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The New Pornographers Announce 2026 U.S. Tour

Okkervil River’s Will Sheff will support A.C. Newman and his bandmates on the spring run

Los Angeles Sherriff’s Department Investigating Sean “Diddy” Combs for Sexual Battery

Police are looking to incidents that are alleged to have taken place in 2020 and 2021

Kneecap Address Mo Chara Terrorism Charge on New Song “No Comment”: Listen

“‘No Comment’ is all about getting harassed by the British state,” the Irish trio said of the new collaboration with Sub Focus

Jeff Tweedy Announces 2026 Tour

The Wilco frontman will continue to play shows in support of Twilight Override

Father John Misty Announces 2026 Tour Dates

The singer-songwriter has additional shows in the United States and Europe in support of Mahashmashana

David Byrne and Brian Eno Reunite for New Song “T Shirt”: Listen

Eno co-wrote the song, which Byrne has been playing on his tour behind Who Is the Sky?

Peaer Announce First Album Since 2019, Share New Song “Button”: Listen

The indie-rock trio returns in January with Doppelgänger

Anjimile Shares New Song “Auld Lang Syne II”: Listen

The folk singer-songwriter’s first new music since 2023

Ticket Resale for Profit to Be Outlawed in United Kingdom

A long-promised government crackdown on touts and resale platforms is set to be unveiled this week

“Weird Al” Yankovic Announces Expansive 2026 Tour

The parody musician will continue the Bigger & Weirder Tour with 90 more stops next year

Ariana Grande, Cher, and Lily Allen Announced for Saturday Night Live

Grande will host an episode featuring musical guest Cher, and Allen will perform in an episode hosted by Challengers actor Josh O’Connor

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Waxahatchee and MJ Lenderman Announce 2026 Tour

Co-headlining tour dates across North America kick off in the spring

Animal Collective Release New Jetty Soundtrack: Listen

Deakin and Geologist scored the documentary about the reconstruction of Rockaway Beach after Hurricane Sandy

Perfume Genius Announces 2026 North American Tour, Shares “Me & Angel” Video: Watch

The Duo Tour will take Mike Hadreas and Alan Wyffels across the East Coast and Midwest from January to April of next year

Robyn, Liam Benzvi, and More: This Week’s Pitchfork Selects Playlist

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

FKA twigs Shares New “Hard” Video: Watch

The Eusexua Afterglow song gets a suitably intense choreography

Watch Rosalía Discuss New Album Lux and Perform “La Perla” on Fallon

She also played a game in which Jimmy Fallon had to guess whether she is reading insults, seductions, or nonsense from Spanish-language cue cards

Todd Snider, Satirical Folk Singer-Songwriter, Dies at 59

The wry storyteller and Americana musician won the hearts of collaborators John Prine, Amanda Shires, and Jason Isbell

Dijon Announced as Saturday Night Live Musical Guest

He’ll cap off a big year with a performance on a December 6 episode hosted by Melissa McCarthy

Magdalena Bay to Release New Songs in Nice Day Box Set

The collection houses the duo’s recent spate of singles, including new tracks “This Is the World (I Made It for You)” and “Nice Day”

Hercules & Love Affair Announce EP, Share New Song: Listen

Andy Butler made the new song “Someone Else Is Calling” with Hips & Lips’ Elín Ey and Paranoid London’s Quinn Whalley

10 New Albums You Should Listen to Now: FKA twigs, Colter Wall, and More

Stream new releases from FKA twigs; Colter Wall; Summer Walker; Navy Blue; Austra; Sword II; Quinn & FearDorian; K-Lone; Boldy James & Nicholas Craven; and JJJJJerome Ellis

Avalon Emerson Shares Video for New & the Charm Song: Watch

“Eden” is the DJ and producer’s first release under her Avalon Emerson & the Charm moniker since her 2023 album of the same name

Watch Karol G and Marco Antonio Solís Perform “Coleccionando Heridas” at 2025 Latin Grammys

The artists were accompanied by a live band and broke out some salsa dancing for their Tropicoqueta duet

Watch Bad Bunny Perform “Weltita” at 2025 Latin Grammys

The evening’s most-nominated artist was joined by members of the Puerto Rican band Chuwi, who also feature on the Debí Tirar Más Fotos track

Miley Cyrus Shares New Song “Dream as One” for New Movie Avatar: Fire and Ash: Listen

Cyrus worked on the single with Andrew Wyatt, Mark Ronson, Simon Franglen, and others

Massive Attack Promise New Music for 2026

Just don’t expect to find the “cache of work created in the recent past” on Spotify

Charli XCX Announces New Album Wuthering Heights, Shares New Song “Chains of Love”: Listen

The musician’s work on the new Emerald Fennell film inspired her to make a full-length follow-up to Brat

Daft Punk’s Thomas Bangalter Features on Orelsan’s New Song “Yoroï”: Listen

Bangalter co-wrote, co-produced, and played bass on the French rapper’s La fuite en avant track