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Today we’re launching Pitchfork’s first zine of 2026 with pop supernova Olivia Rodrigo. Since the arrival of her infectious 2021 debut Guts, the former Disney star has turned into one of music’s most astute songwriters with endearing, nuanced, occasionally vengeful tales of romance and heartbreak (showcased most recently on her third album, you seem pretty sad for a girl so in love).In our cover story, accompanied by photos from Collier Schorr, contributor Shaad D’Souza speaks to Rodrigo over dinner about writing her new LP, why she’s launching her own music festival (called Daisy Chain Fields, more on that here), and…

Ozzy Osbourne’s bat-shaped throne from his final concert will be put on display at a museum exhibit in Birmingham, England celebrating the life and career of the late metal legend, the BBC reports. The throne will become part of the “Ozzy Osbourne Working Class Hero” exhibit at the Birmingham Museum & Art Gallery starting July 1. The free exhibit opened last June, in the lead-up to Osbourne’s Back to the Beginning farewell show, and its run has been extended until Sept. 27. The exhibit boasts an array of items and memorabilia from across Osbourne’s career. It includes many of his…

Keyland have spent the best part of the past year positioning themselves as the next band to break out of Oklahoma's Red Dirt scene. This month, the group put those efforts on full display with Knuckle SandwichKeyland's third studio album and first since 2023. Founded and fronted by Kyle Ross, an assistant high-school football coach and English teacher in Bixby, a Tulsa suburb, Keyland they have built a fan base across the state with a high-energy live show and a hit-you-in-the-feelings songwriting style. Knuckle Sandwich wastes no time driving that home in the leadoff song “Cannonball,” which features lyrics like…

About an hour after stepping offstage at Governor's Ball in New York City, Slayyyter sat down backstage with Rolling Stone to shuffle through songs on her phone and chat about whatever happened to pop up. This was, of course, another fun episode of Rolling Stone's Song Shuffle series. First up was “Country Song” by Jake Bugg, from his 2012 self-titled debut LP. “I love Jake Bugg,” Slayyyter says. “I had this CD when I was in high school…It would be a nice song to come on when you're by yourself in your house and there's a little bit of rain…

Each time SZA speaks out against AI, she seems to hate it even more than before. While the singer-songwriter has been vocal about her disdain for generative AI models, her latest argument against it comes after learning hundreds of her own songs have been used for training purposes. In a recent Instagram Story, SZA shared that a search for her name in an AI music database revealed 238 songs were used for training, some of which are unreleased tracks. “If your a musician and you support this degenerate shit?” she wrote. “Your disgusting and there's NOTHING YOU COULD EVER SAY…

Rock Legends, broadcast tomorrow at 12.30pm on Rai 5, tells the irresistible rise of Chris Martin & C, retracing the history of Coldplay from their beginnings to their international successes.The “Rock Legends” series celebrates rock and pop milestones in an “extended play” version: through interviews, music, anecdotes and video clips, each episode retraces in almost an hour the life and careers of icons who have left an indelible mark and who continue to inspire generations. The story of Coldplay is one of the simplest, the quintessence of the band that made it from nothing: in 1996 during the freshers' party…

The Rolling Stones have given some interviews ahead of the release of their new album on July 10th Foreign Tongues (our review at this link).One of the topics addressed is that of tours. As is known, due to problems with the touring life of Keith Richards, who is 82 years old, the project of a stadium tour similar to the one that brought the band to San Siro four years ago was first taken into consideration and then shelved.Talking about it with the monthly magazine UncutRichards admitted that «I don't know if it will be possible to tour anymore. It's…

Yasiin Bey, the artist formerly known as Mos Def, is bringing The Ecstatic back into print and, via Qobuz, back online. Originally released on Downtown Records in 2009, a decade on from Black on Both Sides, the album was hailed as a return to form—and featured all-star production from the likes of Madlib, Oh No, and the late J Dilla—but disappeared from official internet channels in the streaming era. The physical reissues are set for August 14 and include a 2xLP that comes with a 120-page hardcover book and a 7″ of bonus tracks “The Size” and “The Tournament.”The reissue…

The first time I heard BlocBoy JB’s “Look Alive,” Tay Keith’s now-famous producer tagline simply sounded like background noise, hidden in the shadow of Drake’s star power. I was a college student far away from home, and the song was a little piece of my birthplace to take pride in: “901, Shelby Drive, look alive…” The biggest rapper in the world at the time was singing my area code and the name of a street I’ve driven down several times, a Memphis rapper was being newly hoisted onto the Hot 100, and a producer who would be the foundation of…

Legendary music executive Clive Davis has died at the age of 94, reports The New York Times. As one of the industry’s most influential figures, serving as a producer, A&R man, and label president over the course of his career, Davis directly shaped numerous genres, and signed and worked with a seemingly endless list of artists, including Whitney Houston, Bruce Springsteen, Janis Joplin, Aerosmith, Santana, Pink Floyd, and Patti Smith.Davis earned his law degree from Harvard in 1956, and joined CBS affiliate Columbia Records in 1960. Within seven years, he rose to become president and began signing influential artists including…