MUSIC
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Temporal Drift to Reissue Hiroshi Yoshimura’s Flora
On March 20, Los Angeles label Temporal Drift will reissue the late Japanese composer Hiroshi Yoshimura’s album Flora. The reissue was done in full cooperation with Yoshimura’s estate, and the new editions feature liner notes from the writer and professor Junichi Konuma. The album was remastered by engineer John Baldwin. Below, listen to the album’s opening song, “Over the Clover.”…
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Watch Lucy Dacus Perform “Ankles” With a String Section on Fallon
Lucy Dacus stopped by The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon last night (January 15), where she played her new song “Ankles,” flanked by a string section. Dacus donned the voluminous red gown she wore in the music video for “Ankles,” which she shared yesterday as the lead single from her upcoming album, Forever Is a Feeling. Check out her performance…
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Destroyer, Boldy James, Eiko Ishibashi, and More: This Week’s Pitchfork Selects Playlist
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 writers are playing obsessively and…
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Recording Academy and MusiCares Pledge $1 Million to Support Musicians Impacted by Los Angeles Fires
The Recording Academy and charity foundation MusiCares have pledged $1 million to support artists and music industry professionals impacted by the ongoing wildfires tearing through the Los Angeles area and displacing residents in the tens of thousands. The organizations have joined forces to form the Los Angeles Fire Relief Effort, which is also accepting donations to distribute in addition to…
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Japanese Breakfast Announces Tour and New Album, Shares Video for New Song: Watch
Japanese Breakfast: 04-12 Indio, CA – Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival04-19 Indio, CA – Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival04-23 Austin, TX – Moody Theater (ACL Live) *04-24 Dallas, TX – South Side Ballroom *04-26 Atlanta, GA – Tabernacle *04-27 Charlotte, NC – The Fillmore *04-28 Nashville, TN – Ryman Auditorium *05-03 Detroit, MI – The Fillmore *05-05 Toronto,…
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Watch Bad Bunny’s New Self-Directed Short Film Debí Tirar Más Fotos
Bad Bunny has shared a new short film ahead of his imminent new album, Debí Tirar Más Fotos. The clip stars legendary Puerto Rican filmmaker Jacobo Morales as a man reflecting on his life in his native country—and showing his treasured photographs to a frog voiced by Kenneth Canales. Bad Bunny co-wrote and co-directed the clip with Arí Maniel Cruz…
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Jimmy Carter, 39th U.S. President and Champion of Musicians, Dies at 100
James Earl “Jimmy” Carter Jr., the 39th president of the United States, has died, the Carter Center announced. He had been in hospice care since February 2023, and his wife, Rosalynn Carter, died in November 2023. The former president was 100 years old. “My father was a hero, not only to me but to everyone who believes in peace, human…
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OG Maco, “U Guessed It” Rapper, Dies at 32
OG Maco, the influential Atlanta rapper whose debut single, “U Guessed It,” was a landmark in mid-2010s trap, died yesterday (December 26) in a Los Angeles hospital, TMZ reports. He was admitted on December 12 after sustaining a gunshot wound to the head that appeared to be self-inflicted, according to TMZ. After two weeks in a coma, he went into…
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Watch Beyoncé’s NFL Christmas Halftime Show
Beyoncé took the field in her Houston hometown to play the halftime show during one of the NFL’s first Christmas games to stream live on Netflix. At NRG Stadium—as the Houston Texans and Baltimore Ravens took a break from the game action—she performed Cowboy Carter cuts, beginning with “16 Carriages,” as she rode atop a white horse. She then did…
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Hozier Plays the Pogues’ “Fairytale of New York” on Saturday Night Live: Watch
Hozier returned to Saturday Night Live for the NBC program’s final pre-Christmas episode of 2024. He first played “Too Sweet,” which former President Barack Obama recently named one of his favorite songs of the year. The Irish musician then did the Pogues’ holiday classic “Fairytale of New York.” Watch Hozier’s SNL performances below. Hozier made his Saturday Night Live debut…
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