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The staff of Pitchfork listens to a lot of new music. A lot of it. On any given day our writers, editors, and contributors go through an imposing number of new releases, giving recommendations to each other and discovering new favorites along the way. Each Monday, with our Pitchfork Selects playlist, we’re sharing what our

It has been revealed that six countries competing in Eurovision 2024 nearly pulled out of the song contest, just 25 minutes before the live final. The grand final of the competition took place in Malmö, Sweden – the home of 2023 winner Loreen – on Saturday May 11. However, the show was mired by widespread

The United States Justice Department has, as suspected, sued Live Nation Entertainment, alleging that the company, which owns Ticketmaster, holds a monopoly in the concert market. The lawsuit argues that the concert giant is breaching antitrust laws through its exclusivity contracts, threats to rivals, and leveraging of market domination over artists, resulting in inflated prices

Sony Music have slammed Google, Microsoft, OpenAI and other tech firms over claims of unauthorised A.I. songs. READ MORE: Beyond human imagination: How AI is pushing the boundaries of entertainment  The music publisher – which is the largest in the world and represents artists like Adele and Beyoncé – sent letters to each of the tech

Clairo is back. The singer-songwriter has announced her third album, Charm, and shared its lead single, “Sexy to Someone.” Listen to the new song below. Charm is out July 12. Clairo has worked on each of her albums with one primary producer. She did her debut, Immunity, with Rostam Batmanglij. Sophomore effort Sling was a

Declan McKenna has announced a short run of shows across the UK for this summer. Between his various dates at festivals including Glastonbury, Boardmasters, TRNSMT Festival, Truck, Y Not and more in support of his third album ‘What Happened To The Beach?’, McKenna will be playing five headline shows. He will perform two July gigs in Halifax

Gulfer, the emo and indie-rock four-piece from Montreal, Quebec, have announced they’re breaking up. “After over a decade, Gulfer is calling it quits,” they said in a statement to Pitchfork. “Through this band, we’ve experienced some of the best moments of our lives. We got to travel the world and play to great people everywhere.

The Black Keys have broken their silence after cancelling the entirety of their upcoming North American tour, explaining to fans a more “exciting, intimate experience” than the arenas that were scheduled. READ MORE: The Black Keys – ‘Ohio Players’ review: familiar rock bangers with help from Noel Gallagher and Beck Fans were dismayed to learn online

The Fool, John Rossiter’s new album under the Young Jesus banner, took root when Shahzad Ismaily, the vaunted multi-instrumentalist, got in touch proposing a collaboration. They started improvising together in New York, in between Rossiter’s time at home in Los Angeles, where he passed days gardening and singing with friends Alex Babbitt and Alex Lappin.

Lizzo has posted her live video reaction to a recent South Park skit in which they mocked her as part of an episode about the celebrity use of Ozempic. On Friday, an episode of the adult animated show titled ‘The End of Obesity’ aired on Paramount+, containing parodies around the so-called weight loss drug Ozempic.

Sexyy Red has a new mixtape out today. The 14-track In Sexyy We Trust includes a new song with the St. Louis rapper’s “Rich Baby Daddy” collaborator Drake. Listen to the song, “U My Everything,” below. Tay Keith and Drumatized served as the executive producers of In Sexyy We Trust, and Keith, in particular, produced

Nicki Minaj’s show at Manchester’s Co-Op Live tonight (May 25) was cancelled after she was arrested in Amsterdam earlier in the day. The rapper was due to take her ‘Pink Friday 2’ live show to the venue as part of her ongoing UK and European tour, but she was unable to make it to the

Lampros claims that, in or around 1998, she “found the courage to end her relationship with Mr. Combs.” She reencountered Diddy in 2000 or 2001, however, and the musician “began apologizing for his past behaviors; he started telling her that he was a changed man,” the lawsuit states. “He then showered her with compliments, telling

Millie Bobby Brown has apparently married Jake Bongiovi, son of Jon Bon Jovi. The Stranger Things star has been engaged to Bongiovi since April 2023, having rumoured to be dating him since June 2021. Now, it appears the two have secretly tied the knot, according to The Sun, who also claimed Bon Jovi himself and his wife Dorothea

Travis Scott, Live Nation Entertainment, and other defendants have settled the last remaining wrongful death lawsuit they were facing in the wake of the 2021 Astroworld tragedy, the Houston Chronicle reports. The lawsuit was filed by the family of Ezra Blount, the youngest victim of the crowd crush. In a statement to the Houston Chronicle,

Duran Duran’s Simon Le Bon and John Taylor came under fire this week for posting a photo of themselves next to a Tesla Cybertruck – which they swiftly deleted. On Tuesday (May 21), the new wave legends posted the image on their Threads account, under the caption: “You’ll never forget your first Tesla Cybertruck”. Before

Cash Cobain continues to collaborate with big-name artists. Following the new “Fisherrr (Remix),” with Ice Spice, he’s got a new track with J. Cole called “Grippy.” Listen to the new song below. “Grippy” is a new version of Cash Cobain’s “Dunk Contest.” Cobain co-produced the original with Gvrlnd!, and the two also produced “Grippy.” “Grippy”