Music

Meshell Ndegeocello has recruited Cat Power for a cover of the Human League’s “Don’t You Want Me.” The second single from Ndegeocello’s duets album Synonym—improbably populated with guests ranging from Chaka Khan to Bill Callahan—builds the synth-pop classic out from a dub reggae groove, with Ndegeocello and Chan Marshall trading verses, conversing in the pre-chorus,

Bill Maher made a joke about Ariana Grande‘s weight during a recent episode of Real Time. The joke, which aired during Friday’s (August 7) episode of his show drew mixed reactions from the live audience. “I hope the aliens are here, I do. I hope they’re here and watching us and they’re going to save

Liim has announced his second album in the space of a year. A Sunflower Garden in Harlem Is Hard to Find is due August 28 via Three Times Louder. Accompanying the news are the AJRadico-assisted “1980” and its video, inspired by Eric B. & Rakim, as Liim notes in press materials. “Paid in Full &

Daft Punk‘s Thomas Bangalter has said writing the score for Tron: Legacy was a “depressing” and “limiting” experience. READ MORE: The enduring influence of Daft Punk: “They gave off this attitude of not giving a fuck” The musician and producer reflected on working on the 2010 Disney film during a recent episode of The A24 Podcast, in conversation with Dev Hynes, aka Blood Orange. He

Fenix Flexin took up most of the oxygen on this week’s episode of “Is this AI or not?,” but labelmate Tyga pulled his share too. Like “Rubberz,” the “Rack City” rapper’s latest album, the ’80s-indebted $tarface, has faced multiple accusations of being at least partially made with artificial intelligence. Not only does Tyga admit the

Phoebe Bridgers will make her acting debut in the upcoming film Primetime inspired by the series To Catch A Predator. Find all the details below. READ MORE: Phoebe Bridgers: “I definitely feel a lot less apologetic than I did before”  The indie icon and Boygenius member is set to release her long-awaited third solo record ‘Lost Weekend’ next Friday (August 14) via

Neil Young has unveiled an 11-minute single to go along with the announcement of his next Chrome Hearts album Second Song. You can listen to the title track below. The LP, out September 18 on Reprise, features seven songs in total: five new and two unreleased dating back to the 1960s. Second Song is the

KATSEYE singer Sophia Laforteza has announced she is taking a break from the girl group to focus on her mental health. Her hiatus comes just six months after band member Manon Bannerman also announced a temporary hiatus after it was announced that she would be stepping back “to focus on her health and wellbeing”. She

Urbano superstar Karol G formally unveiled her new album, No Me Arrepiento de Sentir Tanto, just this week, as she became the first solo woman to headline Toronto’s Rogers Stadium. The record, whose title translates as I Don’t Regret Feeling So Much, includes features from Drake, Rusowsky, and Bruno Mars, who appears on her first-ever

DIIV have shared their new single ‘The Fountain’ as they officially announce their new A.G. Cook-produced album ‘ZIRP!’, along with 2026 tour dates. The shoegaze quartet have unveiled more details of their album ‘ZIRP!’, which is due on October 30 via Fantasy Recordings. Pre-save/pre-order the album here. Inspired by “Palantir, societal breakdown and streaming’s endless

It was the WorldPride Amsterdam appearance heard ’round the world: Kylie Minogue strutting onstage to join Madonna during her “Club Confessions” set to perform a new duet. The two veteran divas have now officially released that song, a Minogue remix of Madonna’s Confessions II track “Love Sensation.” (Balking at the track’s six-minute runtime? Never fear,

Footage has gone viral of Timbaland performing only his “EH” backing vocals to Nelly Furtado‘s ‘Say It Right’ – check out some of the reactions below. The producer was making an appearance at the Łódz Summer Festival in Poland on July 25 and as part of his set, he played Furtado’s 2006 hit and somewhat hilariously decided to sing his original

Weezer have shared the latest single from The Gold Album. In the video for “C.E.O.”, a pair of record executives played by Rob Riggle and Rob Huebel hound Rivers Cuomo into reenacting the iconic clip for “Undone (The Sweater Song)” from 1994’s Blue Album. “People are hungry for nostalgia,” Huebel insists, brandishing a “CEO” mug.

Sam Smith has dropped their heartbreaking new single ‘When He’s Gone’. The singer is gearing up to release their fifth studio album, ‘Hazel Eyes‘. So far, Smith has shared the romantic ‘My Guy‘ and ‘Oh Mother’. The record is due out August 21 via Capitol Records UK – pre-order now here. Compared to their previous

The dog days of summer may be fast approaching, but festival season is still in full swing. Outside Lands returning to San Francisco’s Golden Gate Park this weekend (August 7-9), for its first edition since the death of co-founder Jonathan Mayers last year. The lineup includes headliners Charli XCX, the Strokes, and Rüfüs Du Sol,

Jay-Z has delivered his first original rap verse in four years on a new remix of Beyoncé’s ‘Morning Dew (Donk)’ – listen below. The track was released today (August 5) as part of a four-track remix pack, with Jay’s verse coming after a reworked chorus and post-chorus. He uses the appearance to brag about his marriage to Beyoncé on lines including,

Sleep has more in store than an upcoming tour and comic book. The stoner doom-metal gods are set to drop Hempispheres (get it?) on October 30 via Third Man. The follow-up to 2018’s The Sciences marks the band’s first with its new lineup of Bubba Dupree and Dale Crover, who join longtime frontman Al Cisneros.

The Bangles icon Susanna Hoffs has announced a new solo album featuring Rufus Wainwright and many more. READ MORE: Soundtrack Of My Life: Rufus Wainwright Entitled ‘The List’, the record sees Hoffs turn “her deepest, decade-spanning memories” into 12 songs with a guest heavy host of musicians including Semisonic’s Dan Wilson, Paul Simon‘s wife Edie Brickell,