The Recording Academy has unveiled the nominees for the 2026 Grammy Awards. Leading the field is Kendrick Lamar, who has nine nominations and will be looking to repeat in several categories. Trailing the GNX rapper are Lady Gaga, Jack Antonoff, and Mayhem producer Cirkut, who have seven apiece. Bad Bunny and Sabrina Carpenter are among…
The Recording Academy has announced the nominees for the 2026 Grammy Awards. Among the notable names in this year’s alternative music categories are Bon Iver, the Cure, Turnstile, and Wet Leg. Find the full list of 2026 Grammy nominations here. Bon Iver’s Justin Vernon is a perennial Recording Academy favorite, having won Best New Artist…
Patti Smith appeared on The Late Show With Stephen Colbert last night (November 6) to discuss her new memoir, Bread of Angels, and some of the career-spanning anecdotes featured therein. In the extended chat with host Stephen Colbert, she discussed her National Book Award win for Just Kids, her relationship with Robert Mapplethorpe, the 50th…
In and out of the studio, I felt myself existing in a world bigger than my house in Brooklyn. I wrote in different libraries all over LA, trying to figure out what to say in these songs. Somehow, this time around, I felt safer out in the world than I did holed up in my…
Today (November 7) is a big day for Hayley Williams. Physical editions of Ego Death at a Bachelorette Party, the Paramore leader’s third solo studio album, are out now, and they include two songs that were not initially released on digital streaming platforms. Williams shared one of them, “Good Ol’ Days,” online last month, and…
Addison Rae, Leon Thomas, Lola Young, and Alex Warren are among the nominees for Best New Artist at the 2026 Grammy Awards. Also in the running are Katseye, the Marías, Olivia Dean, and Sombr. Find the full list of 2026 Grammy nominations here. After years bubbling under the surface of mainstream pop, Rae landed with…
Today (November 6) marks the 10th anniversary of Khruangbin’s 2015 studio debut, The Universe Smiles Upon You. To celebrate, the Houston psych-funk trio has shared a re-recorded and reworked version of the album. Listen to The Universe Smiles Upon You II, and watch a new music video for “White Gloves II,” below. Khruangbin’s last studio…
Washington, D.C., post-hardcore quintet Shudder to Think have shared their first new music in nearly 30 years. Their comeback arrives in the shape of two new songs, “Thirst Walk” and “Playback,” which will get a vinyl release as a 7″ single on Dischord Records. Give those songs a listen below. “The new songs are the…
On the eve of his New York mayoral election victory, Zohran Kwame Mamdani posted an ad on social media soundtracked by Bob Dylan’s “The Times They Are a-Changin’.” The video, like much of Mamdani’s campaign, went viral, as its “New York is a-changin’” slogan rapidly spread across social media. By the following morning, however, it…
De La Soul have officially announced the new album Cabin in the Sky. The group’s follow-up to 2016’s And the Anonymous Nobody… is out November 21 via Mass Appeal. Leading the 20-track effort is the Pete Rock–produced single “The Package.” Listen to the new song below; scroll down to see the album cover by artist…
