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Governors Ball 2023 Lineup Announced: Kendrick Lamar, Lizzo, Haim, and More
Governors Ball Music Festival 2023 is taking place from June 9-11 at Flushing Meadows Corona Park in Queens, New York. Today, the lineup has been announced. In addition to headliners Kendrick Lamar, Lizzo, and Odesza, the lineup also includes Lil Nas X, Haim, Rina Sawayama, Pusha T, Snail Mail, Lil Uzi Vert, Diplo, Giveon, Lil Baby, PinkPantheress, Black Midi, Girl in Red, Tems, Finneas, Kenny Beats, Kim Petras, Omar Apollo, Joey Bada$$, Amber Mark, and Syd, among others. Find the full lineup below. The first Governors Ball Music Festival took place in 2011 on Governors Island. The next year, the event was held on Randalls Island, where it remained for years to come. The 2020 edition was also supposed to take place at Randall’s Island Park, but was canceled due to the pandemic, and the lat...
Wilco Announce Spring 2023 Tour of North America
Wilco have announced a new slate of tour dates in support of their latest album, Cruel Country. The spring tour will bring the band across North America to perform in cities they missed on their previous trip across the continent. Additionally, Wilco will perform three-night residencies in Reykjavík, Chicago, and Port Chester, New York. Joining the band at select dates are Horsegirl and the A’s. Find the full tour itinerary below. Cruel Country got released digitally and on CD last year, and the vinyl edition of the album comes out this Friday, January 20. All products featured on Pitchfork are independently selected by our editors. However, when you buy something through our retail links, we may earn an affiliate commission. Wilco: Spring 2023 Tour Wilco: 03-23 Chicago, IL – The Riv...
Listen: Feed Me Re-Launches Musical Alias In the Works Since 2007
Feed Me is a man of many aliases. The longtime electronic music great, who has produced under the alias Spor, has been prevalently considered a creative switchblade given his multi-genre talents, exceptional visual design ability and the strength of his brand. Many of those skillsets are converging once again for the lanuch of a new project from the renowned U.K. artist, whose real name is Jon Gooch. In a recent announcement, he explained that Seventh Stitch has been a passion project in the works since 2007. Gooch likened the project to a “personal diary,” a safe space for sharing whatever emotions he was experiencing in the moment. Since then, it’s become something of a time capsule after accumulating years of collective memories and insights. Scroll to Cont...
Subtronics Debuts New Collab With Seven Lions On First Night of “ANTIFRACTAL” Tour
Now that’s how you kick off a tour. The first day of any tour is always a momentous occasion. All the hard work, planning and anxiety builds up to one moment where an artist can finally show off their latest creations to a crowd who hasn’t had any surprises spoiled by social media or word of mouth. Known for his high-intensity live shows packed to the brim with fan service, Subtronics used the first date of his “ANTIFRACTAL” tour to debut a massive unreleased collaboration with Seven Lions, which a fan managed to capture before sharing on social media. Due to the mind-melting arsenal of bass featured at Subtronics’ concerts, the little cellphone microphone had trouble recording clear audio throughout the sonic barrage. While the audio is rather distorted, you ...
Here’s a Bone-Chilling Psytrance Remix of the “Wednesday” Theme Song
Spooky, kooky and groovy—there’s a new remix of the theme song from Netflix’s runaway hit Wednesday for all fans of the macabre. It’s only fitting that the ethos of the iconic goth family—who are anything but average—receives a whimsical remix, and Flawx has delivered in spades. Thrashing along at a brisk 150 BPM, his psytrance-inspired take on the Wednesday theme doubles as a heart-pumping adrenaline rush to animate the most diehard fans of hard dance music. Many have likened the spine-tingling series’ theme to a compositional mashup of The Rolling Stones’ “Paint It Black” and the original theme music from The Addams Family. Flawx expertly intertwines the entangled melodies into the fabric of a high-energy electronic music framework with...
Jared Leto, Fall Out Boy & More: 7 Things You Didn’t See Backstage at iHeart ALTer EGO 2023
The iHeart ALTer EGO 2023 show descended upon L.A.’s Kia Forum over the weekend, and Billboard was backstage to bring you every exclusive moment. In-between sets by Fall Out Boy, Red Hot Chili Peppers, Phoenix and Jack White, Billboard social media coordinator Lucy Blonstein chatted up the likes of Jared Leto, CHVRCHES and more on Saturday night. Below, we’ve rounded up seven moments you have to see from backstage. Leto revealed backstage that out of all the bands on the lineup, he’d want to collaborate with Muse if his band, 30 Second to Mars, ever got the chance. “Because we’ve toured together before, we love them. Great guys, and I think we’d be an interesting, interesting pairing,” he said, standing in front of a giant portrait of Katy Perry. “Yeah, Muse.” Billboard was also on the gro...
C.J. Harris, ‘American Idol’ Alum, Dies at 31
C.J. Harris, a singer who competed on the 2014 season of American Idol, died Sunday at age 31. The Jasper, Alabama, native was reportedly rushed to a local hospital after suffering a medical emergency, according to Variety, and the Walker County Coroner’s Office later confirmed his death. However, no other details, including cause of death, were given as of press time. Harris competed on season 13 of the singing competition, initially auditioning for judges Jennifer Lopez, Keith Urban and Harry Connick Jr. in Salt Lake City with a rendition of The Allman Brothers Band’s “Soulshine.” After making it through the Hollywood round, the hopeful was voted a Wild Card by the public in the semifinals and earned his way into the live shows with a soulful performance of Sam Cooke’s “Bring It On Home ...
Courteeners Driving to First U.K. Chart Title With ‘St Jude’ Reissue
Fifteen years after its release, Courteeners’ St Jude (via Polydor/UMR) is on track for its first U.K. chart crown. Originally released in 2008, St Jude peaked at No. 4 on the Official Albums Chart, with three of its tracks going on to impact the U.K. top 40. The British indie rock band has made seven top 10 appearances, including all six of their studio LPs. Until now, Courteeners’ career U.K. chart peak is No. 2 for 2020’s More. Again. Forever. Thanks to a reissue of St Jude, Courteeners could go one better. It’s the top title on the Official Chart Update, published Jan. 16. Based on sales and streaming data collated by the Official Charts Company, this week’s highest new entry could belong to Supergrass guitarist Gaz Coombes, whose fourth solo album Turn The Car Around (Hot Fruit...
Renee Geyer, Powerhouse Australian Singer, Dies at 69
Renée Geyer, the ARIA Hall of Fame-inducted singer with an abundance of jazz, blues and soul in her powerful voice, died Tuesday (Jan. 17) from complications following hip surgery. She was 69. Explore Explore See latest videos, charts and news See latest videos, charts and news Born Sept. 11, 1953, in Melbourne, Geyer “lived her life as she performed – on her own terms and to the fullest,” reads a statement from her family and issued by Mushroom Group, whose founder, the late Michael Gudinski, was a decades-long friend and supporter of the artist. She enjoyed solo success in Australia with covers “It’s a Man’s Man’s World”, “Heading in the Right Direction” and the bouncy ’80s number “Say I Love You,” and sang until the end, performing just last month to a full house, read the statement. Th...
Sudan Archives Plays “Homesick (Gorgeous & Arrogant)” on Fallon: Watch
Sudan Archives was the musical guest on The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon this evening (January 16). She performed “Homesick (Gorgeous & Arrogant)” from her latest album, Natural Brown Prom Queen, which dropped in September 2022. For the performance, Sudan Archives played violin while singing, and she was joined by a trumpeter, bassist, and drummer who stood on raised pedestals surrounding her onstage. Watch it happen below. Natural Brown Prom Queen is the second album from Sudan Archives, following 2019’s Athena. It was recorded in her home studio, and included the singles “Selfish Soul,” “NBPQ (Topless),” and “Home Maker.” Read Pitchfork’s interview “How Sudan Archives Exploded Her Sound to Make One of the Year’s Best Albums” over on the Pitch.
Chief Keef’s ‘Almighty So 2’ Release Date Reportedly Postponed Again
Chief Keef’s upcoming project Almighty So 2 has supposedly experienced a postponement in its release date again. According to reports, an update on the project’s Apple Music page claimed that Almighty So 2 will now be releasing on April 14 instead of January 20, marking the second time its release date has been delayed; Keef confirmed in 2022 that the followup will drop on December 16, but it did not appear on streaming services. The mixtape will serve as the sequel to October 2013’s Almighty So, which was hosted by DJ Scream and featured input from Cdai, Tadoe, ISOBeats, OhZone and more. In late December 2022, Keef celebrated the 10th anniversary of his debut studio album Finally Rich and released an updated version with seven previously-unreleased tracks, one of which featured ...
Jay Hardway Curates Irresistible House Grooves On New Single “Call Me Anytime”
Combining distorted melodies and irresistible piano chords, Jay Hardway’s first single of the year is a big one. Fresh off a batch of singles on Don Diablo’s Hexagon, Future House Music and Spinnin’ Records as well as collaborations with Firebeatz and RetroVision, the Dutch producer has landed on Actuation with “Call Me Anytime.” A short-yet-sweet DJ weapon, the track blends lighthearted breaks with explosive drops, bringing together Hardway’s best qualities for an effective and catchy house result. As fitting for the festival stage as it is for the club dancefloor, “Call Me Anytime” quickly gets into action with an infection vocal sample and rumbling basslines before the drop explodes into a massive sequence of synth stabs, plucks and warm chords. Listen to “Call Me Anytime” below. ...
