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Shakira says her upcoming 12-show residency in Madrid was conceived in part as a response to the fear and persecution she has seen affecting Latino communities. “This started with pain,” Shakira wrote in an editorial for El País on Sunday. “It started when I saw our people persecuted simply for being Latino, families forced to

Last month, Cardi B dropped a new single, “Ah Ha.” Produced by DJ SwanQo, it’s a classic Cardi cut: laughing at haters, getting her money, and humiliating more than a few undesirable men. At one point, she actually says “na na na boo boo.” Now the song has a video, where Cardi experiences a very

Under his Frankie Pulitzer alias, Tom Hardy has teamed with Czarface — the underground rap group made up of Wu-Tang Clan’s Inspectah Deck and duo 7L & Esoteric — for the full-length Czarface Meets Frankie Pulitzer, released Friday. The 15-track album also features Busta Rhymes, Method Man, El-P, and Kendra Morris. Hardy has been orbiting

Mac DeMarco fans awoke to a surprise on Friday: four new albums from the singer-songwriter. Well, they’re sort of new—some fans have already heard Dog on the Rock, Seven Off the Two, Seaplane Dog, and The View From Tian Tian, after being handed copies of them on CD-Rs during DeMarco’s most recent tour. The releases,

Blues rock band Alabama Shakes are back with their third album, I Must Be Dreaming. The trio’s first new album in 11 years, I Must Be Dreaming arrives after the 2025 lead single “Another Life,” and the recently released “American Dream.” Guitarist and vocalist Brittany Howard, guitarist Heath Fogg, and bassist Zac Cockrell recorded the project

Ravyn Lenae has postponed her upcoming North American tour for undisclosed reasons. The R&B singer was set to hit the road this September and October in support of her latest album, Blue Island. “After talking with my team, I’ve made the difficult decision to postpone touring this fall,” Lenae wrote in an Instagram Story viewed

Nintendo will officially raise the price of the Switch 2 to $499.99 next Tuesday, September 1st. This gives you less than a week to pick one up for $449.99. Buy Nintendo Switch 2 A truly hybrid console, the Switch 2 can be used in three modes: handheld for on-the-go, tabletop, and docked while connected to

Dolly Parton died today at the age of 80. Tributes have already begun to pour in from musicians and celebrities who considered the country legend an idol, a mentor, and, in some cases, a collaborator. “So glad she’s with her Carl Dean,” Kacey Musgraves wrote on X. “No one talk to me today.” Reba McEntire

Taylor Swift recently participated in The Recording Academy’s The Icon Sessions, where she offered a deep dive into her songwriting process and reflected on her two-decade career as a songwriter during a 45-minute conversation moderated by Recording Academy CEO Harvey Mason Jr. As part of her appearance, Swift also performed a piano medley of “I

Nearly a year after Zara Larsson and PinkPantheress released their “Stateside” remix, they finally sung it live together. During her set at London’s All Points East Festival in London yesterday, Larsson brought Pink out to perform the Fancy Some More? standout and favorite of champions. “You guys are watching herstory being made right now,” Larsson

Bret Michaels has canceled the remainder of his 2026 tour dates as he continues to recover from recent surgical procedures. In June, the 63-year-old Poison singer underwent surgery to remove a kidney stone and have a ureteral stent placed. Prior to the procedure, he performed three shows while in “intense” pain, with the final performance

A new EP from Blackpink’s Jennie is on the way. The three-song Fallen Angel drops next Friday, August 28, via the K-pop idol’s own label, Odd Atelier, and Columbia. Below, check out the project’s cover art and a surreal teaser for the title track’s music video—also out on the 28th. Blackpink returned earlier this year

It’s hard being an international pop star these days, even with vampiric powers. But ENHYPEN, the wildly successful K-pop act that commands stadium tours, makes it look easy. It’s not only the music that has some ENHYPEN enthusiasts hooked. Their discography ties into a vampire storyline and lore including a Webtoon series called “Dark Moon:

Rio da Yung OG’s next album is on the way. The Michigan rapper just announced his next LP, The World Is Yours, due out September 11 via M.I.N.E. Ent. / EMPIRE. He has yet to reveal a full tracklist for the project, but in a move straight out of Angie Jordan’s playbook, he did drop

The reality for a pair of former reality stars? So far, almost nobody is watching. Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy’s new six-part YouTube series, The Great American Road Trip, premiered on the US Department of Transportation’s official YouTube channel Wednesday after months of promotion, delays, and questions surrounding its funding. Nearly a full day after the

Twisted Teens have signed to Sub Pop. The prolific New Orleans punk outfit led by Caspian Halliwell and RJ Santos have also added a pair of U.S. shows to their already enormous tour schedule. Those will take place in Los Angeles and San Francisco in early September. Find the full itinerary, also including a new

Kanye West is set to bring his ongoing comeback tour to Russia with a pair of concerts in St. Petersburg this fall. The rapper and producer will perform at the 70,000-capacity Gazprom Arena on October 10th and 11th, according to an announcement from the venue. Tickets for both shows are now available to purchas, with

After much teasing, Fontaines D.C. have announced their fifth studio album; Dopamine Chamber is out October 16 via XL. The lead single, “Marianne,” is out now and comes with a music video helmed by Dave Meyers, the go-to director for some of pop and hip-hop’s internet-breaking visuals. Check it out below. Dopamine Chamber was produced

Bad Bunny is headed back to Puerto Rico for the closing dates of his “Debí Tirar Más Fotos World Tour.” The global superstar will perform a two-night “Cerramos en Casa” celebration at San Juan’s Hiram Bithorn Stadium on August 22nd and 23rd. Find Bad Bunny Tickets Tickets for both shows go on sale Wednesday, August 19th at

Dave Marsh, a renowned rock critic and biographer, has died. An early editor of Creem who also wrote for the Village Voice, Rolling Stone, and Newsday, Marsh wrote one of the earliest and most influential Bruce Springsteen biographies, Born to Run: The Bruce Springsteen Story, in 1979. He died on August 14 at his home

Queens of the Stone Age revealed the title and possible release date of their upcoming album in a bloody teaser video starring frontman Josh Homme and guitarist-keyboardist Dean Fertita. The LP is titled Perfecth, but the September 30th date mentioned in the clip is suspect. Get Queens of the Stone Age Tickets Here The 90-second

Though they haven’t made a hit in 25 years, Sugar Ray has never really gone away in the minds of millennials like Julia Jacklin, who grew up on Mark McGrath and co.’s indelible late ‘90s alt-rock-and-pop blend. That’s why the Australian singer-songwriter decided to cover the band’s single “Every Morning” for Triple J. Check out

Kelly Osbourne has lashed out at Dee Snider, accusing the Twister Sister singer of belittling her father Ozzy Osbourne by diminishing the late metal icon’s songwriting contributions to both Black Sabbath and his solo work. When one of Snider’s followers on X/Twitter mentioned Lemmy Kilmister’s writing contributions to Ozzy’s solo material, Snider responded, “I know

Four siblings who sued the Michael Jackson estate for sexual assault are facing a setback after a Los Angeles federal judge ruled that their dispute must be resolved in private arbitration. Judge Hernán D. Vera found that a 2019 settlement agreement signed by Edward, Dominic, Marie-Nicole, and Aldo Cascio will prevent them from litigating their

Yasmin Barranca of Pomona, CA brought her four kids to Head in the Clouds Festival at Brookside at the Rose Bowl this past Saturday, August 8th. It was Barranca’s first time at the music and arts festival that centers Asian talent, but she didn’t know much about most of the acts. She just wanted to

Amy Helm, singer-songwriter and daughter of late Band member Levon Helm, has been accused of self-dealing, trademark infringement, and causing $2 million in damages to Levon Helm Studios (LHS), among other charges, according to a new lawsuit filed in federal court on Monday, August 10. In a 61-page complaint obtained by Pitchfork, LHS claims Amy

Travis Barker has recalled the one time that getting high before a blink-182 show turned an otherwise normal set into an endurance test for both him and Tom DeLonge. During a new interview with Zane Lowe on Apple Music, Barker was asked whether he has ever performed under the influence. The drummer explained that he avoided

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

The family of actor Robert Carradine has sued the regents of the University of California following a suicide attempt while in the care of a UCLA psychiatric facility that ultimately led to his death, according to reports. TheWrap reported on the lawsuit filed August 7th in Los Angeles County court, which alleged the UCLA facility

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