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“Weird Al” Yankovic Announces Expansive 2026 Tour
“Weird Al” Yankovic has announced a massive expansion to this year’s Bigger & Weirder Tour. The parody musician will continue the trek in 2026 with an additional 90 stops throughout North America, including in cities such as Chicago, Boston, Las Vegas, Austin, Kansas City, Milwaukee, and more. As on the previous leg of the Bigger & Weirder Tour, the singer…
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Rosalía, MIKE, Hayley Williams, and More: This Week’s Pitchfork Selects Playlist
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…
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Underscores Shares Video for New Song “Do It”: Watch
New York-based hyperpop artist Underscores has shared a new song called “Do It” along with an accompanying music video. In the self-directed clip, Underscores sings along to the electropop track while working through choreography with two dancers, lights flash onscreen, and various people are blown out of their chairs by the sheer force of the music coming from a laptop.…
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Jack DeJohnette, Towering Jazz Drummer and Bandleader, Dies at 83
Jack DeJohnette, the jazz drummer, pianist, and bandleader who played on Miles Davis’ Bitches Brew and worked closely with Sonny Rollins, Keith Jarrett, and many other jazz luminaries, has died. His longtime label ECM Records confirmed the news, and his personal assistant told The Guardian the cause of death was congestive heart failure. DeJohnette was 83 years old. Born in…
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Rosalía Announces New Album Lux
Following a smattering of billboard and poster teasers around the world, Rosalía has announced her new album—and it arrives in less than a month. Lux, the Spanish pop star’s fourth studio album, will be released November 7 via Columbia. Details on the follow-up to 2022’s Motomami are otherwise scarce, but you can check out the album cover below. Following the…
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Taylor Swift Earns 15th No. 1 Album With The Life of a Showgirl
As expected, Taylor Swift’s new album The Life of a Showgirl has broken records on its way to the No. 1 spot on the Billboard charts. Swift’s 15th LP debuted with 4.002 million equivalent album units (including pure album sales and streaming activity), with pure album sales totaling 3,479,500, 1.3 million of which were vinyl sales, Billboard reports via Luminate.…
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The Yardbirds Co-Founder Chris Dreja Dies at 79
Chris Dreja, the co-founding rhythm guitarist and later bassist of the Yardbirds, has died, reports The New York Times. On September 25, Dreja died of complications of multiple strokes and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease while in a London nursing home, according to his daughter, Jacqueline Dreja Zamboni. He was 79. Although the Yardbirds were best known for their trio of…
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Chapterhouse, Hum, and Nothing to Headline Slide Away Festival 2026
Slide Away, the shoegaze-focused music festival that takes place in multiple American cities, has announced its 2026 lineup. The ’80s British cult-favorites Chapterhouse will headline alongside Hum, who are playing their first shows in nearly seven years, and Nothing, who are celebrating the 10-year anniversary of Tired of Tomorrow. Also slated to perform at select dates are Swirlies, Ovlov, Cloakroom,…
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Jake Xerxes Fussell and James Elkington Detail Rebuilding Soundtrack, Share New Songs: Listen
North Carolina folk singer Jake Xerxes Fussell and Chicago-based guitarist James Elkington have collaborated on the soundtrack for Rebuilding, a new film directed by Max Walker-Silverman. The duo’s first original score arrives November 14 via Fat Possum, coinciding with the film’s New York theatrical release. Hear two selections—”Contemplating the Moon” and “Glow in the Dark”—below. “I could hear the cinema…
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Coachella 2026 Lineup: Sabrina Carpenter, Justin Bieber, Karol G, the Strokes, and More
The 2026 Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival lineup has been unveiled. Sabrina Carpenter, Justin Bieber, and Karol G are heading to the desert next year as the festival’s headliners, topping the two-weekend bill in Indio, California, on April 10-12 and 17-19. Also slated to perform are Young Thug, The xx, Turnstile, David Byrne, FKA twigs, Addison Rae, Ethel Cain,…
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