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Joe Ely, Staple of Texas’ 1970s Progressive Country Scene, Dies at 78
Joe Ely, the Grammy-winning singer-songwriter who helped spearhead Texas’ progressive country movement in the 1970s, has died, his representative confirmed to Rolling Stone. Ely died from complications of Lewy Body Dementia, Parkinson’s, and pneumonia at his home in Taos, New Mexico. He was 78. As is true of the most revered country icons, Ely lived a long and storied life…
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Rilo Kiley Announce 2026 Tour Dates
A silver lining for missing Rilo Kiley‘s reunion shows: You’ll have one more chance to see them next year, when the quartet hits the road for select dates in North America and Europe. You can check out the full slate below. The announcement follows a busy year for the band—Jenny Lewis, Blake Sennett, Pierre de Reeder, and Jason Boesel—which included…
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FKA twigs Announces 2026 Tour, Shares New “Love Crimes” Video: Watch
Less than a year after wrapping up her last run of live performances, FKA twigs is going back on tour. Beginning in March of next year, the Body High Tour will bring twigs to theaters and arenas across North America, Europe, and the United Kingdom in support of Eusexua and its companion album, Eusexua Afterglow. Opening at select shows are…
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FKA twigs, Sturgill Simpson, Bonnie “Prince” Billy to Star in New Movie The Lonely Woman
Boy Harsher, the darkwave electronic duo of vocalist Jae Matthews and producer Augustus Muller, are shooting a feature film, and they’ve tapped a few striking musicians to join the cast. The movie, dubbed The Lonely Woman, reportedly stars FKA twigs, Sturgill Simpson, Will Oldham AKA Bonnie “Prince” Billy, Jake Weary, and Chloë Sevigny, among others. The Lonely Woman is billed…
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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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