Watch Joanna Newsom Pay Tribute To Steve Albini At Kilby Block Party

Akademiks Defends Kendrick Lamar Amid Accusations He Stole Drake Diss Lyrics From Twitter

Akademiks is defending Kendrick Lamar amid accusations that he borrowed lyrics from Twitter for his Drake diss track "Not Like Us."

Netherlands’ Eurovision Contestant Disqualified From Finals After Incident With Crew Member

Swedish police investigating "unlawful threats" Dutch singer made to female production crew member after semifinals performance

Ice Cube Inks $10 Million Deal As BIG3 League Sells Its First Franchise Team

Ice Cube's BIG3 League has inked a lucrative $10 million deal as it embarks on transitioning its teams to home markets, marking a significant move.

Quavo Teases Unlikely New Collaboration With Lana Del Rey

Quavo and Lana Del Rey are collaborating on a new song, possibly explaining their joint appearance at a Grammys party earlier this year.

Drake Ties The Beatles' Chart Feat Despite Losing Streaming Battle To Kendrick Lamar

Drake has now tied with The Beatles on yet another chart record, despite losing the streaming battle amid his feud with Kendrick Lamar.

G-Eazy Actually Went To Dinner With JAY-Z & It Was 'Life-Changing'

G-Eazy got to make the 'dinner with JAY-Z or $500k' debate come true in real life when he ended up dining with Hov thanks to his manager.

NBA YoungBoy & T.I. Pay Tribute To Late Grand Hustle VP Clay Evans On New Single 'LLOGCLAY'

NBA YoungBoy and T.I. are paying homage to the late Grand Hustle Vice President, Clay Evans, on the pair's new collaboration, 'LLOGCLAY.'

Rick Ross Quotes The Game Song In Dismissive Response To Diss Record 'Freeway's Revenge'

Rick Ross has heard the latest diss record against him, 'Freeway's Revenge' by The Game, and needless to say, he's completely unbothered by it.

Taylor Swift Debuts ‘My Boy Only Breaks His Favorite Toys’ Live at Paris Eras Tour

The singer also performed a mashup of "Is It Over Now?" and "Out Of The Woods" during her second night in France

Shaquille O'Neal Compares Himself To 50 Cent & Drops Diss Track Amid Shannon Sharpe Spat

Shaquille O'Neal has returned to the studio to record a diss track against Shannon Sharpe, and compared himself to G-Unit head honcho 50 Cent in the process.

The Band Is Called Yambag, The Album Is Called Mindfuck Ultra, So Obviously You’re Curious

Yambag hail from Cleveland, and they approach hardcore as if the only way to fight off the swarm of festering mutant ogres that just emerged from the Cuyahoga River is to play guitar, bass, and drums at the quickest speeds known to man or beast. Mindfuck Ultra , their new album

Shut Up, Dude: This Week – Best Comments

Hello hi. OpenWeb fucked up again and we don’t have the data for this week’s best comments. Sorry. Maybe tomorrow. So here’s an editor’s choice and tell us your favorite shoegaze song in the comments. 👇

Bilal, Common, Questlove & Robert Glasper Joining Forces For New Live Album

Bilal, Common, Questlove, and Robert Glasper are all joining forces for a brand new live album that the supergroup is calling 'Live at Glasshaus.'

Future Fans Left Confused After Promised Mixtape Competing With Gunna Album Fails To Drop

Future's fans have been left confused after the Atlanta rapper promised to drop a mixtape that competed with Gunna's album, and it didn't drop.

Jonny Greenwood Is Scoring Paul Thomas Anderson’s Mysterious New Movie Starring Leonardo DiCaprio

Jonny Greenwood has composed the original score for the last five Paul Thomas Anderson movies, dating back to There Will Be Blood way back in 2007. Unsurprisingly but delightfully, he’s about to make it six straight. A new profile of Greenwood in The Guardian pegged to his new

Ryan Castro Declares Himself ‘El Cantante Del Ghetto’ With New Album

The LP features collaborations with Peso Pluma, Yandel, Blessd, and Arcángel

Shakira Avoids Additional Charges in Spanish Tax Fraud Case

Seven months after singer settled tax fraud case, investigative magistrate finds insufficient evidence of more withheld income taxes

Demersal’s New Self-Titled Album Is So Intense

We’ve posted about the Danish metallic screamo band Demersal several times over the years . Today they’re back with a new self-titled LP, billed as their sophomore effort by label home Tomb Tree Tapes. The record comprises 12 hard and heavy shapeshifting tracks. Sometimes it

Kid Cudi Shares Grisly X-Rays Of Broken Foot After Coachella Fall: 'I'm A Cyborg Now'

Kid Cudi has shown his fans the aftermath of what his foot looks like after his nasty fall at Coachella, which forced him to cancel his tour.

Watch Neil Young and Crazy Horse Perform ‘Sedan Delivery’ for First Time Since 2013

Their rain-delayed show in Franklin, Tennessee, was packed with surprises, including the first Crazy Horse rendition of 'Vampire Blues'

You Don’t Know Scotty McCreery. You Only Think You Do

Once synonymous with 'American Idol,' the now 30-year-old singer makes a convincing case that he can do hard country just as well as the greats

Coi Leray Announces New Mike WiLL Made-It-Produced EP 'Lemon Cars'

Coi Leray has announced a full EP with Mike WiLL Made-It is on the way titled 'Lemon Cars,' following a collab the pair put out earlier this year.

RM Left ‘Come Back to Me’ Video Shoot to Get Stitches — and Came Right Back to Work

"Immediately I thought, ‘Oh great, I’m going to be deported immediately because I’ve just scratched this national treasure,'” director Lee Sung Jin said

On ‘One of Wun,’ Gunna Shows Off His Melodic Genius — But Should’ve Shown More

His flow is as precise as ever, but the Atlanta rapper’s new project often feels lyrically and sonically redundant

Eurovision Is Plunged Into Crisis as Deep Political Divisions Intensify

At the glittery, eccentric spectacle, controversy and protests about Israel's inclusion overshadow the music. Can the contest ever be apolitical?

Third Incident Reported Outside Drake’s Toronto Mansion

After one of the rapper's security guards was shot earlier this week, two people have since attempted to trespass on Drake's Bridle Path property

The 5 Best Songs Of The Week

Every week the Stereogum staff chooses the five best new songs of the week. The eligibility period begins and ends Thursdays right before midnight. You can hear this week’s picks below and on Stereogum’s Favorite New Music Spotify playlist, which is updated weekly. (An expanded

The Alchemist Recalls DJ Premier 'Scolding' Him Over Studio Fault: 'I Learned A Good Lesson'

The Alchemist has shared a story about the time DJ Premier 'scolded' him for a studio mishap, noting that the experience taught him a valuable lesson.

Mabel – “Look At My Body Pt. II” (Feat. SHYGIRL)

The UK singer Mabel has a brash new single out today. For “Look At My Body Pt. II,” she teams with Artist To Watch and Charli XCX/Troye Sivan tour opener Shygirl for a hard, trap-infused pop song about “questioning the male gaze and the power of the divine feminine.”

Megan Thee Stallion, Charli XCX, Ice Spice, and All the Songs You Need to Know This Week

Looking for the week's best new music? Check out our Songs You Need to Know playlist

Paul Weller – “Nothing”

UK rock legend Paul Weller, formerly of the Jam and the Style Council, is preparing to release 66 , which is somehow his 17th solo album. The man never goes away! We’ve already posted first single “ Soul Wandering ,” and now Weller as also shared a lush, jazzy track called

Sis – “Bow To Your Wilderness”

Jenny Gillespie Mason has been rolling out her new Sis album Vibhuti , inspired by 20th century Indian mysticism. She’s shared the singles “ Center Of The Heart ” and “ Mother’s Grace ,” and today she adds a tight, funky, hypnotic groove called “Bow To Your Wilderness.”

Freddie Gibbs Accused Of Physically Assaulting Ex-GF Amid Pregnancy Drama

Freddie Gibbs has been accused by his ex-girlfriend, Jasmine Grenaway, of physically assaulting her as the former couple battle over pregnancy drama.

Watch Dave Grohl Dedicate Foo Fighters’ “My Hero” To Steve Albini

Wednesday, after news of Steve Albini’s death broke, the social accounts for Nirvana, the legendary recording engineer’s most famous client, recirculated the letter Albini wrote the band in late 1992, when they were considering hiring him to record 1993’s In Utero . That’s the

Tanya Donelly & Gabi Lima – “Golden Cut”

Tanya Donnelly spent time in Throwing Muses and the Breeders before forming her own trio Belly, and that resume is enough to establish her as one of the greatest alt-rockers of the ’90s. Last year, she released S wan Song Series (Vol. 1) , an EP of collaborations. Today, she’s

Ice Spice Was 'Nervous' To Sample Sean Paul On New Single 'Gimmie A Light'

Ice Spice has admitted that she was 'nervous' to sample legendary reggaeton artist Sean Paul on her highly anticipated new single called 'Gimmie a Light.'

Tems Maps Out First World Tour in Support of Debut Album ‘Born in the Wild’

After years of waiting, Nigerian singer's first LP arrives June 7

Remi Wolf Declares ‘You Can’t Put Me into a Box, Bitch’ With New Singles

"Alone in Miami" captures the singer during a "psychotic, manic, cocaine fever dream"

Jordana & Paul Cherry – “My Idol”

Last time we heard from Jordana Nye, the oft – collaborating LA indie-pop artist, she was teaming with Dent May on his immensely charming “ Coasting On Fumes .” Today she has another collab for us.

Jimmy Page Pays Tribute to Steve Albini: He ‘Leaves a Real Legacy’

"I had a strong connection with steve'," Page writes on Instagram of Albini, who recorded Page and Plant's Walking Into Clarksdale

Black Thought 'Scared Off' J. Cole After Joint Album Request

Black Thought has recalled the time he 'scared off' J. Cole from a joint album request after the 'No Role Modelz' MC asked about working on a project together.

Snow Tha Product Announces ‘Good Nights and Bad Mornings’ Tour

The Mexican American rap star also dropped single, "So What," as she teases a new era of music

Oso Oso – “all of my love”

In 2022, Oso Oso released Sore Thumb , the album that bandleader Jade Lilitri recorded with his late cousin and bandmate Tavish Maloney just before Maloney’s passing. The record served as Lilitri’s tribute to Maloney, and it was one of our favorites of the year . Oso Oso

Joe Budden Reveals Tory Lanez's Verdict On Drake & Kendrick Lamar Beef

Joe Budden has shared Tory Lanez's verdict on Drake and Kendrick Lamar's ongoing beef after he received a phone call from the singer in prison.

Hear Three Previously Unreleased Menomena Songs From Friend And Foe (Expanded Edition)

Last month, long-dormant Portland art-rockers Menomena surprised the world with the release of an EP called The Insulation . It kicked off a lot of reunion speculation before fans pointed out that at least two of the three tracks from the EP were old B-sides. But then it turned

Julia Fox Takes Mothering to New Heights in ‘Down the Drain’ Music Video

The Uncah Jams muse and artist talks pop stardom, her dominatrix past, and her BFF-ship with Addison Rae

Chance The Rapper Previews New DJ Premier Collab Ahead Of 'Star Line' Project

Chance The Rapper has given fans a taste of his upcoming 'Star Line' project by previewing an unreleased DJ Premier collaboration.

Foo Fighters Dedicate ‘My Hero’ to Steve Albini at Charlotte Concert

"He’s touched all of your lives, I’m sure," singer says of In Utero engineer

John Mayer Takes Hollywood Reporter To Task For Questioning His Relationship With Andy Cohen

John Mayer is close friends with Watch What Happens Live host and TV producer Andy Cohen, and that friendship has apparently led some people to speculate that there’s something going on between Cohen, who is gay, and Mayer, who is straight. That subject came up in a recent