PULSE: Music News

Kaitlyn Aurelia Smith Launches Label With New Album Ruin: It’s Not Just Music

The beat-heavy LP inaugurates her Someone Special label

DJ Koze Drops New Song “Spiralen”

The hypnotic, seven-minute track leads a AA-side single out next month

13 New Albums You Should Listen to Now: Bladee, Fakemink, and Eli

Stream new releases from Bladee, Fakemink, and Eli

Philipp Jung, Co-Founder of Get Physical and M.A.N.D.Y., Has Died

The German house DJ, producer, and label boss helped conduct transitions in electronic music as house spilled into adjacent scenes in the 2000s

Listen to Mike D’s New Song “What We Got”

It’s the Beastie Boy’s second solo single, following “Switch Up”

Veeze Returns With Surprise Mixtape

Y’all Won is out now

Watch Olivia Rodrigo Unravel in New “The Cure” Video

The latest single from You Seem Pretty Sad for a Girl So in Love is here

Charli XCX Walks a Runway to Hell in “SS26” Video

Featuring cameos from Abra, former Vogue Paris editor-in-chief Carine Roitfeld, and a can of Poppi

Feeble Little Horse Announce New Album Bitknot Dropping Next Week

The Pittsburgh noise-pop band’s long-awaited follow-up to Girl With Fish

Wiki Announces First Solo Album in Seven Years

Ancient History arrives in June

Watch Kevin Morby and Carrie Brownstein Perform Sleater-Kinney’s “Modern Girl”

Brownstein joined Morby onstage at his show in Portland (naturally) to play the 2005 favorite

Watch Vince Staples Shoot the American Flag in New Music Video

“White Flag” is the latest pointed single from Cry Baby, his upcoming album

Watch Bruce Springsteen Rip the Ellisons and CBS on CBS

“Larry and David Ellison feel like they need to kiss [Trump’s] ass to get what they want”

Netflix to Revisit Michael Jackson’s Child Sex Abuse Trial in Docuseries

Michael Jackson: The Verdict features new interviews with jurors and observers of the 2005 case

Loukeman Readies Fall Tour

Luke Fenton will make stops in North America and Europe

Ariana Grande Drops Dangerous Woman Outtake “Knew Better Part Two”

The previously unreleased fan favorite is on the 10th anniversary edition of Dangerous Woman

Billy Joel Doesn’t Want You to See the Billy Joel Biopic

The “legally and professionally misguided” Billy and Me will feature none of the singer’s music

Watch David Byrne Burn Down the House With Stephen Colbert

Pouring one out for The Late Show With Stephen Colbert, which ends this Thursday

Watch Slayyyter Make Her Late-Night Debut in a Beer Can Bralette

The Wor$t Girl in America performed “Dance” on Fallon

Car Seat Headrest Rerecord Teens of Denial for Its 10th Anniversary

Teen of Denial: Joe’s Story reimagines Will Toledo and the band’s breakout LP

Arab Strap Launch New Album Half-Told Tales With Acerbic Single “You You You”

“And if you’re streaming this song on Spotify, then we both fund weapons-grade AI”

Is That Owen Wilson in a Rolling Loud Movie?

Did we also mention Travis Scott is in this?

Posthumous Ed Askew Album to Feature Bill Callahan, Sharon Van Etten

Drag City will release The Final Painting on July 31

They Are Gutting a Body of Water Are Going on a US Tour

They also released a new song with Horse Jumper of Love

Los Thuthanaka, Kim Gordon, and Smerz to Play Making Time ∞ 2026

Avalon Emerson & The Charm, Loidis, Skee Mask, and more are also booked for the Philly fest

Ear Announce New Album Rumspringa

The New York-based electronic duo’s latest is out May 29 on A24 Music

Moses Sumney Releasing Debut Film Soundtrack

Kara Jackson features on the lead single from Sumney and Joseph Shirley’s companion album to Is God Is

Son Lux Prep New Album and World Tour

The trio will release Out Into this September

Xiu Xiu Made an Album Based on David Lynch’s Eraserhead

Jamie Stewart and Angela Seo’s ongoing concert concept gets the studio treatment

Hayley Williams, Mitski, Ethel Cain Set for All Things Go Festival 2026

Lola Young will also return to the fest since she collapsed during last year’s edition