music blog
Governors Ball 2022 Lineup Announced: Kid Cudi, J. Cole, Halsey, Playboi Carti, and More
Governors Ball Music Festival 2022 is taking place from June 10-12 at Citi Field in Queens, New York. Today, the lineup has been announced. In addition to headliners J. Cole, Kid Cudi, and Halsey, the lineup includes Playboi Carti, Jazmine Sullivan, Migos, 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 more. Find the full lineup below. After being forced to cancel in 2020, Governors Ball returned in 2021 with a lineup that featured Billie Eilish, Megan Thee Stallion, Post Malone, Phoebe Bridgers, A$AP Rocky, J Balvin, and others.
Ex-Vöid (Ex–Joanna Gruesome) Announce New Album, Share New Song “Churchyard”: Listen
Ex-Vöid, a band featuring former Joanna Gruesome members Lan McArdle and Owen Williams, have announced a new album. Bigger Than Before is out March 25 via Don Giovanni. The album’s announcement today arrives with a new song called “Churchyard.” Listen to it below. Lan McArdle is the vocalist of Ex-Vöid and Owen Williams is the guitarist, with Laurie Foster joining them on bass and Jonny Coddington playing drums. Prior to the full length, McArdle and Williams issued two EPs as Ex-Vöid: 2018’s Ex-Vöid and 2019’s Only One. McArdle departed Joanna Gruesome in 2015 after fronting the band in its earliest years, last appearing on the group’s second album Peanut Butter. All products featured on Pitchfork are independently selected by our editors. However, when you buy something through our retail...
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’...
Adekunle Gold ft Stefflon Don – FYE
Don’t miss this brand new music from Adekunle Gold titled “FYE”. Nigerian multitalented singer, AG Baby known as Adekunle Gold drops a new record he calls, “FYE“. Adekunle Gold brings in a special feel to his song “FYE” with a guest appearance from American rapper and singer, Stefflon Don. The song is a classic duet record and deserves a spot on your playlist. Listen and share Adekunle Gold ft Stefflon Don – “FYE” below. Download coming soon.
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...
Governors Ball 2022 Lineup: Kid Cudi, Halsey, J. Cole, and More
It may be winter, but summertime in the city is just around the corner, and Governors Ball has unveiled its 2022 lineup. The Big Apple’s biggest music festival goes down June 10th through the 12th at Citi Field, with Kid Cudi, Halsey, and J. Cole topping the bill. Besides the headliners, festival-goers can look forward to performances by Migos, Japanese Breakfast, Clairo, Flume, Playboi Carti, Glass Animals, Black Pumas, Kaytranada, 100 gecs, Denzel Curry, Jack Harlow, Tove Lo, JPEGMAFIA, beabadoobee, Aly & AJ, and Soccer Mommy. Also playing are Roddy Ricch, YG, Diesel (a.k.a. Shaquille O’Neal), Jazmine Sullivan, J.I.D, Louis the Child, DUCKWRTH, Paris Texas, Samia, Channel Tres, Benee, Gus Dapperton, and more. Advertisement Related Video General admission and VIP passes will go on sal...
Old Crow Medicine Show Share Origins of Raucous New Single “Bombs Away”: Exclusive
Our recurring new music feature Origins gives musicians a place to share exclusive insights into their newest release. Today, Ketch Secor of Old Crow Medicine Show breaks down the bluegrass ensemble’s latest single, “Bombs Away.” Old Crow Medicine Show’s new album, Paint This Town, is due out April 22nd via ATO. Today, the Americana band are previewing the LP with the raucous single “Bombs Away.” “Bombs Away” is, first and foremost, a song about divorce, as frontman Ketch Secor tells Consequence. But that doesn’t mean the barnburning fiddle number — and Paint This Town as a whole — is anything to cry over. The track, which Secor wrote shortly after his own marriage dissolved, is brimming with the euphoria of new beginnings, a tongue-in-cheek tale of throwing c...
The Batman Director Elaborates on Kurt Cobain Inspiration: “His Drug Is… Revenge”
Matt Reeves, director of Warner Bros.’s The Batman, recently revealed that his version of Bruce Wayne draws inspiration from Kurt Cobain. In a new interview with Esquire, Reeves discussed the similarities between the Nirvana frontman and Gotham vigilante, explaining that they’re both addicts. “Early on, when I was writing, I started listening to Nirvana, and there was something about [Nevermind song] ‘Something in the Way,’ which is in the first trailer, which is part of the voice of that character,” Reeves explained. “When I considered, ‘How do you do Bruce Wayne in a way that hasn’t been seen before?’ I started thinking, ‘What if some tragedy happened [ie: Wayne sees his parents murdered] and this guy becomes so reclusive, we don’t know what he’s doing? Is this guy some kind of wayward, ...
Earl Sweatshirt Performs “2010” on Fallon: Watch
Earl Sweatshirt stopped by The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon on Monday (January 24th) to play “2010,” a single off his excellent new album, SICK! Performing against the backdrop of an animated visualizer reflecting the themes of the project, Earl was solely accompanied by producer Black Noi$e, who produced nearly half of the songs on the 10-track album. Without the aid of a backing vocal track, Earl expertly twists and turns his flow to match the atmospheric beat. Watch the replay below the jump. “2010” is one of three singles Earl shared in anticipation of SICK! During the lead-up to the album’s release on January 14th, he also dropped the Armand Hammer-assisted “Tabula Rasa” and spaced out “Titanic.” Advertisement Related Video In Marcus Shorter’s review of SICK! for Conse...
KITTIE Is ‘Super Stoked’ About Playing First Live Shows In Five Years
Canadian all-girl metal band KITTIE is “super stoked” about taking part in Las Vegas’s When We Were Young festival, which will take place over three days this fall. The “emo” festival will be held on the Las Vegas Festival Grounds on the Strip on October 22, October 23 and October 29. Tickets for the first two days sold out quickly. Officials said the festival will feature the same lineup on all three dates, with the exception of Alex G replacing Wolf Alice on October 29, and La Dispute will not perform on October 29. The lineup also includes MY CHEMICAL ROMANCE, PARAMORE, AFI, THE USED, BRING ME THE HORIZON, TAKING BACK SUNDAY, DASHBOARD CONFESSIONAL, ALKALINE TRIO, MANCHESTER ORCHESTRA, THE ALL-AMERICAN REJECTS, AVRIL LAVIGNE, WOLF ALICE, STORY OF THE YEAR, ...
LAMB OF GOD’s WILLIE ADLER Sits Out SHIPROCKED Cruise, Ex-MACHINE HEAD Guitarist PHIL DEMMEL Steps In
LAMB OF GOD has recruited Phil Demmel (VIO-LENCE, ex-MACHINE HEAD) to play guitar for the band on this year’s ShipRocked cruise, which set sail from Galveston, Texas on January 22 and includes stops in Costa Maya and Cozumel, Mexico. Demmel is filling in for LAMB OF GOD‘s regular guitarist Willie Adler who was unable to make the trip for reasons that have not been disclosed. Since Carnival Cruise Line‘s Have Fun Be Safe protocols and procedures currently require that guests are fully vaccinated and tested before their cruise on all sailings through February 28, 2022, some fans have speculated that Adler‘s COVID-19 vaccination status was the main reason he was excluded from this year’s ShipRocked. Fan-filmed video footage and photos of LAMB OF GOD‘s Janua...
TNT Guitarist To Release First Solo Album In Six Years, ‘Bigfoot TV’
TNT guitarist Ronni Le Tekrø will release his first solo album in six years, “Bigfoot TV”, on March 18 through TBC Records via Cargo Records. Backed by Ronni‘s tight band, “Bigfoot TV” sounds inspired and vibrant, with Le Tekrø‘s brilliant guitar work threading through the album and a musical nod to everyone from TNT to THIN LIZZY, THE BEATLES, David Bowie and Ronni‘s own progressive rock albums. Le Tekrø is considered one of the world’s most influential metal guitarists, first and foremost with his band TNT, but also in collaboration with jazz guitarist Terje Rypdal and as a diligently used studio musician. Le Tekrø has sold over four million albums with TNT and was named one of the world’s 25 best guitarists in its genre in 2009. The ...
