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Quavo and Takeoff Reflect on Their Success on “Nothing Changed”
Quavo and Takeoff have continued the rollout of their forthcoming collaborative LP, Only Built For Infinity Links, with yet another new track. On “Nothing Changed,” the two rappers reflect on their success and how, despite their wealth, they remain close to their roots and continue to lead with a strong work ethic. “Don’t nothin’ change but the chains / We on ya head like a bang,” Quavo and Takeoff rap in the chorus. The track was produced by DJ Durel and Marcel “Mars” Korkutata and is the fourth single the rappers dropped as they prepare to debut the new LP. Prior to “Nothing Changed,” the busy duo shared “Hotel Lobby,” “Us vs. Them” featuring Gucci Mane and “Big Stunna” featuring Birdman. Only Built For Infinity Links is slated for release in just a week on Friday, October 7. Alongs...
Ed Sheeran Becomes a Pokémon Trainer in the Music Video for “Celestial”
Ed Sheeran may be a four-time Grammy winner with four #1 albums to match, but if he had it his way he’d probably be a Pokémon trainer. No, seriously: Sheeran is an avowed Pokémon fan who has a super-sized collection of plush Pokémon toys and recently cut “Celestial,” the theme song for Pokémon Scarlet and Violet. “Celestial” recently received an official music video, and in it, Sheeran gets to live out his Pokémon dreams. The video shows a frequently-daydreaming Sheeran going about his day, while interacting with various doodled Pokémon, including Pikachu, Charmander, Squirtle, Bulbasaur and Snorlax. Imagined or otherwise, these interactions enable him to come up with a song that he records, while a nearby TV shows him as a fully-animated Pokémon trainer who’s dropped into the middle of a ...
Kid Cudi Says He Likely Won’t Release Another LP Following ‘Entergalactic’: “I Just Don’t Have It in Me”
Today marks the momentous release of Kid Cudi’s tenth studio album Entergalactic. Cudi has consistently put out records for the past decade-plus, developing a varied and eclectic musical repertoire in the process. Over the years, Cudi has ventured into acting, fashion and is now the creator of an adult animated series. Entergalactic provides the soundtrack for the artist’s Netflix show of the same name, which premieres on the streamer today. It may be a while until fans hear new music from Cudi, and they may never receive another album from the artist. Cudi shared that following the release of Entergalacitc, he plans to lessen his focus on music and direct his attention toward other projects. “The goal for Entergalactic, I was bored of making albums,” Cudi told Apple Music’s Zane Lowe in a...
Les Rallizes Dénudés Discography to Be Reissued
The enigmatic Japanese rock band Les Rallizes Dénudés formally released just three albums during their nearly-30-year run: The albums—’67-’69 Studio et Live, Mizutani / Les Rallizes Dénudés, and ’77 Live—all came out on CD in 1991. Now, Temporal Drift has announced that it will reissue all three albums. The albums will get released digitally, as well as on CD and LP. The digital releases are set for November 25, and, as of now, the CDs are set to ship in November 2022, and the vinyl will ship in the first quarter of 2023. There will be exclusive color vinyl variants of the LPs from Temporal Drift’s Bandcamp, distributor Light in the Attic, and vinyl producer Third Man Pressing. The reissues will feature audio remastered by former Les Rallizes Dénudés member Makoto Kubota, as well as liner ...
Neil Young & Crazy Horse Announce New Album World Record, Share New Song
Neil Young & Crazy Horse have announced a new album. It’s called World Record and it arrives November 18 via Reprise. The 11-song LP was produced by Young and Rick Rubin. Today, the group has shared lead single “Love Earth,” which you can listen to below. Young and Crazy Horse laid down World Record live at Rubin’s Shangri-La studio in Malibu. According to a press release, the new album examines the state of Earth, its uncertain future, and even Young’s relationship with cars (on “Chevrolet”). Neil Young & Crazy Horse have had a prolific couple of years: In 2019, they issued Colorado, followed by Barn in 2021. They also have recently shared the archival releases Way Down in the Rust Bucket and Toast. Revisit Pitchfork’s Sunday Review of Neil Young’s Trans. All products featured on ...
Mavi Shares New Song “Doves”
Mavi has shared another new track from his forthcoming album Laughing So Hard It Hurts. The new song, “Doves,” is produced by Dylvinci. Check it out below. After issuing his debut album Let the Sun Talk in 2019, the rapper followed it with the End of the Earth EP last year. He joined the Alchemist on “Miracle Baby” last year, too. Mavi announced Laughing So Loud It Hurts earlier this month. The rapper shared “Baking Soda” as the project’s first single, with the rest of the album arriving on October 14. Revisit Pitchfork’s 2020 feature “Mavi Is Making Introverted Rap for Black Liberation.” Content This content can also be viewed on the site it originates from.
Yeah Yeah Yeahs Perform “Burning” on Kimmel
Yeah Yeah Yeahs’ new album Cool It Down is out now, and, to mark the occasion, the band brought music from the LP to Jimmy Kimmel Live! Karen O, Nick Zinner, and Brian Chase performed the single “Burning.” Watch below. Cool It Down is the band’s fifth album and first in nine years, following 2013’s Mosquito. The group’s latest album was announced with the single “Spitting Off the Edge of the World,” which includes guest contributions from Perfume Genius. Read “The Dream of the 2000s Is Alive in the Meet Me in the Bathroom Documentary” on the Pitch. Content This content can also be viewed on the site it originates from.
Beyond the Boys’ Club: Ann Wilson of Heart
Beyond the Boys’ Club is a monthly column from journalist and radio host Anne Erickson, focusing on women in the heavy music genres, as they offer their perspectives on the music industry and discuss their personal experiences. Erickson is also a music artist herself and has a new EP and single, “Last Love,” with Upon Wings. The latest edition of Beyond the Boys’ Club features an interview with the legendary Ann Wilson of Heart. As one of the founding members of female-led rock mainstays Heart, Ann Wilson knows just how difficult it was for women to break into rock music decades ago. She also knows what it takes to have staying power as a musical artist, as Wilson is still releasing imaginative new music and playing jam-packed shows. Wilson released her latest solo album, Fierce Bliss, ear...
Who Should Take Over The Daily Show After Trevor Noah Leaves?
The Daily Show was must-see viewing during the last days of a time when American TV viewing habits were a lot more predictable. Today, the continued fragmentation of late night has meant that every show, not just The Daily Show, has had a reduced impact on pop culture — but the show’s legacy endures from the Jon Stewart era, making current host Trevor Noah’s announcement that he plans to leave the series after seven years very interesting news for any comedian who might be interested in suiting up for a desk job. Noah’s departure actually follows how Stewart announced his plans to leave The Daily Show without an immediate successor in place. Noah was revealed as the new host several weeks following Stewart’s departure, after making spending six months as a correspondent, and if the series ...
Song of the Week: Paramore Gives Us a Reason to Leave the House with “This Is Why”
Song of the Week breaks down and talks about the song we just can’t get out of our head each week. Find these songs and more on our Spotify Top Songs playlist. For our favorite new songs from emerging artists, check out our Spotify New Sounds playlist. This week, Paramore make a huge return with “This Is Why.” It’s been 20 years since Hayley Williams moved from Mississippi to Tennessee, met the Farro brothers, and began the story of Paramore, one of the most exciting bands of the new millennium. Paramore has outlived most of their contemporaries, not just by continuing to exist as an entity, but also in terms of their enduring cultural relevance. While many bands of the Warped Tour Era flamed out or carried on by catering to nostalgia, Paramore have managed to remain vi...
Bill Skarsgård and Lily-Rose Depp to Star in Robert Eggers’ Nosferatu
In one of the most perfect casting decisions since, uh, the last time he was picked to play a heavy-lidded horror character, Bill Skarsgård will star as the titular vampire in Robert Eggers’ upcoming Nosferatu retelling. Joining him in Transylvania is Lily-Rose Depp, playing a haunted young woman who becomes Nosferatu’s latest obsession, Deadline reports. There’s not much else we know about Eggers’ follow-up to The Northman, but we do know he’s been wanting to do this for a while. The director almost got his Nosferatu off the ground back in 2019, with Harry Styles and Anya Taylor-Joy attached to the project. Budgeting and schedule conflicts eventually brought the film to a halt, but Eggers made sure to nab Skarsgård — whose portrayal of Pennywis...
Shawn Mendes Is Head Over Heels in New Song for ‘Lyle, Lyle Crocodile’
With just one week to go before Lyle, Lyle Crocodile premieres, Shawn Mendes has shared “Heartbeat,” an original track that will appear at the end of the film and on the soundtrack. The piano driven track, which arrived Friday (Sept. 30), sees the 24-year-old singer-songwriter blissfully singing about a blossoming romance, one that, naturally, causes his heart to beat faster with each moment he spends thinking of the object of his affections. On the first verse for the track, Mendes croons, “I look into the stars at night/ The only substitution when it’s not your eyes, yeah/ Can’t get enough, it’s official/ I want a lot and not a little/ If we keep it us it’s so simple/ Wherever you are, wherever you are.” “Heartbeat, it speeds up whenever you/ Want me, what you got, I want it like/ All we...
