Twitter

News Quavo Announces New Album Rocket Power The Migos rapper’s second LP arrives next month By Eric Torres July 21, 2023 Facebook Twitter Quavo, April 2023 (Photo by Terence Rushin/Getty Images) Facebook Twitter Quavo has announced a new album, Rocket Power. The Migos rapper introduced the new LP with a trailer that features a massive

News Drake and Central Cee Team Up for On the Radar Radio Freestyle: Watch The performance was done during Drake’s New York stop on his It’s All a Blur tour  By Alphonse Pierre July 21, 2023 Facebook Twitter Drake and Central Cee during their On the Radio freestyle, July 2023 (Still via YouTube) Facebook Twitter

News Nas Drops New Album Magic 2: Listen The rapper’s latest Hit-Boy-produced full-length features 50 Cent on a song called “Office Hours” By Matthew Strauss July 21, 2023 Facebook Twitter Dave Simpson davesimpson.org Facebook Twitter Nas has released another album that he made primarily with producer Hit-Boy. The new album, Magic 2, features guest spots

News G Herbo Agrees to Plead Guilty in Federal Fraud Case The rapper faces up to 20 years in prison for conspiracy to commit wire fraud and making a false statement to a federal official By Matthew Strauss July 20, 2023 Facebook Twitter Herbert Randall Wright III aka G Herbo, September 2022 (Paras Griffin/Getty Images

News A$AP Rocky Shares New Song “Riot (Rowdy Pipe’n)”: Listen It’s the rapper’s first solo single of the year By Hattie Lindert July 20, 2023 Facebook Twitter A$AP Rocky (Sean Zanni/Patrick McMullan via Getty Images) Facebook Twitter A$AP Rocky has shared a new song, “Riot (Rowdy Pipe’n).” It’s his first single as lead artist of

News Watch Harry Styles Clown Around, Dodge Daggers in New Circus-Themed “Daylight” Video Styles juggles, rides a horse, and flies through the air in the colorful clip directed by Tanu Muino By Madison Bloom July 19, 2023 Facebook Twitter Harry Styles in “Daylight,” directed by Tanu Muino Facebook Twitter Harry Styles has shared a new