PULSE: Music News

Sean “Diddy” Combs Requests “Immediate Release” From Prison

His attorneys accuse the district judge of acting “as a thirteenth juror”

Che Celebrates Christmas With REST IN BASS Deluxe

REST IN BASS: ENCORE includes 14 new tracks

Bob Vylan Won’t Face Charges for “Death to the IDF” Chant

U.K. police ended their investigation due to “insufficient evidence”

Wayne Coyne: Steven Drozd’s Reason for Leaving the Flaming Lips Is a Lie

“It is HIS responsibility to tell everyone what happened”

Max B Drops First Mixtape Since Prison Release

A$AP Rocky, Kehlani, French Montana, and others are featured on Public Domain 7: The Purge

Lady Gaga to Share Harlequin Concert Film on Christmas Eve

Lady Gaga in Harlequin Live: One Night Only premieres on YouTube at 4 p.m. PST/7 p.m. EST on December 24

Bon Iver Made a Song With Gracie Abrams and Aaron Dessner

The trio recorded “Sold Out” to benefit Everytown, the gun violence prevention organization

Kali Uchis, Lucrecia Dalt, and More: This Week’s Pitchfork Selects Playlist

Our weekly playlist highlights songs that our writers, editors, and contributors are listening to on repeat

Watch Ariana Grande Host, Cher Perform Christmas Songs on Saturday Night Live

Cast members also impersonated Cameron Winter, Kate Bush, Björk, and more

EsDeeKid Releases Remix Featuring a Rapping Timothée Chalamet

There’s a music video too

Judge Overturns Conviction in Murder of Jam Master Jay

One of two alleged killers has been acquitted

Morrissey Signs With Sire Records

Five years after being dumped by BMG

Xaviersobased Premieres New Single “Walk to Me”

It’s the rapper’s first offering since his major-label debut, Once More

Kali Uchis Drops Leaked Orquídeas Demo “Muévelo”

The singer says the release is her “final act of self love this year”

The Kennedy Center Board Votes to Rename the Venue After Donald Trump

Despite a federal statute saying it can’t

Fela Kuti, Whitney Houston, Paul Simon, and More to Receive 2026 Lifetime Achievement Grammys

Cher, Carlos Santana, and Chaka Khan will also get the honor from the Recording Academy

Jeff Mills’ Live at Liquid Room Comes to Streaming for the First Time

The legendary DJ mix is available to stream exclusively via Apple Music

Barack Obama’s Top Songs of 2025: Laufey, Alex Warren, Rosalía

Kendrick and Chappell Roan also make appearances

Watch St. Vincent Rip Through David Bowie’s “Young Americans”

For The Late Show’s new Under the Covers segment

The Flaming Lips’ Steven Drozd Says He’s No Longer in Band

“They’re done with me – but we’re not talking about it,” he said

Brooklyn’s Music Hall of Williamsburg to Close in 2026

The venue's owners have decided not to renew the lease

YouTube Ditches the Billboard Charts

The streaming giant will no longer submit its numbers for consideration

Perry Farrell Apologizes to Jane’s Addiction (Again)

In their own statement, the band’s other members confirmed they had parted ways with Farrell

The Breeders, Gang of Four, Billy Bragg to Headline Wilco’s Solid Sound Festival 2026

Ryan Davis & the Roadhouse Band, Sharp Pins, S.G. Goodman, L’Rain, and others will take the stage in Massachusetts next year

The Oscars Head to YouTube

After decades airing on ABC, the ceremony will broadcast from its new home starting in 2029

Here’s the Album Cover Tim Burton Made for A$AP Rocky

The long-delayed Testing follow-up is imminent—really this time—says Rocky

Marilyn Manson Suit From Ex-Assistant Dismissed Again

The accuser had won an appeal in 2023

Kay Flock Sentenced to 30 Years in Prison

The Bronx rapper had been found guilty of attempted murder and racketeering charges in March

Nine Inch Nails, Miley Cyrus Shortlisted for 2026 Oscars

Daniel Lopatin is here too

Donna Summer Joins the Songwriters Hall of Fame

A posthumous induction for a songwriter "who changed