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horsegiirL Announces Debut Album, Shares New Single

“I want to remind human beings that they are part of nature,” the singer, who claims she’s half-horse, said in a statement.

PinkPantheress, Robyn, More to Guest on Zara Larsson’s Midnight Sun: Girls Trip

The deluxe edition of her 2025 album also features remixes with Tyla, Shakira, Kehlani, and JT

Tyla Announces Sophomore Album A*Pop

It’s out July 24 via Epic

Ian Sweet Announces New Album and Tour

Jillian Medford wrote Shiverstruck while working as a children’s music teacher

Lenny Kaye of the Patti Smith Group Readies Debut Solo Album

Smith herself is among the contributors to her longtime bandmate’s Goin’ Local

Smerz Reveal New Easy EP and Song “Spring Summer”

The Norwegian duo return with another dose of postmodern pop, due out next month

Grouper Lines Up Mini North American Tour

The singer will play six shows in the fall

Azealia Banks’ New Album Is an… Hour-Long Guided Meditation Suite?

Zenzealia is technically her first full-length release since her 2019 Yung Rapunxel: Pt.II mixtape

Traffic’s Dave Mason Dies at 79

The British singer, songwriter, and guitarist co-founded the rock band before an illustrious solo career

Boards of Canada Reveal New Album Inferno

It’s the Scottish duo’s first LP since 2013’s Tomorrow’s Harvest

Tricky’s First Album in Six Years Is on the Way

Listen to the Marta collaboration “Out of Place” from Different When It’s Silent

Baauer’s Announces First Album in Six Years, Shares New Single

U is an ode to the dance music that shaped the Brooklyn producer’s teen years

Drake Confirms Iceman Release Date

The rapper’s long-rumored new album is out on May 15

Pitchfork Founder Ryan Schreiber Is Releasing a Memoir

Weird Era: How Pitchfork Changed Music Forever is “an Almost Famous-like memoir for the 21st century”

Thundercat, Angine de Poitrine to Play Newport Jazz Festival 2026

The 72nd edition will take over Rhode Island’s Fort Adams State Park from July 31 through August 2

Karol G Readies Yearlong World Tour

The singer will bring Tropicoqueta to over 39 stadiums across North America, South America, and Europe

How Long Until Drake’s Iceman Sculpture Melts? A Quantum Physicist Weighs In

Drake has hidden his new album’s drop date in a massive Toronto ice sculpture. Can thermodynamics tell us more?

Patti Smith, Morrissey Booked for CBGB Festival 2026

The one-day event returns to Brooklyn’s Under the K Bridge Park on September 26

Beck Readies North American Tour, Shares Video for New Song

“Ride Lonesome” marks a reunion with producer Nigel Godrich

Modest Mouse Announce New Album An Eraser and a Maze

It’s the band's first independent release in nearly 30 years

Brian Eno, Massive Attack, Sigur Rós Call for Eurovision 2026 Boycott

More than 1,000 artists have criticized the contest for its decision to allow Israel to compete

Coachella 2027 Dates Announced

Mark your calendars if you want to attend the California music festival next year

Grimes Says She Made an Album Called Psy Opera

She also claims to be working on a “documentary about machine consciousness” and that she “might have AI psychosis”

Madonna’s Coachella Outfits Are Missing

“I’m offering a reward for their safe return”

Shaboozey Returns With New Album The Outlaw Cherie Lee & Other Western Tales

The concept LP is out July 31 via American Dogwood

Tiga, Massive Attack, and Nine Inch Noize: This Week’s Pitchfork Selects Playlist

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

Jane Remover Lines Up North American Tour

The Live Exhibit tour comes with support from Dazegxd

Lorde, Geese, Turnstile, and More to Play Form Arcosanti 2026

Adrianne Lenker, Blood Orange, Kamasi Washington, and Disclosure are also performing at the Arizona festival this year

Ruth Garbus Readies New Album Profound

“I Think I’m Ready Now” leads the Alive People follow-up