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One week after Young Thug performed alongside YSL signees at the release party for Diamond*’s new mixtape Bling Slime Vøl 1, he’s taking the entire crew on the road for the New Generation Tour, with Tezzus, 1300saint, Iyrus, Yume, Biggs, Unky, and Diamond* in tow. It kicks off in September in Rogers, Arkansas and crosses the States before completing a quick four-city run in Europe.The New Generation Tour marks Young Thug’s first official live run since 2019’s Justin Bieber Big Tour, a co-headlining trek with Machine Gun Kelly (but, notably, not Justin Bieber). Following Thug’s release from jail in 2024,…

Jennifer Finch, longtime bassist of the ’90s grunge outfit L7, is currently undergoing treatment for brain cancer. “Unforseen complications have required Jennifer to undergo multiple surgeries that have resulted in physical limitations,” reads a press release shared by the band. A GoFundMe page has been set up to help Finch cover her medical expenses and additional at-home care.“We are all devastated by the news and are surrounding her with love,” L7 singer and guitarist Donita Sparks said in a statement. “Jennifer is family, and we want her to feel the full strength of the community that has loved and supported…

“I got one rule/I don’t start nothing/Nothing I can’t finish,” Jack White announces early in this album’s non-stop cannonade of martial-blues stomp and guitar-army theater, summing up his moral code in the chopped stride and soprano-distortion seizures of “Derecho Demonico.” And there’s more. “What I do/And how I do/And why I do it/It’s all none of your business,” he warns, firing each line like he’s spitting bullets. Still don’t get his drift? The song’s title is Spanish for “demonic law.” Cross this cat at your peril. Frozen Charlotte is White’s eighth solo album, fourth in as many years and his…

Tributes have been pouring in since the death of Sam Neill, beloved star of Jurassic Park, The Pianoand Peaky Blindersand more. The actor's family shared the news on his official Instagram page early Monday morning. “It is with immense sadness that the whānau of Sam Neill share the news of his passing on Monday 13th July, in Sydney, Australia,” the family wrote in a statement. “Sam was surrounded by family and passed with the dignity that has characterized his whole life. The loss was sudden and unexpected but blessed by the fact that Sam remained cancer-free.” Laura Dern, who played…

Luca Jurman was a guest of SPOT – The Podcastthe format hosted by Michele Monina And Massimiliano Longo which is recorded live, outdoors, at Spot Music Fest of Bareggio, in the Arcadia Park on the outskirts of Milan. Singer, vocal coach, producer and arranger, forty years of career between tours Laura Pausinithe records of Eros Ramazzotti and international collaborations with Alejandro SanzJurman is today one of the most uncomfortable voices in the Italian music system. A conversation that touches on the issues that made him a divisive figure: how the talent business was born, what is said and what is…

Jennifer Finch, the musician, artist, and photographer best known as the bassist for rock outfit L7, is undergoing treatment after being diagnosed with an aggressive form of brain cancer, per a statement released by her representative. When Finch was first diagnosed, it was believed her condition would be easily treated with radiation, but complications have since required her to undergo multiple surgeries. These have left her with severe physical limitations, and she requires extensive medical care. Finch's friends and family have launched a GoFundMe to cover the costs associated with her treatment and recovery. The money will help pay for…

Mastodon have announced their first album in five years ‘Marrow Deep’, and shared new single ‘Snakes For Dinner’ featuring Josh Homme. READ MORE: Mastodon interview: “We don’t talk about our feelings with each other, we just put them in the lyrics” The long-awaited new album is set for an August 28 release via Loma Vista Recordings, and you can pre-order/pre-save it here. A press release promises that the follow up to 2021’s ‘Hushed and Grim‘ will see founding members Brann Dailor, Troy Sanders, and Bill Kelliher emerge from years of personal upheaval with a newfound sense of purpose and drive. Drawing…

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.This week’s Pitchfork Selects playlist features Beyoncé, Liim, Gilla…

The actor revived his classic character at the tennis tournament following reports that he'd secretly wrapped filming a new Ali G movie Ali G “iz” back. Over the weekend, Sacha Baron Cohen popped up at the Wimbledon finals dressed as his iconic doofus, poser character, following reports that he'd just wrapped filming a new Ali G movie. Cohen confirmed his return on a new official Ali G Instagram account, sharing a video of himself in the grandstands during the men's singles final at Wimbledon. In the clip, Ali describes tennis — which he's apparently just learned about — as “the…

This past Sunday, a week after Mississippi teen Nolan Wells was found dead following a July 4th boat trip, a photo of the teenager went viral. Social media users circulated a photo of Wells in the middle of a group of people at a pool party that had been posted to Instagram by another young man on July 5. People who found the photo online assumed it had been taken the night before, when Wells went missing. But, in reality, the photo was taken the Saturday before, on June 27 at 11:58 pm One person posted: “One of the 'friends'…