Music

News Logic and Madlib Form New Project MadGic, Share New Song: Listen “Mars Only pt. 3” follows Logic’s return from “retirement” By Noah Yoo April 24, 2021 Facebook Twitter Facebook Twitter Logic and Madlib have formed a new duo project, MadGic. Last night, they released a new joint single called “Mars Only pt. 3.” It’s

News The Mars Volta Share Previously Unreleased De-Loused In The Comatorium Demos: Listen Landscape Tantrums arrives with the new La Realidad De Los Sueños box set By Noah Yoo April 23, 2021 Facebook Twitter The Mars Volta’s Cedric Bixler-Zavala, July 2011 (Brian Rasic/Getty Images) Facebook Twitter The Mars Volta have released Landscape Tantrums, a previously

News After Delay, U.S. Government Says Venue Operators Will Finally Able to Apply for Relief Money The Shuttered Venue Operator Grant portal crashed earlier this month, preventing applications from being processed By Noah Yoo April 23, 2021 Facebook Twitter Photo by Noam Galai/Getty Images Facebook Twitter Last month, the Small Business Administration was scheduled to

News Pharrell Features on New Moneybagg Yo Song “Certified Neptunes”: Listen Chad Hugo and Pharrell produced the track from the Memphis rapper’s new album A Gangsta’s Pain By Noah Yoo April 23, 2021 Facebook Twitter Moneybagg Yo, Pharrell (Getty Images) Facebook Twitter Moneybagg Yo has shared a new track called “Certified Neptunes.” The title doesn’t

News YG and Mozzy Share New Song “Bompton to Oak Park”: Listen A joint single from the West Coast rappers By Madison Bloom April 22, 2021 Facebook Twitter Mozzy and YG in “Bompton to Oak Park,” directed by SUJ Facebook Twitter West Coast rappers YG and Mozzy have teamed up for a new song. It’s

News RZA Releases New Song “Pugilism” as Bobby Digital: Listen He’s also launched “Saturday Afternoon Kung Fu Theater,” an online kung fu movie screening series By Evan Minsker April 21, 2021 Facebook Twitter RZA, photo by Kyle Christy Facebook Twitter RZA has released his first single since 2008 under the name Bobby Digital. It’s called

News Wiki and NAH Announce Telephonebooth, Share Video for New Song “Hip Hop”: Watch The New York rapper and Philadelphia-born, Antwerp-based producer’s full-length collaboration is out May 7 By Matthew Strauss April 21, 2021 Facebook Twitter Wiki, photo by Ryosuke Tanzawa Facebook Twitter New York rapper Wiki and Philadelphia-born, Antwerp-based producer NAH are teaming up

News Method Man and Redman’s VERZUZ Battle: Here’s What Happened The “How High 4/20 Special” showdown between the two rappers featured cameos from RZA, EPMD, DJ Kool, and more By Madison Bloom and Evan Minsker April 20, 2021 Facebook Twitter Method Man and Redman on VERZUZ Facebook Twitter Method Man and Redman went hit-for-hit tonight

News Flying Lotus and Thundercat Share New Song “Black Gold”: Listen FlyLo has also released “Between Memories,” featuring Niki Randa, from the Netflix show Yasuke By Evan Minsker April 20, 2021 Facebook Twitter Flying Lotus, photo by Tim Saccenti Facebook Twitter Flying Lotus provided the original score for the Netflix original anime series Yasuke, which

News Jeff Rosenstock Surprise Releases SKA DREAM—a Ska Rework of His Album NO DREAM: Listen A full ska re-recording of his album NO DREAM, featuring titles like “NO TIME TO SKANK” and “Ohio Porkpie,” has arrived By Evan Minsker April 20, 2021 Facebook Twitter Jeff Rosenstock (Christine Mackie) Facebook Twitter Jeff Rosenstock has shared a

News Jorja Smith Announces Be Right Back, Shares New Song “Gone”: Listen The eight-song project arrives on May 14 By Noah Yoo April 19, 2021 Facebook Twitter Jorja Smith, photo by Rashidi Noah Facebook Twitter Jorja Smith has announced Be Right Back, a new eight-song project that serves as the follow-up to her 2019 debut

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