Music

News Aphex Twin Shares New Song “Blackbox Life Recorder 21f”: Listen It’s Richard D. James’ first new music in five years By Allison Hussey June 21, 2023 Facebook Twitter Aphex Twin performs at Sonar festival in Barcelona, Spain, June 16, 2023. (Photo by Xavi Torrent/Redferns) Facebook Twitter Aphex Twin has shared “Blackbox Life Recorder 21f,”

News Taxstone Sentenced to 35 Years in Prison for Irving Plaza Shooting The podcaster was convicted earlier this year of shooting and killing Troy Ave’s bodyguard Ronald “Banga” McPhatter in 2016 By Matthew Ismael Ruiz June 20, 2023 Facebook Twitter Taxstone at Highline Ballroom in New York City, August 11, 2015. (Photo by Johnny Nunez/WireImage)

News Doja Cat, Faye Webster, Slowdive, the Smile, 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 June 20, 2023 Facebook Twitter Graphic by Marina Kozak Facebook Twitter The staff of Pitchfork listens to a lot of new music.

News Teresa Taylor, Butthole Surfers Drummer and Slacker Star, Dies at 60 The musician, also known as Teresa Nervosa, had been living with lung disease By Rob Arcand June 19, 2023 Facebook Twitter Facebook Twitter Teresa Taylor (aka Teresa Nervosa) has died of lung disease, her former bandmates in Butthole Surfers announced. The drummer and

News The Weeknd and Moses Sumney Share New Songs From HBO’s The Idol: Listen Sumney wrote “Get It B4,” which appears in the latest episode of the series By Madison Bloom June 19, 2023 Facebook Twitter Still from The Idol (Courtesy of HBO). Facebook Twitter Following the third installment of HBO’s The Idol, the Weeknd

News Big Pokey, Houston Rapper in Screwed Up Click, Dies at 45 A pillar of Texas hip-hop, he fainted during a performance last night and later died at the hospital By Nina Corcoran June 18, 2023 Facebook Twitter Big Pokey, photo by Bob Levey/Getty Images Facebook Twitter Houston rapper Big Pokey, an integral part of

News 2 Dead and 3 Injured in Shooting at Beyond Wonderland Festival Campgrounds in Washington The suspect was arrested outside the Gorge Amphitheatre on Saturday night and is one of the three injured people. The second day of the electronic music festival has been canceled.  By Nina Corcoran June 18, 2023 Facebook Twitter The Gorge

News 9 New Albums You Should Listen to Now: Queens of the Stone Age, Killer Mike, Sigur Rós, and More Also stream new releases from Meshell Ndegeocello, Pat Metheny, Asake, Fust, Bonny Doon, and Bettye LaVette By Evan Minsker, Matthew Ismael Ruiz, and Jazz Monroe June 16, 2023 Facebook Twitter Queens of the Stone Age,

News Detroit Rapper Veeze Announces New Album Ganger The musician’s long-teased follow-up to his 2019 debut, Navy Wavy, will be out June 27  By Alphonse Pierre June 16, 2023 Facebook Twitter Veeze, photo by Lestyn Park Facebook Twitter Detroit rapper Veeze has announced his new album, Ganger. It’s the first full-length from Veeze since his

News AEW Collision’s Theme Song Is Elton John’s “Saturday Night’s Alright for Fighting” Watch the new Saturday night wrestling show’s opening credits sequence soundtracked by the Goodbye Yellow Brick Road classic By Evan Minsker June 16, 2023 Facebook Twitter Elton John, December 1973 (David Redfern/Redferns) Facebook Twitter AEW Collision is a new weekly wrestling show

News Grammys Winnows Big Four Categories to 8 Nominees and Tightens Album of the Year Requirements After moving up to 10 nominees in 2022, the four main categories are back to 8 nominees apiece By Jazz Monroe June 16, 2023 Facebook Twitter Harry Styles with the 2023 Album of the Year Grammy (Kevin Mazur/Getty Images

News Tainy Details New Album Data Featuring Bad Bunny, Arca, Four Tet, Skrillex, and More J Balvin, Sech, Daddy Yankee, Rauw Alejandro, and many others appear on the producer’s studio debut By Madison Bloom June 15, 2023 Facebook Twitter Tainy (Photo by Elliott Muscat). Facebook Twitter Puerto Rican superproducer Tainy has detailed his long-awaited studio

News Slowthai Pleads Not Guilty to 2 Rape Charges The rapper appeared in court to enter his plea ahead of a trial next year By Jazz Monroe June 15, 2023 Facebook Twitter Slowthai (Sergione Infuso/Corbis via Getty Images) Facebook Twitter Slowthai has pleaded not guilty to two charges of raping a woman in 2021. The

News Music Publishers Sue Twitter for $250 Million, Citing Copyright Infringement The lawsuit follows years of attempts to reach a licensing deal with the social media company By Matthew Ismael Ruiz June 14, 2023 Facebook Twitter The Twitter logo is displayed on a smartphone screen in Athens, Greece. (Photo by Nikolas Kokovlis/NurPhoto via Getty Images)

News Chai Announce Tour Dates and New Album, Share New Song “Para Para”: Listen The Japanese band’s third album is out in September via Sub Pop By Matthew Ismael Ruiz June 14, 2023 Facebook Twitter Chai, photo by Kana Tarumi Facebook Twitter Chai have announced their new self-titled LP and released a new single called

News Polaris Prize 2023 Long List: Alvvays, Feist, U.S. Girls, Andy Shauf, and More Badge Époque Ensemble, Jessie Reyez, and Daniel Caesar are also in the larger first round eligibility list of consideration for the best Canadian album of the year By Evan Minsker June 13, 2023 Facebook Twitter Alvvays in 2022 (Lorne Thomson/Redferns) Facebook

News Model/Actriz Announce 2023 Fall Tour Plus, they’ve shared a remix of “Amaranth” by Mmph By Nina Corcoran June 12, 2023 Facebook Twitter Model/Actriz, photo by Lily Frances Facebook Twitter Model/Actriz have announced a 2023 fall tour in support of their debut album, Dogsbody, which came out back in February. Beginning late July in California,

News Queens of the Stone Age’s Josh Homme Reveals Cancer Diagnosis He offered few details in a new interview, but noted that surgery was successful By Evan Minsker June 12, 2023 Facebook Twitter Queens of the Stone Age’s Josh Homme (Taylor Hill/Getty Images for Boston Calling) Facebook Twitter Queens of the Stone Age’s Josh Homme

News Watch Joni Mitchell Play First Headline Concert in Over 20 Years She performed classics like “A Case of You” and “Both Sides Now” with special guests such as Brandi Carlile, Annie Lennox, Blake Mills, Lucius, Sarah McLachlan, and others By Madison Bloom June 11, 2023 Facebook Twitter Joni Mitchell and Brandi Carlile in concert