Author: Press Room

© 2026 Condé Nast. All rights reserved. Pitchfork may earn a portion of sales from products that are purchased through our site as part of our Affiliate Partnerships with retailers. The material on this site may not be reproduced, distributed, transmitted, cached or otherwise used, except with the prior written permission of Condé Nast. Ad Choices

Read More

Shia LaBeouf pleaded guilty to three counts of simple battery on Wednesday, stemming from a late-night bar fight the actor started during Mardi Gras festivities in New Orleans.The 39-year-old will avoid any jail time. Instead, he’ll serve two years of probation for the misdemeanor offenses. In a statement provided to Rolling Stone, his attorney Sarah Chervinsky, described the incident as “nothing more than a minor Mardi Gras bar tussle.” LaBeouf came to court “wanting to take accountability for his part in what happened, and he has done so,” Chervinsky added. “Now he’s looking forward to focusing on family, work, and…

Read More

This October, Kip Moore will return to South Africa to perform at a 22,000-seat cricket stadium and do back-to-back nights at a Cape Town arena. The Georgia heartland rocker is a superstar in the country and has a devout fan base elsewhere in Australia, the UK, and Europe. He admits to scratching his head about why that level of success continues to elude him in the US In a new interview on Rolling Stone's Nashville Now podcast, Moore compares American crowds with those overseas and opens up about the inspiration for his latest album, Reason to Believe. “The European, UK…

Read More

vote7.0 Bands: CRUENT CAEDES Duration: 01:30:44 Available from: 04/30/2026 Label: Zombi Danz Records Player not yet available. After five years of silence, Caedes Cruenta re-emerge from the shadows with Ὅρκος Ἐκλεκτῶν, their fourth work and declaration of intent that knows no half measures: over ninety minutes in length, twelve tracks and the architecture of a double album that imposes itself as a long and abrasive ritual. In short, not a return designed to easily win over new followers, but, on the contrary, an oath aimed at those who already know the rough and hieratic language of the Hellenic black metal…

Read More

Jay-Z’s Roots Picnic freestyle was not merely a diss record played live. It was a reminder of the strange position he now occupies: still one of rap’s most dangerous technicians, but also a mogul institution whose grievances carry the weight of boardroom power. The performance, where he appeared to send shots at Tony Buzbee, Drake, Ye, Dame Dash, Nicki Minaj and Tory Lanez, has been treated online as a question of effectiveness. For Jay-Z, the better question is whether the battle helped his legacy or made him look too eager to prove he can still win one. For fans of…

Read More

Greg Dulli’s long-running rock group the Afghan Whigs are back with their first LP in four years. In addition to plotting a fall tour, the band has announced a new album, Soft Control, which arrives August 21 via Royal Cream/BMG. Listen to the lead single “Jungle Roux” below.Soft Control is the Afghan Whigs’ 10th studio album overall, following How Do You Burn?. It was recorded across multiple sessions in four different locations: Fireside Sound in Joshua Tree, Marigny Studios in New Orleans, Gold Diggers Sound in East Hollywood, and Sycamore in Cincinnati. All told, the Afghan Whigs recorded 22 songs…

Read More

Text and meaning of Wild Nightthe new single by Without Criout Friday 5 June for Sensei Records / ADA Warner Music Italy. The song comes after the single My Nature and participation in Sanremo Giovani 2025Where Without Cri reached the final challenge with Beaches. In recent days, the artist has released a spoiler of the video clip on social media, directed by Mattia Di Tella. Without Cri – Wild Night: the meaning of the song Wild Night is a synth-pop song that tells of the melancholy euphoria of nights spent without filters. Produced by Stabber And Swanbetween pulsating jersey club…

Read More

Michael Stipe was joined by Andrew Watt, Chad Smith and Josh Klinghoffer for ‘I Played The Fool’ on Jimmy Kimmel Live – watch below. The former R.E.M. frontman released the song in March as the theme song to the new HBO Original series Rooster, from Scrubs creator Bill Lawrence and starring Steve Carell. It was Stipe’s first new release in three years and the studio version included drums from Blink-182‘s Travis Barker, but in his Kimmel appearance on Tuesday (June 2), Red Hot Chili Peppers’ Chad Smith sat in behind the drumkit. With Kinghoffer on keys and both Troy Van Leeuwen of Queens Of The Stone Age and Chris Chaney, formerly of Jane’s Addiction, on guitar, Stipe took the…

Read More

When President Donald J. Trump took control of the Kennedy Center in 2025, Ben Folds was quick to resign from his position as artistic advisor to the National Symphony Orchestra. In the months that followed, the venerated performing arts venue endured canceled shows, rounds of layoffs, internal drama, and eventually a renaming to the Trump-Kennedy Center. (Last week a federal judge ordered Trump’s name be removed from the building.) Now, Folds has shared an open letter regarding the fate of the NSO and his larger fears for the Kennedy Center.In his letter, Folds declares that it’s “time for an outpouring…

Read More