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Wilco, Japanese Breakfast, and Sylvan Esso to Headline Solid Sound Festival
Wilco have announced the lineup for their 2022 Solid Sound Festival at Mass MoCA in North Adams, Massachussetts on May 27-29. The Chicago band will be joined as headliners by Japanese Breakfast and Sylvan Esso; the rest of the lineup includes Bonnie “Prince” Billy, the Sun Ra Arkestra, Iceage, Hand Habits, Angel Bat Dawid, and more. Check out the full lineup below. Wilco’s Jeff Tweedy and Courtney Barnett performed “Handshake Drugs” at the 2019 festival. In 2017, the Shaggs played their first show in more than 15 years at the festival. That year, Wilco let fans choose which album they would perform in full. All products featured on Pitchfork are independently selected by our editors. However, when you buy something through our retail links, we may earn an affiliate commission. Wilco’...
Kid Cudi, Halsey and J. Cole Will Headline NYC’s Governors Ball 2022
Kid Cudi, Halsey and J. Cole will headline the 2022 Governors Ball Festival, which is scheduled to take place from June 10 to June 12 at Citi Field in New York City. The festival’s official Instagram account shared the full lineup on Tuesday, revealing that artists including Playboi Carti, Jazmine Sullivan, Migos, Jack Harlow, Roddy Ricch, YG, 100 gecs, Kaytranada, Denzel Curry, Japanese Breakfast, Skepta, Clairo, Roddy Ricch, YG, Soccer Mommy, Flume, Dehd, J.I.D, Tove Lo, Diesel (aka Shaquille O’Neal) and several others will also perform at the event. After the festival was canceled due to the pandemic in 2020, Governors Ball returned in 2021 at Queens’ Citi Field complex with a lineup that included Billie Eilish, A$AP Rocky, J Balvin, Post Malone, Megan Thee Stallion, Phoebe Br...
French Montana ft. Moneybagg Yo “FWMGAB,” Tinashe “X / I Can See The Future” & More | Daily Visuals 1.21.22
HipHopWired Featured Video Last year French Montana dropped a pretty uptempo video for the Shakira sampled “FWMGAB” and today the Bronx rapper revisits the cut by linking up with Moneybagg Yo for a remix to show everyone what living a best life looks like. In his clip for the remix visuals to “FWMGAB,” French and Moneybagg take to Cuba to rent out a fancy mansion where they fill the pool with a gang of thick Cuban women who have the physical assets that would’ve kept Tony Montana from leaving the island and chasing the American Dream in Scarface. From Hip-Hop to R&B, Tinashe shows us some dance moves while donning a futuristic outfit that drips off her body in her clip to “X / I Can See The Future.” Check out the rest of today’s drops including work from Che Noir featuring Ransom &...
NBA Great John Stockton Gets Gonzaga Season Tickets Snatched Due To Anti-Vax Vibes
HipHopWired Featured Video Source: David Madison / Getty John Stockton is one of the greatest NBA points guards of all time. Apparently, he’s also an anti-vaxxer and his additional anti-mask stance is why Gonzaga decided to suspend his season tickets to its basketball games. Yes, this is the same Gonzaga where Stockton starred from 1980 to 1984, and where is jersey is retired, before he went on to a lengthy NBA career with the Utah Jazz, mostly dishing dimes to problematic power forward Karl Malone. The Spokesman-Review spoke to Stockton, who confirmed that Gonzaga’s decision was based on his refusal to wear a mask. Stockton said Gonzaga Athletic Director Chris Standiford notified him of the university’s decision in a conversation the Naismith Basketball Memorial Hall of Fame point guard d...
Rihanna Is a Vision in Red for Date Night With A$AP Rocky
Rihanna seamlessly blended casual with chic for a recent night out with boyfriend A$AP Rocky. The A-list duo stepped out in New York City over the weekend, as RiRi rocked an oversized jersey as a dress, topped with a bright red puffer coat. She completed the look with a matching red lip, a baseball cap, glittery earrings crystal-embellished stilettos. Rocky opted for a furry, beige jacket over a grey-graphic tee, and stayed warm with a printed white beanie and red gloves. Explore See latest videos, charts and news See latest videos, charts and news Rihanna and ASAP Rocky leaving their dinner date, New York (Jan 22) pic.twitter.com/ERmfP36euK — Rihanna Gallery (@GalerieRihanna) January 23, 2022 After months of rumors of a romance between the superstar duo, A$AP Rocky confirmed in an in...
Years & Years Chasing U.K. No. 1 as Meat Loaf Albums Flood U.K. Midweek Chart
Olly Alexander is heading for a second U.K. No. 1. The British pop artist’s Years & Years project is leading the midweek chart with Night Call (Poydor), ahead of another new arrival, Yard Act’s The Overload (Island). Years & Years began life as the trio of Alexander, bass player Mikey Goldsworthy and keyboardist Emre Türkmen. Their first album 2015’s Communion spent a week at No. 1 in the U.K., and its followup Palo Santo peaked at No. 3 in 2018. Night Call is the first album release from Years & Years as a slimmed-down solo project. Close behind in the chart race is The Overlord, the debut LP from Yard Act, a post-punk band from Leeds, England. The Overlord leads the way on physical sales, the OCC reports. Explore See latest videos, charts and news See latest videos, charts an...
Lady Gaga Talks Acting, Failure and Working With Al Pacino on ‘House Of Gucci’
Just maybe, Lady Gaga has staged the greatest transformation of them all. The superstar singer’s evolution is staggering, Bowie-esque even, from Stefani Germanotta, to the Gaga so widely known and loved, a chart-topping pop and (sometimes) jazz swinger with a dozen Grammy Awards and an Oscar in her trophy room. As an actor, Gaga turned heads with her performance as Ally in 2018’s A Star Is Born, for which she scooped the Academy Award for best original song (with “Shallow”). And she metamorphoses on screen as Patrizia Reggiani in Ridley Scott’s latest film House Of Gucci, a performance that has critics raving. Some are predicting a second gold statuette. On Monday night (Jan. 24), Gaga stopped by Jimmy Kimmel Live for a chat, an insider’s look at Gucci, and to share some life lessons learn...
Earl Sweatshirt Performs ‘Sick’ Track ‘2010’ on ‘Tonight Show’: Watch
Earl Sweatshirt is a sick man, though not in bad way. When the pandemic changed our routines and kept us locked indoors, the Los Angeles hip-hop artist went to the well. The result is Sick, a ten-track album featuring contributions from Zelooperz, Nak-el Smith, Armand Hammer, Black Noi$e, and The Alchemist. “A wise man said art imitates life,” he explained. “People were sick. The people were angry and isolated and restless. I leaned into the chaos cause it was apparent that it wasn’t going anywhere. these songs are what happened when I would come up for air.” After coming up for air, he’s now stage ready. On Monday night (Jan. 24), Earl dropped by The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon for a performance of album track 2010. Explore See latest videos, charts and news See latest videos, char...
Kanye West Documentary Jeen-Yuhs Premieres: Here’s What Happens
Jeen-Yuhs: A Kanye Trilogy – Act 1 (Vision), a documentary on the life of Kanye West (also known legally as Ye), premiered at Sundance Film Festival on Sunday night, January 23. The first of three parts totaling seven and a half hours, Act 1 (Vision) follows West from his early dealings with Jay-Z’s Roc-A-Fella Records in the late 1990s up until he is introduced as the label’s newest artist. The film is set for a nationwide theatrical release on February 10 ahead of a Netflix premiere on February 16. The trilogy was directed by West’s friends Clarence “Coodie” Simmons and Chike Ozah (aka Coodie & Chike), a duo that worked with him on videos for “Through the Wire” and “Jesus Walks.” Coodie recently told Variety that West did not have final approval on the film, but West subsequent...
Bob Dylan Adds 2022 Tour Dates
Bob Dylan has announced a new string of tour dates, the latest leg in an expansive run that Dylan has said will extend through 2024. He’ll start in Phoenix, Arizona on March 3 and will end in mid-April in Oklahoma City. See the full schedule below. Dylan’s return to the road, which began with a stint through parts of the United States last fall, follows 2020’s Rough and Rowdy Ways. The Bob Dylan Center, a museum and archive of his work, is set to open in Tulsa, Oklahoma, on May 10. All products featured on Pitchfork are independently selected by our editors. However, when you buy something through our retail links, we may earn an affiliate commission. Bob Dylan: “Rough and Rowdy Ways” Worldwide Tour / 2021-2024 Bob Dylan: 03-03 Phoenix, AZ – Arizona Federal Theatre03-04 Tucson, AZ &#...
Posthumous Michael Chapman Album Another Fish Released
Tompkins Square has released a surprise posthumous record from Michael Chapman, the influential English guitarist and singer-songwriter who died in September at age 80. It’s titled Another Fish, and it arrives on what would have been Chapman’s 81st birthday. Listen to Another Fish in full below. Another Fish features seven tracks, all untitled. According to a statement from Tompkins Square, the project was intended to be a companion to Chapman’s 2015 album Fish and was released with the blessing of Andru Chapman, his longtime partner. Chapman issued more than 40 albums over his lifetime, from his 1969 debut Rainmaker through 2019’s True North. Content This content can also be viewed on the site it originates from.
Watch Earl Sweatshirt Perform “2010” on Fallon
Earl Sweatshirt was the musical guest on last night’s episode of The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon. He performed “2010,” a highlight off his new album Sick!. Watch it happen below. Sick! features Zelooperz, Armand Hammer, the Alchemist, and Black Noi$e. Leading up to the album’s release, Earl released the singles “2010,” “Tabula Rasa,” and “Titanic.” Earl’s last appearance on Fallon was when it was still Late Night; he performed “Burgundy” alongside the Roots in 2013. Read Pitchfork’s feature about the rapper and his new album, “Earl Sweatshirt Is Still a Rap Fan First.” Content This content can also be viewed on the site it originates from.
