R. Kelly’s federal trial for child pornography and obstruction charges has been moved to September 13, 2021, The New York Times reports. The trial was originally scheduled to begin April 27, 2020 in Chicago, and given the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, U.S. District Judge Harry D. Leinenweber acknowledged that the new date could change again. Kelly
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Travis Scott is making sure kids in his old neighborhood have a safe and happy holiday … hooking them up with toys, Christmas trees, food and more. His Travis Scott x Cactus Jack Foundation held a holiday toy drive Tuesday at Sunnyside Park in Houston — where Travis grew up — giving away 2,000 toys
Radiohead have launched a line of characteristically apocalyptic digital greeting cards via their online archive. The design patterns include “LA-LA,” “LA LA,” and “LAA,” while the inner messages contain such sentiments as “Hope for the future,” “Everything is rosy,” and “In lieu of emptiness.” “This festive card is for you to make and send to
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
Pelle Alsing, the drummer for Swedish rock and pop band Roxette, has died, the group’s Per Gessle announced. “It is with indescribable sadness I have to inform you that our beloved Pelle Alsing has passed away. It’s almost impossible to grasp,” Gessle wrote. “Pelle was not only an amazing and inventive drummer, helping us to
Hayley Williams performed a cover of Massive Attack’s “Teardrop,” from their 1998 album Mezzanine, as part of The Ally Coalition’s 7th Annual Talent Show. Williams performed the song in what appears to be a bedroom, in a bathrobe with her hair wrapped in a towel. Check it out below. The event was livestreamed for free
Darkside are back. Nicolás Jaar and Dave Harrington have shared “Liberty Bell,” their first new song in years. The duo has also announced it will release a new album, titled Spiral, in spring 2021 via Matador. Listen to “Liberty Bell” below. Nicolás Jaar and Dave Harrington released their debut DARKSIDE EP in 2011, before sharing
Playboi Carti has announced a new album, Whole Lotta Red. Check out the Die Lit follow-up’s artwork below (via AWGE/Interscope). Carti first revealed the title of Whole Lotta Red back in August 2018. In a March 2019 interview with GQ, he said that Virgil Abloh would serve as the album’s creative director. Then, speaking with
St. Vincent performed a cover of the Beatles’ 1968 track “Martha My Dear” during the Ally Coalition’s Annual Talent Show. The livestreamed event raised money for homeless LGBTQ+ youth and featured performances from Sleater-Kinney, Brittany Howard, Lana Del Rey, Hayley Williams, and more. Watch the cover below. Earlier this month, St. Vincent revealed in an
The Recording Academy has announced its 2021 Special Merit Awards. Receiving Lifetime Achievement Awards are: Grandmaster Flash & The Furious Five, the late jazz musician Lionel Hampton, opera singer Marilyn Horne, Salt-N-Pepa, Selena, and Talking Heads. In addition, Ed Cherney, Benny Golson, and Kenny “Babyface” Edmonds will receive Trustees Awards, while Daniel Weiss is recognized
Lana Del Rey has revealed the release date and shared a teaser video for her new single “Chemtrails Over the Country Club.” The track will arrive on January 11. Also that day, she’ll make her new album Chemtrails Over the Country Club available to pre-order. Watch the teaser below. Chemtrails Over the Country Club will
Senator Thom Tillis (R-NC) has proposed a reform to the existing Digital Millennium Copyright Act (DMCA) with a newly released draft of legislation called the Digital Copyright Act of 2021 (DCA). Calling the DMCA “antiquated” and “past-due for modernization,” the senator’s newly proposed legislation would involve an overhaul of the Copyright Office as it exists
Pop singer/songwriter Heidi Webster takes the remnants of what she might perceive as baggage and makes them all work in her new gem “Masterpiece”. Featuring a blended music bed that stirs murky tones with bright ones, Webster’s keen reminder that our imperfections are meant to be, and to listen to the voice that reminds us
It’s a tricky thing in this day-and-age to have an original sound. Inevitably anything someone in the music community makes will consciously or unconsciously bear some resemblance to a preceding album or work of art – these days harkening back to the glory days of the 80s when MTV music videos and talent from across
Thank you for chatting with us today! This has been crazy for most – what has been your biggest take away? Hi there, it’s my pleasure! Wow, yea… “crazy” is an understatement. I think my biggest takeaway has simply been reaffirming for myself about that primal need I have to be creative. It’s like a
Much as the case has been with previous releases in her discography, the warmth of Justine Blazer’s lead vocal in the new single “Just Sing” is definitely reason enough to take a peek at the song this winter. Delivered to us with a gentle swing that syncs up with the percussive component in the mix
Cold in tone but naturally seductive as if to extend the duality of the composition itself, Ava Maybee’s lead vocal is reason enough to take a look at the new single “Lay Low” and its accompanying music video this December, but hardly the only feature worth writing home about. Maybee straddles a definitively clubbish groove
Peter!! Your new song “Under the Mistletoe” is a dreamy holiday song!! How did it come about?! Were there any challenges in the making of it that you can share with us?! Thanks! Glad you’re enjoying it as much as I enjoyed singing it. My wife wrote the song and said she drew inspiration from
GreatDaeg, AKA Daeg Faerch has just released his highly anticipated three song mixtape/ short film “FLOAT” worldwide. “FLOAT” is a 13-minute film by Brent Scott Maze starring Daeg Faerch. For fans of hit films like “Inception,” “FLOAT” is a “trippy, stuck in a dream life, stuck in a loop that must be broken.” GreatDaeg is
One of the strongest and most poignant guitarists since Hendrix comes in the form of sophisticated and driving artisan, Rocky Kramer. A musical virtuoso on the violin at age five, Rocky knows “for once a thing is known, it can’t be unknown.” Although a brilliant multi-instrumentalist, Rocky shines on the guitar. Born into a musical
Does anyone have a vision? The answer to that is yes! The FMs, the Brooklyn based synth-pop’s politically charged, seductively queer and gender fluid band care about the earth, and the fact that mankind is on the path to destroying it. Their nearly released song “Annihilation Denial,” a collaborative effort with singer Miss Cherry Delight,
Andrew Imbesi is a 22 year old visionary who has been producing music nearly all of his life. He has made it possible for musicians to survive and thrive doing music without having to wait tables. Andrew easily proves that generating a substantial independent music career is viable even with the diversity and the fiery,
The most magical season of the year has arrived & R&B superstar Ian Guerin has made it clear he has a very specific wish! He wants a love that lasts only during the holidays as he so loudly declares in his Christmas song ‘For the Holidays’. “…Let’s be an item from the 1st to the
A mysterious door. A vixen’s key. The constant essence of mortality surrounding us in the cryptic white visuals filling the screen, juxtaposed with a black-clad rock n’ roll band. There’s something viciously dark about the new music video for Pretty Awkward’s single “Bored,” but unlike some of the other releases I would describe similarly, there’s
Will Crewdson has lived out a fanboy’s dream, going from a young new wave afficionado in the eighties to a glam rock singer in the nineties and a frequent Adam Ant collaborator in times more recent. I gave him a video call to chat about this bizarro moment for the rock and roll scene, his
Harrington easily joins top tiered Singer/Songwriters with the performance of his new Single “Over the Mountain”, but seems intent with his musical composition to get one foot on a more commercial-savvy platform – ripe for Christmas. Hence the single effectively blends a solid beat in the background, coupled with traditional Caribbean-styled keyboarding and an electric
Breaking News Kelly Clarkson has declared war on her estranged husband, claiming he defrauded her out of a fortune. Clarkson just filed legal docs with the California Labor Commission, claiming her ex, Brandon Blackstock, who also served as her personal manager, defrauded her by charging exorbitant fees, and she wants all of the loot back.
Jon Hopkins has released a piano cover of Thom Yorke’s ANIMA track “Dawn Chorus.” Check it out below. “I felt such bliss the first time I heard this piece,” Hopkins wrote in a press release. “It seemed so mysterious and hypnotic, oblique but warm. I thought there was so much beauty in that chord sequence
Tiffany Haddish says she turned down an offer to host a Grammys pre-show — and it’s all because the org was trying to make her foot the bill … for everything. The comedic actor says she was offered the hosting gig for the Recording Academy’s 3-hour pre-telecast ahead of the main show in January, but
Defined as much by the thrust as it is the texture of its instrumentation, Covers is definitely no ordinary cover album. Whether he’s crooning to a sophisticated club beat in “That’s the Way Love Goes” or straddling something a little more temperamental in “Being With You” alongside Lisa G. Allen, Ronnue is a picture of self-control in