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Patti Smith has launched a new weekly newsletter via Substack. In an intro letter, Smith said she hoped to use the newsletter to “form an inter-connective body of work for a responsive community.” She plans to post “weekly ruminations, shards of poetry, music, and musings on whatever subject finds its …

Garbage have announced their seventh studio album No Gods No Masters, out June 11th via Stunvolume/Infectious Music. It marks their first LP since 2016’s Strange Little Birds. On Tuesday, the band released the album’s lead single and opening track “The Men Who Rule the World,” a protest song against the injustices of …

Famous costumes worn by Destiny’s Child, Cher, Whitney Houston, Madonna and more pop divas are headlining Julien’s Auctions’ three-day “Music Icons” event. The annual auction will take place June 11th through 13th both in-person at Julien’s Beverly Hills location and online. This auction will boast an especially large collection of …

Gojira rattle the rainforests on their new track “Amazonia,” which will appear on their upcoming Fortitude record, out April 30th. “There’s fire in the sky/You’re in the Amazon,” frontman Joe Duplantier sings over floor-shaking drums, guitar, and didgeridoo, “The greatest miracle is burning to the ground.” The video takes it …

Bono, Penélope Cruz, David Oyelowo, and more have lent their voices to a new animated series, Pandemica, created to raise awareness about the severely limited access to the Covid-19 vaccine in the world’s poorest countries. Pandemica was spearheaded by the One Campaign, the global health and anti-poverty organization co-founded by …

Imagine Dragons appeared on The Late Show to offer a rendition of their recent single “Follow You,” bringing the intimacy of a recording studio to host Stephen Colbert’s stage. Accompanied by string players, the band gave a dynamic performance that highlighted the song’s emotional heft. “Follow You” is one of …

Tune-Yards frontwoman Merrill Garbus showcased the band’s recent song “Hypnotized” on Jimmy Kimmel Live with the help of a puppet. The song is off the band’s upcoming album Sketchy., out on March 26th. As she sings the pulsating song, Garbus moves the puppet, created in her own image and wearing …

Taylor Swift performed a medley of songs from her surprise albums FolkloreandEvermore at the 2021 Grammy Awards. Swift is up for six awards at this year’s ceremony, including Album of the Year. Alongside her album collaborators Aaron Dessner and Jack Antonoff, Swift performed two tracks from Folklore — “Cardigan” and …

Wilco frontman Jeff Tweedy spoke withCBS This Morning about his decision to pledge five percent of his songwriting royalties to social justice causes. Tweedy announced the pledge last summer in the midst of the George Floyd Protests. In an interview with CBS’ Anthony Mason, Tweedy pointed out that he hoped …

Imagine Dragons have released two new songs, “Follow You” and “Cutthroat.” The tracks are the band’s first new music since they released their fourth studio album, 2018’s Origins. On “Follow You” singer Dan Reynolds addresses the dedication required in a committed relationship. “I’ll follow you way down where you may …