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The must-hear rap song of the day T9ine T9ine – “Dolo” I’m one acoustic guitar loop or sad piano riff away from going on a crusade to shut down the Rod Wave and NoCap type beat industry myself, but I need you to make an exception for Tampa’s T9ine, since he may be the best...

When the pandemic hit in 2020, Alejandro Fernandez had no idea what was going to happen with the future of the touring industry. Though he was connected with fans through social media, important activism campaigns and two live streaming presentations, he admits that it “didn’t compare to the rhythm of work I was used to.”...

Joe Jonas, Kevin Jonas and Nick Jonas are gearing up to roast each other for Jonas Brothers Family Roast, a one-hour comedy special premiering globally on Netflix Tuesday, Nov. 23. In addition to starring in the Netflix original, Jonas Brothers also take on the role of executive producers on the show. Saturday Night Live‘s very own Kenan Thompson will host the...

Dordogne is a lovely-looking adventure game that’s been floating under the radar for a while now. Developed by French developer Un je ne sais quoi and animation company Umanimation, the narrative puzzle adventure game tells an emotional, slice-of-life childhood story brought to life with hand-crafted, watercolor visuals. The game has found a new publisher in Focus...

This story is part of Billboard’s third annual package spotlighting the trends defining the independent music business. Despite approximately 60,000 songs being uploaded to Spotify every day, unsigned and independent artists have recently found themselves with more options than ever before when it comes to financing their careers — and using that cash flow to help...

This story is part of Billboard’s third annual package spotlighting the trends defining the independent business. This past spring, alt-rock singer-songwriter Chaz Cardigan was chatting with producer Alex Salibian, who has worked with artists like Harry Styles and Young the Giant and wanted to help Cardigan with his next album. Cardigan had recently been dropped by...

Our weekly playlist highlights songs that our writers, editors, and contributors are listening to on repeat Graphic by Maddy Price 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...

We have known for a while, Call of Duty Vanguard will offer a more human single player campaign, going further in the treatment of its characters. The developers of Sledgehammer Games indeed promise a more developed backstory for the protagonists that we will play in turn, but the other characters that we will meet will...

Longtime label executive Karen Kwak has been named executive vp/head of A&R at Warner Records, the company announced today (Oct. 25). Kwak, who has worked in high-level A&R positions at Sony and Universal through her career, will assume her post Nov. 1, reporting to co-chairman/CEO Aaron Bay-Schuck in Los Angeles. “This is my first post...

We got a solid glimpse at Horizon Forbidden West’s improved combat/exploration systems during Sony’s State of Play earlier this year. New gadgets and visual cues give Aloy an unprecedented level of freedom to maneuver around the open world as well as bring down humanoid and machine enemies. The second in a series of developer updates,...

Ed Sheeran has teamed with YouTube to give a sneak peek at his upcoming = album via 14 shorts, marking a first-of-its-kind album preview effort. The brief videos — one for each song slate to appear on Sheeran’s fifth full-length studio album, which is due out on Friday (Oct. 29) — are a kind of...

This story is part of Billboard’s third annual package spotlighting the trends defining the independent music business. The summer of 2020 was approaching, and BTS needed a seasonal hit. On the hunt for this smash song was Columbia Records CEO Ron Perry, who put in a call to Neil Jacobson, founder/CEO of Hallwood Media, a Los...

This story is part of Billboard’s third annual package spotlighting the trends defining the independent music business. Within latin music, sales of regional Mexican repertoire as of Sept. 30 (including video streams) may still fall behind pop and urban, according to MRC Data, but they have risen 21% compared with last year — more than any other...

The Beatles’ Let It Be surges back onto the Billboard 200 albums chart (dated Oct. 30), re-entering at No. 5 following its deluxe special edition reissue on Oct. 15. The set was first released in 1970 as the final studio effort from the band, and also doubled as the soundtrack to the documentary film of...

Ahead of a headlining set with The Strokes at San Francisco’s Outside Lands this coming weekend (Oct. 29-31), vocalist-guitarist Albert Hammond Jr. has revealed a new venture in JETWAY, a “naturally uplifting” wine seltzer. When recalling the product’s inspiration, Hammond Jr. is transported back to 2018 when he had just landed after a transatlantic flight...