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Young Thug Trial Paused Indefinitely Due to Alleged Misconduct by Judge
The racketeering and gang conspiracy trial against Young Thug and five associates in Atlanta, Georgia—already the longest criminal trial in Georgia history at 18 months, with more days to follow—has been paused indefinitely due to alleged misconduct by Fulton County Superior Court Judge Ural Glanville, reports The Washington Post. Earlier today, Judge Glanville announced that the case would not proceed until another judge decides whether he should recuse himself from overseeing the trial. This follows accusations from defense attorneys claiming that Judge Glanville held a secret meeting with prosecutors and key witness Kenneth Copeland to pressure him to testify, which the attorneys argue was improper and unconstitutional.
Cass McCombs Announces Tour and Three Reissues
Cass McCombs has announced a short North American tour for this September, kicking off shortly after a set of three reissues. Early EP Not the Way and the albums A and Prefection will get digital, vinyl, and CD reissues on September 6, from 4AD, with a cassette called 2000-2004 Demos, Live and Radio coming, via Orindal, the same day. Check out the dates of the As Paint on Fur Tour below, along with a video for a demo of Prefection’s “Sacred Heart,” directed by the skater Jerry Hsu.
Jessie Ware and the xx’s Romy Share New Song “Lift You Up”: Listen
Jessie Ware and the xx’s Romy have shared a new song together. “Lift You Up,” produced by Stuart Price, is the first collaboration between the British artists. The two also premiered the track onstage at Glastonbury. Check out the new song, plus footage of the Glastonbury performance, below.
Buscabulla, Remble, Suuns, 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 highlighting some of the Pitchfork staff’s favorite new music. The playlist is a grab-bag of tracks: Its only guiding principle is that these are the songs you’d gladly send to a friend.
Killer Mike Drops Video for New Song “Humble Me”: Watch
Fresh off his Album of the Year win, for Michael, at the 2024 BET Awards, Killer Mike has dropped a new single. “Humble Me” comes with a black-and-white music video in which the rapper is stripped of his jewelry and placed in handcuffs. Through the lyrics, Killer Mike addresses his arrest at the 2024 Grammy Awards and compares “sitting in a room full of cops” to the Biblical story of Daniel in the lions’ den. Check it out below.
Donald Glover Unveils Trailer for New Movie Bando Stone & the New World
Donald Glover has shared the trailer for his new movie Bando Stone & the New World, which he directed, starred in, and scored as Childish Gambino. In the drop-down description for the trailer, he also revealed that the song “Lithonia” will come out July 2. The trailer shows Glover—who plays the titular Bando Stone—trying to deliver mail in an abandoned town before crossing paths with one of the only other people around, played by Jessica Allain. The two decide to band together, along with Allain’s child, to survive monsters, dinosaurs, sci-fi lasers, and more. Watch it below.
Tinashe Confirms Album Release Date, Shares Video for New Song “Getting No Sleep”: Watch
Tinashe is following her April single, “Nasty,” with the new song “Getting No Sleep.” Tinashe co-wrote the new track with producers Billy Lemos and Nosaj Thing. Find the “Getting No Sleep” video, which comes with a trigger warning for people with photosensitive epilepsy, below.
Chvrches’ Iain Cook Remixes the Cranberries’ “Linger”: Listen
Chvrches’ Iain Cook has made a new remix of the Cranberries’ 1993 single “Linger.” Listen to the new track below. According to a press release, Cook made his new track by deconstructing the original and reassembling it, keeping intact the vocal melody of the late singer Dolores O’Riordan. “When I got the stems, the first thing I did was listen to Dolores’ vocal tracks in isolation,” he explained. “Hearing those for the first time was magical; I was shocked by the intimacy and emotion in her performance. The first thing I did was to sit with the vocals on their own and rework the chords on piano. I often find that this is a great starting point with remixes as it helps you to shake off some associations that you have with the song, and this is a song which I’ve known and loved for over 30 years.”
Diplo Sued for Alleged Distribution of Revenge Porn
Diplo is being sued for the alleged distribution of revenge porn, Vanity Fair reports. The lawsuit, viewed by Pitchfork, was filed yesterday (June 27) in a California federal court by a New York woman identified as Jane Doe. In the complaint, Doe claims that she began communicating with Diplo, on...
Blxst Announces Debut Album, Teams Up With Anderson .Paak for New Video: Watch
Blxst is readying his debut album: I’ll Always Come Find You is out July 19 via Red Bull Records and Evgle. Featured on the new album is a song with Anderson .Paak called “Dance With the Devil.” Check out the music video for the new track below.
Listen to Clairo’s New Song “Nomad”
Clairo has released Charm’s opening track, “Nomad.” It’s the second preview of the new album, following lead single “Sexy to Someone.” Listen to Clairo’s new song below. Clairo co-produced Charm, her third studio album, with El Michels Affair’s Leon Michels. The album is...
10 New Albums You Should Listen to Now: Megan Thee Stallion, Mabe Fratti, Omar Apollo, and More
With so much good music being released all the time, it can be hard to determine what to listen to first. Every week, Pitchfork offers a run-down of significant new releases available on streaming services. This week’s batch includes new albums from Megan Thee Stallion, Mabe Fratti, Omar Apollo, Lucky Daye, Channel Tres, Dirty Three, Eiko Ishibashi, Lupe Fiasco, Sour Widows, and the Folk Implosion. Subscribe to Pitchfork’s New Music Friday newsletter to get our recommendations in your inbox every week. (All releases featured here are independently selected by our editors. When you buy something through our affiliate links, however, Pitchfork earns an affiliate commission.)
Kinky Friedman, Alt-Country Musician and Celebrated Humorist, Dies at 79
Kinky Friedman, the tongue-in-cheek humorist and alt-country musician of the Texas Jewboys, has died, bandmate Little Jewford confirmed to The New York Times. “Kinky Friedman stepped on a rainbow at his beloved Echo Hill surrounded by family & friends,” reads a statement posted to the late artist’s social media. “Kinkster endured tremendous pain & unthinkable loss in recent years but he never lost his fighting spirit and quick wit. Kinky will live on as his books are read and his songs are sung.” Friedman was 79.
Blood Orange’s Devonté Hynes to Write Original Music for New Broadway Play Job
Blood Orange musician Devonté Hynes has joined the creative team of Job. He will compose original music for the play, which set to open at Broadway’s Hayes Theater in July. “Anyone familiar with Dev’s work already knows what a naturally brilliant storyteller he is, so it’s no surprise that his work on Job not only enriches the thematic and narrative threads but also deepens the emotional resonance of the play,” one of the show’s producers, Hannah Getts, said in a press statement. “We are thrilled to integrate his innovative musical vision into the fabric of Job.”
The Who’s Tommy to Close on Broadway After Fourth-Month Revival
The Broadway revival of The Who’s Tommy is coming to a close. The final show of the Broadway run will take place on Sunday, July 21, at New York’s Nederlander Theatre. A national tour is in the works, beginning in Providence, Rhode Island, in the autumn of 2025.
New Ryuichi Sakamoto Album Opus Announced: Listen to New Version of “Tong Poo”
Milan Records will release a new album from the late Ryuichi Sakamoto, Opus, on August 9. Leading the album is a new, solo piano version of the Yellow Magic Orchestra classic “Tong Poo.” Listen to it below. Opus captures Sakamoto’s final concert performance, which his son, Neo Sora,...
Mustafa to Host Palestine and Sudan Benefit Show in London With Earl Sweatshirt, Clairo, and More
Mustafa has announced a new Artists for Aid concert to benefit humanitarian efforts in Palestine and Sudan. Performing at the London event are Mustafa, Bint Mbareh, Blood Orange, Clairo, Daniel Caesar, Earl Sweatshirt, King Krule, Nicolás Jaar, Ramy Youssef, and Yasiin Bey. “Every artist here is a hero of empathy,” Mustafa wrote, “thank you for answering our call.”
Neil Young & Crazy Horse Cancel Remaining Tour Dates Due to Illness
Neil Young & Crazy Horse have canceled their upcoming tour dates due to “a couple of us” suffering from a lingering illness, the same one that caused the band to cancel their shows in Chicago, Austin, and Dallas in May. Young did not specify if he is one of those members who’s sick. The affected tour dates include seven Canadian shows and eight U.S. dates, including Neil Young & Crazy Horse’s set at Eddie Vedder’s Ohana Fest.
FKA twigs Says Shia LaBeouf Is “Improperly” Seeking Private Records Ahead of Civil Trial
On Monday, June 24, during a pre-trial discovery conference in the long-running civil case between FKA twigs and her former boyfriend Shia LaBeouf, lawyers for twigs argued that LaBeouf’s team is “improperly seeking Plaintiff’s [FKA twigs’] private financial and medical information that has no bearing on the issues in this case.”
How to Watch Dua Lipa and Coldplay at Glastonbury 2024
This year’s Glastonbury headline sets, from Dua Lipa and Coldplay, will stream live via the BBC website. Extensive coverage of the festival routinely airs in the United Kingdom, but this is the first year in which global audiences can watch along. Dua Lipa’s headline set, on Friday, June 28, is due to run from 5-6:45 p.m. Eastern Daylight Time, before Coldplay’s set the following night at 4:45-6:45 p.m. Eastern Daylight Time. Head to the BBC website then to watch the live sets for free. The sets will stream on-demand for 10 days after the artists’ respective sets.
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