Indie-rock stalwarts Deerhoof will be removing their music from Spotify. “‘Daniel Ek uses $700 million of his Spotify fortune to become chairman of AI battle tech company’ was not a headline we enjoyed reading this week,” the band wrote in a statement shared online. “We don’t want our music killing people. We don’t want our…
Jenny Hval has cancelled her forthcoming North American tour dates in support of her new album, Iris Silver Mist. The Norwegian artist shared the news in a statement posted to Instagram earlier today (June 30). Hval was set to perform in Los Angeles, San Francisco, Portland, Vancouver, Chicago, Toronto, and New York City this September….
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…
Bob Vylan have had their U.S. visas revoked by the Trump administration after the English punk duo’s frontman, who goes as Bobby Vylan, led a chant of “Death, death to the IDF” at the Glastonbury festival on Saturday, June 28, CNN reports. The duo had already come under fire from the British prime minster, Keir…
Foo Fighters have shared a cover of “I Don’t Wanna Hear It,” a song from Minor Threat’s first 7″ release. According to the YouTube description, Foo Fighters recorded the instrumentals in 1995, and Dave Grohl finished his vocals in 2025. Listen to the cover below. Grohl is a longtime fan and admirer of Ian MacKaye…
Cardi B has announced the follow-up to her 2018 debut, Invasion of Privacy. Her first album in seven years is called Am I the Drama?, and it drops September 19 via Atlantic. The 23-track effort will include “Outside,” “Up,” and “WAP.” See the album cover below. Cardi B returned last week with “Outside,” her first…
This autumn, Brandy and Monica will tour together for the first time, bringing along Kelly Rowland, Muni Long, and Jamal Roberts for dates across North America. Check out the co-headlining dates below, along with a tour trailer. Brandy said in a press release, “This really is a full-circle moment. Monica and I coming together again…
Paramore drummer Zac Farro has announced his debut solo album under his own name: Operator is out July 18 via Congrats. Leading the album is the new song “My My,” which goes down a country-folk route that differs from the pop-rock tint of both his side-project Halfnoise and Paramore. Give it a listen below. “‘My…
Rye Coalition have reunited for their first new recordings in two decades—covers of Shellac and Drive Like Jehu collected on a charity 7″ vinyl single. Titled Paid in Full, the single honors the late Steve Albini and Rick Froberg with covers of Shellac’s “Wingwalker” and Drive Like Jehu’s “Bullet Train to Vegas.” The band recorded…
Kendrick Lamar and SZA just wrapped up the North American leg of their Grand National Tour and they begin the European leg in July. Lamar has now announced the Latin American portion of the tour, which will see him perform in Mexico, Colombia, Brazil, Argentina, and Chile. Opening those shows are Ca7riel & Paco Amoroso….
