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Primavera Sound 2026 Lineup & Schedule: All the Set Times You Need to Know

When and where to catch the xx, Oklou, Grace Ives, Alex G, Skrillex, the Cure, and many more

The Afghan Whigs Take Soft Control on New Album and Tour

Greg Dulli and co. return with their first new LP in four years

National Symphony Orchestra “May Not Survive” Trump’s Kennedy Center Chaos

Ben Folds, the former artistic advisor to the NSO, broke the news in an open letter

Weezer Launch The Gold Album With Wednesday Collaboration

Rivers Cuomo and Karly Hartzman duet on “We Might as Well Be Strangers”

Snail Mail and Soccer Mommy Set Co-Headlining Tour

Lindsey Jordan and Sophie Allison will be joined by Brennan Wedl and Scarlet Rae on the fall U.S. run

Anysia Kym and Tony Seltzer Enlist 454, Loraine James, FearDorian for Remix Album

454’s “To Death Remix” leads Purity (Flips), also featuring Traxman, Vayda, and MIKE’s DJ Blackpower alias

Mastodon Honor Brent Hinds in First Song Since Late Frontman’s Death

“I was just singing about what I was seeing, and I was seeing ghosts,” says drummer Brann Dailor of “Your Ghost Again”

Meg Stalter Loves All Gays in Her New Single “Gay”

It’s the second song from her debut album

Black Bananas Announce First Album in 12 Years

Bad Bunch will arrive on the trio’s new label, Fire Records

Two New Things You Can Do on Pitchfork.com

Introducing save this story and your personal ratings history

Belle and Sebastian Made a Scottish World Cup Anthem

Stuart Murdoch and the gang wrote “It Only Takes One Lion” after the team’s dramatic qualification last November

YHWH Nailgun’s New Album Is 11 Minutes Long

Newly signed to 4AD, the New York quartet premiered three songs from Magazine on The Adam Friedland Show

Tierra Whack to Open New (Whack’s Museum) Mixtape on Juneteenth

The rapper also shared a phone number for fans to “text your apologies”

New Music Releases and Upcoming Albums in 2026

A regularly updated guide to the new albums, EPs, mixtapes, and projects getting released in the coming weeks and months

Pitchfork Paris 2026 Announces First Wave of Artists

Iceage, Bassvictim, and Charlotte Adigery & Bolis Pupul are among the headliners, while Pitchfork London has revealed its 2026 dates

Julia Jacklin Signs to 4AD, Lines Up 2026 and 2027 Tour Dates

The Australian artist will play shows across North America this fall, then head to Europe and the UK in February of next year

The Avalanches and Jamie xx Reunite for “Every Single Weekend”

Watch a model screen test for a spoof soft-drink ad in Jonathan Zawada’s accompanying video

Watch Justin Long Dig His Own Grave in Ariana Grande’s New Video

The singer plays a revenge-seeking ghost in the “Hate That I Made You Love Me” short

Ravyn Lenae, the Durutti Column, Tezzus, and More: This Week’s Pitchfork Selects Playlist

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

Kelela Lines Up North America and Europe Tour

She also shared “Point Blank,” her latest New Avatar single

Charli XCX Announces New Album Music, Fashion, Film

With a cover featuring John Cale, Marc Jacobs, and Martin Scorsese

Phoebe Bridgers to Play Surprise Madison Square Garden Show

The songwriter continues her run of pop-up performances on June 4

Boards of Canada Soundtrack Backrooms End Credits

A song from their new album, Inferno, plays at the end of the A24 horror film

M.I.A. Sues Kid Cudi Over Tour Removal

She claims he caused Live Nation to breach the contract, in which she was owed nearly $3 million

DMX Gets His Own Street in Yonkers

The corner of School Street and Brooke Street will be renamed “Earl DMX Simmons Way” in honor of the late rapper

Highlife and Gang Gang Dance’s Doug Shaw Dies at 43

The veteran New York musician died this week following a stroke

Here’s What Went Down at Jay-Z’s Headlining Roots Picnic Show

From a diss-laden freestyle to a State Property reunion, the rapper lit up his first top-billed solo performance in over five years

DJ Screw’s Catalog Is Coming to Streaming for the First Time

The late DJ’s mixtapes will be uploaded weekly until the end of June

Gold Panda Readies New Album Ton Up

Derwin Dicker’s follow-up to 2023’s The Work arrives next month