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The National Announce 2022 North American Tour Dates
The National have announced a North American tour. It begins with the band’s headlining slot at Chicago’s Pitchfork Music Festival on Friday, July 15, and continues through September. The National are partnering with Plus1 to donate $1 from each ticket to the Plus1 Ukraine Relief Fund and also Buffalo String Works. Find the band’s schedule below. “We are excited to finally share our full tour itinerary for summer 2022,” the National remarked in a press release. “The last couple years have given us ample time for reflection and rejuvenation. Summer 2022 is a time for reunion. We look forward to gathering with friends, old and new. United in music and light, suspended in time. We hope you can join us.” The National released I Am Easy to Find in 2019. Read about the band in “The 200 Most Impo...
KMRU and Aho Ssan Announce New Album Limen
Sound artists KMRU and Aho Ssan have announced the collaborative album Limen. The record is out April 29 via Subtext. Below, listen to a preview of the album’s first song “Resurgence.” Content This content can also be viewed on the site it originates from. KMRU is the moniker of Kenyan musician Joseph Kamaru, and Aho Ssan is the moniker of French artist Niamké Désiré. Kamaru and Désiré wrote and produced the tracks of Limen, which was mastered by Joker. Read Pitchfork’s 2021 Rising interview “Meet KMRU, the Ambient Musician With His Ear to the World.” Limen: 01 Resurgence02 Rebirth03 Ruined Abstractions
Foo Fighters Cancel Tour Dates After Death of Drummer Taylor Hawkins
Foo Fighters are canceling all of their upcoming tour dates, following the death of drummer Taylor Hawkins. “We’re sorry for and share in the disappointment that we won’t be seeing one another as planned,” the band wrote. “Instead, let’s take this time to grieve, to heal, to pull our loved ones close, and to appreciate all the music and memories we’ve made together.” Find the statement below. Foo Fighters’ statement does not mention the band’s planned performance at the 2022 Grammy Awards. The performance was announced on March 24, and Hawkins died the following day. Pitchfork has reached out to Recording Academy representatives for comment and more information. Taylor Hawkins died in Bogotá, Colombia ahead of the band’s scheduled performance at Festival Estéreo Picnic. The drummer’s last ...
Gunna Delivers a Smooth Performance of “Private Island” for ‘A COLORS SHOW’
Gunna has returned to the A COLORS SHOW stage to deliver a smooth performance of his track “Private Island.” The live rendition showcases the lead track from Gunna’s third studio album, DRIP SEASON 4EVER, which was released this past January. Dressed in sky blue and slate gray, the Atlanta-born rapper delivers his melodic lines against camel brown surroundings. “I’m just kickin’ it with a baddie, smokin’ on exotic / Ain’t it ironic, look at me now, I used to sell narcotics / Couldn’t sell it whole, had to break it down, but now it’s all profit,” echoes the song’s chorus. “They don’t like advice, but I know this life just ain’t for everybody / I done heard too many times you can’t get rich with no knowledge / Told the shawty if she mine, then promise me you keep it solid / You know bitches ...
Ultra Wastes No Time, Confirms Swedish House Mafia to Headline 2023 Music Festival
If you thought Ultra Music Festival was going to fade into the rearview for another year, having just completed a massively successful 2022 edition, you’d be sorely mistaken. This year’s festival season has only just begun, but Ultra already has fans pondering tough but necessary decisions for their 2023 calendars. In a stunt executed immediately prior to Hardwell’s electrifying comeback set on the Main Stage Sunday night, Swedish House Mafia were revealed to be the first headliners confirmed for Ultra 2023. During the one-minute reveal, Swedish House Mafia’s name and iconic triple-circle logo were emblazoned across the stage’s video boards. Additionally, the stage’s massive LED Ultra logo morphed in realtime to reveal a hidden message: “See You Ne...
Tao Group Brings Debut ACRAZE Residency to Las Vegas
Having recently kicked off a new residency with the famed TAO Hospitality Group, ACRAZE is making himself at home in Las Vegas. With his first couple shows in the books, ACRAZE is proving that the fascination around the Class of 2022 star as well as his meteoric hit “Do It To It” are showing no signs of relenting. Tao Group remains one of Sin City’s most prominent venue operators with a wide-ranging portfolio of properties, including OMNIA Nightclub at Caesars Palace, Marquee Dayclub and Nightclub at The Cosmopolitan, Hakkasan Nightclub and Wet Republic at MGM Grand Hotel, and TAO Nightclub and TAO Beach Dayclub at The Venetian Resort. It’s certainly a rarity that a single track projects an artist to the upper echelons of dance music stardom, but it’s importan...
Sunset Music Festival Announces Massive Lineup for 2022 With Alesso, ILLENIUM, More
Following an incredibly successful 2021 event in which Sunset Music Festival reignited the live event flame as one of the first festivals to return, it is returning in 2022 with another massive lineup. Organizers have now announced the second phase of artists for the 2022 festival, which is scheduled for May 27-29 at Raymond James Stadium in Tampa. Sunset has always been known for putting together huge lineups, with surprise headliners, fan-favorites, and more. The 2022 lineup is no exception, with its first phase featuring Dillon Francis, Duke Dumont, Jason Ross, Liquid Stranger, Gorgon City, MiTiS and Blanke, among others. Organizers then announced a second phase on March 28th, with Alesso, ILLENIUM, Oliver Heldens, John Summit, Dom Dolla, Zeds Dead and more. Disco Donnie Prese...
deadmau5, Richie Hawtin, More Raise $3 Million for Innovative Streaming Company, Volta
As the metaverse continues to expand, more and more electronic artists are investing their assets. Volta is the latest music tech and XR company to receive a cosign from some of the biggest players in the game. Richie Hawtin and deadmau5’s Pixelynx, Jillionaire, Post Malone, and Beatport CEO Robb McDaniels are just a few of the names that have contributed to the company’s latest funding round, which Music Business Worldwide estimates to be valued at $3 million. A handful of venture capital firms also took part. Volta is self-described as a “free, self-service XR creation platform” that will ultimately allow creators to build and broadcast their own experiences within the metaverse. Artists will be able to use their DAW of choice, midi controllers, or metadata to sync visual eff...
Los Dells 2022 Rescheduled Due to ‘Circumstances Beyond Our Control’
Update: Los Dells 2022 is officially postponed, according to an update that was posted on the festival’s social media account. The announcement comes a month after its lineup was unveiled with headliners Christian Nodal and Anuel AA, who were then abruptly replaced by Becky G, Ozuna and CNCO. Explore See latest videos, charts and news See latest videos, charts and news “Due to circumstances beyond our control, we unfortunately must postpone,” the post explained just days after the new headliners was announced. “We know you are excited to join us and we are looking forward to bringing you the same upscale multi-genre Latin music festival that we have built our name upon.” The post further explains that purchased tickets will be honored for the new date, which has yet to be set, and that fes...
Miley Cyrus Calls Her Marriage to Liam Hemsworth a ‘F–king Disaster’
Miley Cyrus headlined Lollapalooza Brazil over the weekend and dropped some cold, hard truths about her marriage to Liam Hemsworth in the process. The unfiltered moment came when the pop star helped a fan propose to his boyfriend onstage during her set. After the Brazilian Smiler popped the question in Portuguese, Cyrus offered her own words of celebratory, jaded wisdom to the happy couple. “Yasss!” she shrieked when the fan’s boyfriend accepted the proposal. “Forever b—h, yasss! Congratulations! Honey, I hope your marriage goes better than mine. Mine was a f–king disaster.” Explore See latest videos, charts and news See latest videos, charts and news In case you need a refresher, the one-time Hannah Montana star was briefly married to Liam Hemsworth — whom she met on the set of 2010’s The...
Madonna Teases Upcoming Hypnotic ‘Frozen’ Remix With 070 Shake
Madonna is going back to the future, again, for her upcoming remix. After dropping a slowed-down, gauzy remix of her Ray of Light single by masked DJ Sickick in December — and then another hypnotic take on the 1998 fan-favorite earlier this month with Sick and Nigerian singer Fireboy DML — Madge is going back to the well one more time time this week with a third version of the lead single from the song she originally co-produced with Patrick Leonard and William Orbit. Explore See latest videos, charts and news See latest videos, charts and news This time, she teased in a tweet, she’ll be joined by New Jersey rapper/singer 070 Shake. “New song And video drops in 2 days with @070Shake,” Madonna wrote along with snow flake, blue heart and nazar emoji. A 17-second teaser features a moody snaps...
FAIR Act Bill to Repeal Amendment to ‘Seven-Year Statute’ Up for Vote in California Assembly
Artists and labels are headed for a face off Wednesday (March 30) in Sacramento as the California State Assembly holds the first hearing and vote on repealing an amendment to the state’s “Seven-Year Statute” following February’s re-introduction of the Free Artists From Industry Restrictions (FAIR) Act. Held by the Assembly’s Committee on Labor and Employment, sources from both sides expect the vote to pass. If it does, the bill would then move to the Assembly’s Committee on Arts, Entertainment, Sports, Tourism and Internet Media for an April 19 hearing and vote. Assembly Bill 2926 builds on California Labor Code Section 2855. Enacted in 1944 after the judgment in actress Olivia de Havilland’s lawsuit against Warner Bros. Pictures, 2855 limits personal services contracts for state residents...
