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Beyoncé, Liim, Gilla Band, and More: This Week’s Pitchfork Selects Playlist
Our weekly playlist highlights songs that our writers, editors, and contributors are listening to on repeat
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The one singer Jeff Lynne immediately fell in love with: “Her voice is amazing”
The perfect kind of voice. The post The one singer Jeff Lynne immediately fell in love with: “Her voice is amazing” first appeared on Far Out Magazine.
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3 Songs From the 1980s That Will Instantly Turn You Into a Country Music Fan
ATLANTA – OCTOBER 27: Willie Nelson Performs at the Great Southeast Music Hall on October 27, 1975 in Atlanta, Georgia. (Photo by Tom Hill/WireImage) While the 1980s isn’t considered a golden age of country, it did offer fans some great tunes. These are three songs from the 1980s that will instantly turn you into a…
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Campaign to improve artist treatment at music venues launches, Raise The Bar
“Large corporate venues, like those owned by the Live Nation monopoly, have made these practices too common across the country”
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“He came into the kitchen, gave me a tape and said, ‘Listen to this. It’s not just any tape’.” How a mouthy teenage guitarist scored his band a record deal with Britain’s coolest indie label, and kickstarted a musical revolution
How the career of one of Britain’s most influential bands was launched in a London warehouse
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Alice Cooper Announces Fall 2026 North American Tour
Alice Cooper has announced a North American tour for autumn 2026, continuing his live schedule at the age of 78 and showing that he remains an active touring artist. The run will feature his “Alice’s Attic” stage production, first introduced last year during his co-headline tour with Judas Priest. The announcement matters because it extends…
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“I’ve Missed That in Country Music”: Shania Twain Reveals the Two Country Artists She Believes Are Ready for Stardom
Shania Twain has named Ella Langley and Shaboozey as two country artists she believes are poised for major, potentially global, success. Her comments matter because they come from one of country music’s most commercially successful and influential figures, and they also reflect her wider view that originality and individuality are essential if the genre is…
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Yungblud Cancels Cowboys Music Festival Appearance: ‘I’m Working on Myself’ – 95.9 The RAT
Yungblud Cancels Cowboys Music Festival Appearance: ‘I’m Working on Myself’ 95.9 The RAT
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57 Years Ago, Hundreds of Radio Stations Banned This Controversial Beatles Song That John Lennon Likened to a “Prayer”
The article says that in July 1969, hundreds of US radio stations banned or refused to play The Beatles’ single “The Ballad of John and Yoko” because of its use of the words “Christ” and “crucify” in the chorus. It argues that the backlash mattered because the song was deeply personal to John Lennon, reflecting…
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Bon Jovi Plays Two 90s Hits for the First Time in Years at Madison Square Garden Show
Bon Jovi surprised fans at their third Madison Square Garden concert by performing two songs from the 1990s that they had not played live since 2019. The band swapped “In These Arms” out of the set for “Bed of Roses”, then returned after what appeared to be the final song to play “Always”, giving the…