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April 30, 2021 | 10:36pm ET Travis Scott knows how to throw a celebration, and in honor of his 29th birthday today the rapper has announced the return of his Astroworld Festival. The event will take place November 5th and 6th at Houston’s NRG Arena. After selling out both the inaugural 2018 event and 2019

News Grammys End Nomination-by-Committee, Add New Categories The Recording Academy eliminates secret committees for the “Big Four” category nominations, adds new awards for Global Music Performance and Música Urbana Album By Matthew Ismael Ruiz April 30, 2021 Facebook Twitter Photo by Andy Cross/MediaNews Group/The Denver Post via Getty Images Facebook Twitter The Recording Academy has

April 30, 2021 | 5:47pm ET A new documentary tracing the history of the iconic Washington D.C. hardcore-punk scene is set for release. Punk the Capital: Building a Sound Movement will open in select theaters and via virtual cinema on May 14th, and then arrive on BluRay/DVD on Record Store Day (June 8th). The 88-minute

News Warpaint Return With New Song “Lilys”: Listen Their first new song as a group since 2016 By Madison Bloom April 30, 2021 Facebook Twitter Theresa Wayman of Warpaint (Photo by Yuliya Christensen/Redferns). Facebook Twitter Warpaint have returned with their first single as a group since 2016. The new track “Lilys” appears in the HBO

April 30, 2021 | 12:52am ET Living legend Marianne Faithfull has shared her new spoken-word album, She Walks in Beauty. Stream it below on Apple Music and Spotify. She Walks in Beauty is the 22nd album in the iconic British songwriter’s impressive catalogue. While Faithfull is best known for her Rolling Stones-penned 1964 hit “As Tears Go

News Burial and Blackdown Share New Split EP: Listen Released on Boomkat’s website, the Shock Power of Love EP is available digitally and on 12″ vinyl By Madison Bloom April 29, 2021 Facebook Twitter Shock Power of Love EP artwork. Facebook Twitter Burial and London-based producer Blackdown have reunited for a new split EP. Burial

April 29, 2021 | 6:14pm ET Earlier this week, Joe Rogan was roundly criticized for telling healthy young people to not get vaccinated against COVID-19, remarking on an episode of his popular podcast, “If you’re like 21 years old, and you say to me, should I get vaccinated? I go no.” Now, via The Hollywood Reporter, he’s walking

News Laura Nyro Deluxe Vinyl Box Set Announced Including 7 studio albums, live recordings, rare photos, and more By Madison Bloom April 28, 2021 Facebook Twitter Laura Nyro, 1971 (Barrie Wentzell) Facebook Twitter A new box set celebrating the work of Laura Nyro has been announced. Nyro—the late American singer, songwriter, and pianist who rose

April 28, 2021 | 7:46pm ET A Russian man faces three years in prison for sharing the sexually explicit music video for Rammstein’s “P*ssy” on social media in 2014. Over six years later, in September 2020, the Russian government charged Andrei Borovikov with “production and distribution of pornography” for posting the video on a Russian

News Young Thug Pays Bonds for Multiple Inmates in New Video: Watch Thug and Gunna visit Atlanta’s Fulton County Jail in the visual for “Paid the Fine” By Madison Bloom April 28, 2021 Facebook Twitter Still from “Paid the Fine” video. Facebook Twitter Young Thug has paid the bonds for multiple inmates at Atlanta’s Fulton

April 28, 2021 | 6:41pm ET The popular UK music series Later… with Jools Holland will soon be reimagined for American television with John Mayer at the helm. Variety reports that Mayer is nearing a deal with Paramount Plus to host a performance and interview series based on the format of BBC’s long-running Later…. The prospective

News Foo Fighters, Radiohead, LCD Soundsystem, and More Design Bikes for Fundraiser One-of-a-kind folding bicycles will be auctioned to benefit furloughed live music workers By Noah Yoo April 28, 2021 Facebook Twitter Foo Fighters (Photo by Kevin Winter/Getty Images for iHeartMedia). Facebook Twitter Foo Fighters, Radiohead art director Stanley Donwood, LCD Soundsystem, Phoebe Bridgers, and

April 28, 2021 | 12:03am ET Lana Del Rey will celebrate July 4th with the release of a new album titled Blue Banisters. Del Rey’s eighth studio album to date, it’s set to arrive a little less than four months after the release of her seventh full-length, Chemtrails over the Country Club. Del Rey shared

News Lil Baby and Megan Thee Stallion Share Video for New “On Me (Remix)”: Watch An icy and fiery visual for the rapper’s new collaboration By Matthew Strauss April 27, 2021 Facebook Twitter Megan Thee Stallion and Lil Baby, photo by Ernesto Orozco Facebook Twitter Lil Baby has recruited Megan Thee Stallion for the remix

April 27, 2021 | 6:19pm ET Throughout the legal legal battle over her conservatorship, Britney Spears has stayed mostly silent, offering only cryptic messages through social media or choosing to speak through her lawyer. That’ll soon change, however, as a judge has approved Spears’ request to address the court in person about the status of her

News Announcing Lord Jones Sunday Bath Sessions With Flying Lotus A surreal virtual music event co-presented by Pitchfork and Lord Jones By Pitchfork April 26, 2021 Facebook Twitter Flying Lotus, photo by Andrew Kenney Facebook Twitter Pitchfork is pleased to announce Lord Jones Sunday Bath Sessions, a new livestream event set to take place at

April 26, 2021 | 4:50pm ET The Pitch: Yasuke (LaKeith Stanfield) isn’t your typical feudal samurai warrior, and no one will let him forget it: He’s Black. During an age of honor, tradition, and uniformity, the infamous Black Samurai’s high rank makes him a target in a world full of bigotry. But after a lifetime

News Billie Eilish Previews New Song “Happier Than Ever”: Watch Eilish recently remarked, “things are comingggg” By Matthew Strauss April 26, 2021 Facebook Twitter Billie Eilish in “Happier Than Ever” (Billie Eilish/YouTube) Facebook Twitter Billie Eilish has shared a 15-second clip of what appears to be a new song called “Happier Than Ever.” The track

April 26, 2021 | 6:25pm ET After the pandemic postponed the 2020 edition of the Punk Rock Bowling festival, the popular gathering will be back in 2021 — albeit with significant changes from last year’s planned lineup. Circle Jerks, Devo, and NOFX will headline the three-day event, which takes place September 24th-26th at the Downtown