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Outside Lands returns to San Francisco’s Golden Gate Park this weekend, and Amazon Music will be livestreaming much of the action. Friday, Saturday, and Sunday starting at 1PM PT, live performances will be airing on Prime Video and the Amazon Music channel on Twitch.  » Read More

The Weeknd has guested on a lot of songs. Those seeking a hit tend to increase their chances by getting Abel Tesfaye to sing on their tracks, and many who don’t seem to care about hits have deployed that voice to convey pop prestige, like some kind of secret sauce. But if Tesfaye is to be believed,  » Read More

In January 2022, Cleveland residents began circulating a petition to name a street after Bone Thugs-N-Harmony, the city’s most legendary and influential hip-hop group. Specifically, the idea was to turn E 99th St. — immortalized in Bone Thugs releases like E. 1999 Eternal due to the group often hanging out at the intersection of E.  » Read More

Every week the Stereogum staff chooses the five best new songs of the week. The eligibility period begins and ends Thursdays right before midnight. You can hear this week’s picks below and on Stereogum’s Favorite New Music Spotify playlist, which is updated weekly. (An expanded playlist of our new music picks is available to members on Spotify and Apple Music,  » Read More

The LA singer-songwriter Christian Lee Hutson has been working with Phoebe Bridgers for years. He’s co-written songs with her and her projects boygenius and Better Oblivion Community Center, and she’s co-produced both of his solo albums. Last night, Hutson played an aftershow as part of Norway’s huge Øya Festival, and Phoebe Bridgers made a surprise appearance during his set.  » Read More

The cult-favorite British singer-songwriter Virginia Astley came up in the era of early-’80s punk and new wave, but she found her voice by making gorgeously narcotic, blissed-out neo-folk. Two years ago, Caroline Polachek teamed up with UK musician Lauren Auder to cover Astley’s song “Some Small Hope.” Now,  » Read More

The young Newark rapper Bandmanrill started making serious waves last year, and his gift for combining Jersey club with New York drill made him a Stereogum Artist To Watch. This year, Bandmanrill has been maintaining his headlong upward momentum, and he’s just teamed up with Bronx drill star Sha Ek and MCVERTT,  » Read More

These days, Ghostface Killah picks his spot. The Wu-Tang veteran has been a legend for entire generations, and he has nothing left to prove. Ghostface hasn’t released an album since 2019’s widely ignored Ghostface Killahs. Last year, though, he made prominent appearances on albums from Kendrick Lamar and Westside Gunn.  » Read More

The Leeds band Pest Control got together during the pandemic, and they play blistering crossover thrash that should get you all amped up whether you claim allegiance to hardcore or metal. At the beginning of the year, Pest Control released their debut album Don’t Test The Pest.  » Read More