Kneecap’s Mo Chara was today granted unconditional bail on a controversial terror charge linked to an alleged display of support for Hezbollah, the Lebanese militant group, BBC News reports. Hundreds of supporters cheered, chanted “Free Palestine,” and waved Irish and Palestinian flags outside Westminster Magistrates’ Court, where a preliminary hearing took place before legal arguments…
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With so much good music being released all the time, it can be hard to determine what to listen to first. Every week, Pitchfork offers a run-down of significant new releases available on streaming services. This week’s batch includes new projects from Haim, Hotline TNT, Yaya Bey, U.S. Girls, Facta, Bambii, Maxo, Cocojoey, and Nikki…
Public Enemy have released their first single in five years—a protest song written and recorded with a collective of student collaborators. Listen to “March Madness” below. Immediate proceeds from the track—released in honor of Juneteenth—will benefit the Black Music Action Coalition Human Rights Fund and the anti–gun violence nonprofit Everytown, according to a press release….
Muse are back. The reliably theatrical rock trio’s first single since 2022’s Will of the People is called “Unravelling,” and you can hear it below. Muse live band member Dan Lancaster produced the track. Check out the single artwork below, too. Muse debuted “Unravelling” at their recent tour kickoff in Helsinki, Finland, and will take…
Erykah Badu and the Alchemist have come together for a new song, “Next to You.” It arrives ahead of the artists’ joint tour of Japan, and the Alchemist has also suggested that it’ll appear on a new album called Abi & Alan. Find the new song below. Badu has not released an album since 2010’s…
LCD Soundsystem have shared an official edit of This Is Happening track “Home,” courtesy of Tom Sharkett of Manchester synth-pop band W. H. Lung. DFA will release the song on 12″ vinyl, with an instrumental version on the B-side. The label writes in the product description, “It wasn’t really hiding, just sitting quietly online. But…
Lorde has shared one more new song before she drops Virgin, her new album, on June 27. “Hammer” is the opening song on the LP and is described by Lorde as “an ode to city life and horniness.” The music video, directed by Renell Medrano, finds Lorde dancing, swimming, and spending time in nature. Find…
Cardi B is back with a new song, “Outside,” following its premiere at a Cannes afterparty. Charlie Heat and HeyMicki are credited as producers on the track, and DJ SwanQo provided co-production. Listen to the song below. “Outside” is Cardi B’s first solo song in some 15 months, following “Enough (Miami)”—which, in turn, was her…
Amaarae’s Fountain Baby follow-up is on the way. Black Star arrives August 8, via Interscope, and you can watch the video for Ghanaian highlife–inspired single “S.M.O.” below. The Ghanaian American singer shot the video in Ghana with director Omar Jones. Check out the new album’s cover artwork below, too. In a press release, Amaarae said…
