Music

News SXSW Stake Sold to Rolling Stone and Billboard Publisher A co-founder of the Austin festival called Penske Media Corporation’s 50% ownership a “lifeline” By Evan Minsker April 18, 2021 Facebook Twitter SXSW 2020 banner in Austin, Texas (SUZANNE CORDEIRO/AFP via Getty Images) Facebook Twitter Penske Media Corporation—the publisher behind Rolling Stone, Billboard, and Variety—is

News Secretly Canadian Announces 25th Anniversary Campaign, Shares New Songs: Listen Stella Donnelly and Porridge Radio begin the campaign, which benefits an organization relieving homelessness in Bloomington By Allison Hussey April 16, 2021 Facebook Twitter Graphic courtesy of Secretly Canadian Facebook Twitter Secretly Canadian has announced a forthcoming slate of releases and a fundraising campaign

News DMX Memorial Service Set for Brooklyn’s Barclays Center A public sendoff for the late rapper will take place next Saturday, April 24 By Jazz Monroe and Matthew Strauss April 17, 2021 Facebook Twitter Earl Simmons aka DMX, April 2006 (Michael Loccisano/FilmMagic) Facebook Twitter A public memorial for DMX will take place at Brooklyn’s Barclays

News Apple Music, in Contrast With Rival Spotify, Says It Pays a Penny-Per-Stream Average Apple also asserts a commitment to paying independent labels the same rate as majors in a memo sent to artists By Noah Yoo April 16, 2021 Facebook Twitter Apple Music, April 2019 (Chesnot/Getty Images) Facebook Twitter Apple Music has issued a

News My Chemical Romance Reschedule Reunion Tour for 2022 The North American tour, originally set for fall 2020, will now begin August 2022 By Noah Yoo April 16, 2021 Facebook Twitter Facebook Twitter My Chemical Romance have once again rescheduled their North American tour dates, now set to begin at Wells Fargo Center in Philadelphia,

News Tegan and Sara Join Beach Bunny on New Version of “Cloud 9”: Listen The rework of the Honeymoon song includes gender neutral and feminine pronouns By Evan Minsker April 16, 2021 Facebook Twitter Tegan and Sara (Rodin Eckenroth/Getty Images), Beach Bunny (Alexa Viscius) Facebook Twitter Tegan and Sara have joined Beach Bunny, the Chicago

News Watch Megan Thee Stallion and Lil Durk’s New “Movie” Video Meg and Durk hit up a strip club called Stallion’s in the flashy visual By Madison Bloom April 15, 2021 Facebook Twitter Megan Thee Stallion (Still from “Movie” video). Facebook Twitter Megan Thee Stallion has shared a music video for her Good News track

News Adam Schlesinger Tribute Show Announced: Courtney Love, Dashboard Confessional, More Jody Porter, The Monkees’ Mickey Dolenz, James Iha, others set for MusiCares and Bowery Electric virtual benefit By Noah Yoo April 15, 2021 Facebook Twitter Adam Schlesinger photo by Kevin Winter/NBCUniversal/Getty Images Facebook Twitter A new virtual tribute concert in honor of late singer-songwriter

News Arcade Fire Share New 45-Minute Song for Headspace Meditation App “Memories of the Age of Anxiety” is a long piece “to help you focus and feel inspired” By Evan Minsker April 14, 2021 Facebook Twitter Arcade Fire’s Win Butler (Erika Goldring/Getty Images) Facebook Twitter Arcade Fire have shared a new original 45-minute piece of

News CHAI Share New Anime Theme Song “Let’s Love”: Watch the Video The Japanese quartet provide the title theme for the new show Dinosaur Biyori By Noah Yoo April 14, 2021 Facebook Twitter CHAI photo by Michael Hickey/Getty Images Facebook Twitter CHAI have shared the music video for a new song, “Let’s Love.” The non-album

News Lil Nas X and Dominic Fike Star in BROCKHAMPTON’s New “COUNT ON ME” Video: Watch “Who the fuck is Radiohead,” Nas jokes to Fike in the video’s introduction By Evan Minsker April 13, 2021 Facebook Twitter Dominic Fike and Lil Nas X in BROCKHAMPTON’s “COUNT ON ME” video Facebook Twitter BROCKHAMPTON have shared the

News Listen to Mick Jagger and Dave Grohl’s New Song “Eazy Sleazy” “Shooting the vaccine/Bill Gates is in my bloodstream/It’s mind control,” Jagger sings in the satirical single By Matthew Strauss April 13, 2021 Facebook Twitter Dave Grohl and MicK Jagger, May 2013 (Mark Davis/Getty Images for AEG) Facebook Twitter Rolling Stones frontman Mick Jagger

News Watch Mudhoney Unveil Tunnel Boring Machine Named After Them The eponymous appliance will relieve sewer overflow in Seattle By Allison Hussey April 12, 2021 Facebook Twitter Mudhoney with the tunnel boring machine named for them (Photo by Kelly Guenther, Seattle Public Utilities) Facebook Twitter Mudhoney are the namesake of a new tunnel boring machine

News Sufjan Stevens Shares New Song “Lamentation II”: Listen From the second installment of his five-volume instrumental collection Convocations By Sam Sodomsky April 12, 2021 Facebook Twitter Sufjan Stevens (Photo by Paul Bergen/Redferns) Facebook Twitter Last week, Sufjan Stevens announced Convocations, a new, five-volume collection of instrumental music to be released in weekly installments. The

News Bad Bunny Announces 2022 Tour The announcement of El Último Tour del Mundo happened at WrestleMania By Evan Minsker April 11, 2021 Facebook Twitter Robert Gauthier Facebook Twitter Bad Bunny has announced El Último Tour del Mundo 2022—a tour named for his 2020 album of the same name. The dates range from February to

News Bruce Springsteen and Barack Obama’s Podcast Parodied on SNL: Watch Obama (Chris Redd) and Springsteen (Beck Bennett) showcase their podcast chemistry on “Weekend Update” By Evan Minsker April 11, 2021 Facebook Twitter Chris Redd and Beck Bennett (as Obama and Bruce) Facebook Twitter During the “Weekend Update” portion of last night’s Saturday Night Live,

News Swizz Beatz Remembers DMX: “He Lived His Life for Everyone Else” The “Ruff Ryders Anthem” producer paid tribute to his late friend on Instagram: “He was the most loyal person I’ve ever known” By Noah Yoo April 10, 2021 Facebook Twitter Facebook Twitter The music world continues to mourn the loss of DMX, who

News Arca, My Bloody Valentine, More to Curate NTS 10-Year Anniversary Radio Shows Simpsons creator Matt Groening, Theo Parrish, Laurie Anderson, others will also participate in the week-long benefit broadcast By Noah Yoo April 9, 2021 Facebook Twitter Facebook Twitter NTS Radio is celebrating 10 years of broadcasting with a week-long special broadcast and charity

News Watch WizKid and Tems’ New “Essence” Video The stylish Made in Lagos visual was filmed in Accra, Ghana By Matthew Strauss April 9, 2021 Facebook Twitter WizKid and Tems in “Essence,” directed by DK Facebook Twitter WizKid and Tems have shared the music video for their Made in Lagos collaboration “Essence.” The visual, directed

News Jayda G Announces DJ-Kicks Mix, Shares New Song “All I Need”: Watch the Video The Canadian producer’s first entry in the venerable !K7 mix series is out in May By Noah Yoo April 9, 2021 Facebook Twitter Jayda G DJ-Kicks cover artwork Facebook Twitter Jayda G is the latest artist to record a DJ-Kicks