Asher White, the New York–via–Providence singer-songwriter, has signed to Joyful Noise Recordings. To ring in the big news, she’s shared the new song “Kratom Headache Girls Night,” which showcases her skills as a musician, arranger, and producer alike. Give it a listen below. Although her new single is about hanging with friends, White shared a…
King Gizzard & the Lizard Wizard have announced a release date for their forthcoming orchestral album. Phantom Island is officially out June 13 via the prolific Australian band’s own label, (P)Doom Records. King Gizzard & the Lizard Wizard previously shared the record’s title track, and they have now followed it up with the single “Deadstick,”…
Lizzo was last night’s musical guest on Saturday Night Live. The pop singer performed a medley of her new singles, “Love in Real Life” and “Still Bad,” breaking out an electric guitar for the former in an apparent nod to the news that she’ll be playing Sister Rosetta Tharpe in an upcoming biopic. She also…
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…
A jury in Bexar County, Texas, has found Tay-K guilty of murder, News 4 San Antonio reports. It is the second time that the rapper behind the viral song “The Race” has been found guilty of murder. Tay-K was accused by Bexar County prosecutors of shooting and killing a 23-year-old photographer named Mark Anthony Saldivar….
Max Romeo, the celebrated roots reggae vocalist whose political anthems soundtracked a period of upheaval in his native Jamaica, died on Friday, April 11, of complications relating to a heart condition, The Guardian reports, citing his lawyer, Errol Michael Henry. He was 80 years old. Born Maxwell Livingston Smith in the northern Jamaican town of…
Though not a headliner at Coachella this year, Charli XCX pulled out all the stops during her set last night (Saturday, April 12) as if she was one. The Brat star drew a massive crowd and brought out a number of collaborators from her remix album, including Billie Eilish for “Guess,” Lorde for “Girl, So…
Post Malone is closing out the first weekend of the 2025 Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival on Sunday night (April 13). This is the second time in Malone’s career that he’s played the Indio, California, festival, following a 2018 set, but this go-around marks his debut as a headliner and an accidental lineup leaker….
Japanese Breakfast performed at Coachella last night (Saturday, April 12), where they shook up their setlist with a special cover of Gorillaz’s 2010 single “On Melancholy Hill.” Joining Michelle Zauner and her bandmates for the special rendition of the Plastic Beach hit was Ginger Root, who’s currently opening for the band on tour, while Japanese…
Clairo performed at Coachella last night (Saturday, April 12) and her set featured a very special guest: Bernie Sanders. The U.S. Senator from Vermont took the stage to introduce the singer and her band, where he made an impassioned call for youth activism and political engagement. “I’m here to introduce Clairo not just because they…
