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Aminé Launching New Best Day Ever Festival in Portland

Kaytranada, BadBadNotGood, Ravyn Lenae, and others will play the Oregon-born rapper’s inaugural hometown event

Kendrick Lamar’s Drake Diss “Not Like Us” Debuts at No. 1 on Billboard Hot 100

Another of Lamar’s anti-Drake missives, “Euphoria,” reached No. 3 on the singles chart, while the Canadian rapper’s retort “Family Matters” debuted at No. 7

Nilüfer Yanya Announces Fall 2024 Tour Dates

The British singer-songwriter will be on the road from September to December

Chief Keef, Jadasea, and More: This Week’s Pitchfork Selects Playlist

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

Childish Gambino Announces Massive 2024 Tour

Billed as the New World Tour, the run includes dates in North America, Europe, and Australasia

Childish Gambino Re-Releases 3.15.20 as New Album Atavista: Listen

The “finished version” of Donald Glover’s 2020 album comes with a video for new track “Little Foot Big Foot”

Shakira’s New Tax Probe Shelved by Spanish Court at Prosecutors’ Recommendation

The Colombian superstar was accused of evading 6.7 million euros in taxes on her 2018 income through an offshore company

Watch Vampire Weekend Play “Gen-X Cops” and “Capricorn” on SNL

Joining them on guitar for the Only God Was Above Us songs was producer Ariel Rechtshaid

Tems Announces 2024 Tour and New Album Release Date

The Nigerian musician follows her debut full-length, Born in the Wild, with concerts in the United States, Europe, and more

Ice Spice Shares Video for New Song “Gimmie a Light”: Watch

The RiotUSA-produced track samples Sean Paul’s Dutty Rock hit “Gimme the Light”

The Beach Boys’ Brian Wilson Will Enter Conservatorship, Judge Rules

Members of his management team will run the conservatorship, as proposed in a February filing citing a dementia diagnosis

Charli XCX Enlists Julia Fox, Chloë Sevigny, and More to Star in Extremely Charli XCX Video for New Song “360”: Watch

A committee of “hot internet girls”—also including Rachel Sennott, Hari Nef, and others—seeks a successor in the self-referential video

Dennis “Machine Gun” Thompson, MC5 Drummer and Last Surviving Band Member, Dies at 75

Thompson performed with the Detroit proto-punk band during its prime years of the 1960s and early 1970s

Megan Thee Stallion Shares Video for New Song “Boa”: Watch

The Houston rapper’s third serpent-themed track in recent months, following “Cobra” and “Hiss”

8 New Albums You Should Listen to Now: Yaya Bey, Amen Dunes, and More

Stream new releases from Yaya Bey, Amen Dunes, A. G. Cook, Chief Keef, Sisso & Maiko, Les Savy Fav, Keeley Forsyth, and YhapoJJ

Beabadoobee Announces Album, Shares Video for New Song “Take a Bite”: Watch

This Is How Tomorrow Moves, the Dirty Hit musician’s third studio album, arrives in the summer

Five More Families Settle Lawsuits Against Travis Scott and Live Nation Entertainment Over Astroworld Tragedy

Only one case, the wrongful death lawsuit brought on behalf of nine-year-old Ezra Blount, is still pending

Animal Collective Announce Sung Tongs 20th Anniversary Reissue and Live Album, Share Song: Listen

Recorded in 2018, Sung Tongs Live at the Theatre at Ace Hotel comes out October 4

Two Shell Share New Song “Gimmi It”: Listen

The UK dance duo follows up the FKA twigs collaboration “Talk to Me”

Lady Gaga Bringing New Gaga Chromatica Ball Concert Film to HBO and Max: Watch the Trailer

The special, which captures the pop musician’s 2022 Dodger Stadium performance, premieres on May 25

Steve Albini Remembered: Pixies, Cloud Nothings, and More React to Death of Legendary Rock Figure

PJ Harvey, Thurston Moore, Sadie Dupuis, Elijah Wood, Trash Talk’s Lee Spielman, Matmos’ Drew Daniel, Nirvana biographer Michael Azerrad, and others have paid tribute to the late musician

Steve Albini, Storied Producer and Icon of the Rock Underground, Dies at 61

The Shellac and Big Black frontman, who recorded classic albums by Nirvana, Pixies, PJ Harvey, and more, died of a heart attack

Neil Portnow Accuser Requests Dismissal of Her Sexual Assault Lawsuit

After anonymously suing the former Recording Academy CEO, the woman asked to withdraw the complaint, citing concerns for her safety and emotional well-being

Listen to Hagop Tchaparian’s New Song “Treacle”

The British Armenian producer returns after 2022’s Bolts

Martha Skye Murphy Announces Debut Album Um, Shares New Song: Listen

Listen to “Pick Yourself Up,” from the singer-songwriter’s debut, which features Claire Rousay and Roy Montgomery

Ghostface Killah Enlists Nas, Raekwon, Method Man, and More for New Album

Set the Tone (Guns & Roses), the Wu-Tang Clan rapper’s formal follow-up to 2019’s Ghostface Killahs also has guest spots from Remy Ma, Fat Joe, Sheek Louch, and others

Soccer Mommy to Play New Songs at Intimate Solo Concerts

Sophie Allison will ditch the backing band for shows in New York, Los Angeles, Chicago, and Nashville in the spring

Joan of Arc Announce New Box Set A Window & a Mirror

The Joyful Noise set collects the Tim Kinsella band’s material from 1996 to 2003

Mannequin Pussy Add 2024 Tour Dates

The band’s extensive I Got Heaven Tour includes a stop at Pitchfork Music Festival in Chicago in July

OFF! Announce Farewell Shows

They’ll play tour dates in New York, Los Angeles, and Chicago, with founding drummer Mario Rubalcaba back on the sticks