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The 2022 American Music Awards took place tonight (November 20) at Los Angeles’ Microsoft Theater, where Stevie Wonder, Charlie Puth, Ari Lennox, and others took the stage to perform a medley of hits by Lionel Richie, who received this year’s AMA Icon Award. Wonder and Puth took turns playing various songs by Richie and the Commodores in the style of dueling pianos, including “Brick House,” “Easy,” “All Night Long (All Night),” and “Say You, Say Me.” The tribute ended with Lennox, Smokey Robinson, Melissa Etheridge, Yola, and others joining them onstage for “We Are the World.” Check out the performance below. Lennox recently announced a North American tour behind her new album, Age/Sex/Location, which spans 27 cities and kicks off next January. She previously shared a video for the single ...

Ryuichi Sakamoto has announced his new solo album 12. It’s due out January 17 via Milan Records. 12 is the first non-soundtrack solo studio album from the Japanese composer since 2017’s Async. Sakamoto recorded the album in 2021 and 2022, and the track titles reflect the dates that the compositions were written. In a statement, Sakamoto, who has been receiving cancer treatment, said, “After I finally ‘came home’ to my new temporary housing after a big operation, I found myself reaching for the synthesizer. I had no intention of composing something; I just wanted to be showered in sound. I’ll probably continue to keep this kind of ‘diary.’” On December 10, Sakamoto will debut a career-spanning performance recorded at Tokyo’s 509 Studio—including a selection from 12— as part of a ticketed li...

The xx are reissuing their second album, Coexist, for its 10th anniversary. Out now digitally and January 13 on clear vinyl, the reissue includes live versions of “Angels,” “Chained,” “Reunion,” and “Sunset,” which you can hear below. The xx’s latest album, I See You, came out at the beginning of 2017. All three xx members have now released solo music, with Oliver Sim putting out debut album Hideous Bastard this year. Romy’s album is still in the works, but she returned with a solo song called “Strong” last week. Jamie xx, too, has been busy this year, releasing a track called “Kill Dem” amid a string of live dates. Read “8 Songs That Borrow from the xx’s Playbook” on the Pitch. All products featured on Pitchfork are independently selected by our editors. However, when you buy something th...

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 highlighting some of the Pitchfork staff’s favorite new music. The playlist is a grab-bag of tracks: Its only guiding principle is that these are the songs you’d gladly send to a friend. This week’s Pitchfork Selects playlist features Egg Meat, duendita, Bob Dylan, and more. Listen below and follow our playlists on Apple Music and Spotify. (Pitchfork earns a commission from purchases made through affiliate links on our site.) Pitchfork...