Music

The Gs have united: After lots of anticipation, Becky G and Karol G just dropped “Mamiii,” an empowered collaboration that feels like the two of them teaming up to celebrate each other — while flashing a giant middle finger at any man who’s ever crossed them. Produced by the prolific …

Ol’ Dirty Bastard’s widow filed a breach of contract lawsuit Tuesday accusing the Wu-Tang Clan‘s production company of “willfully” refusing to pay royalties and publishing income to ODB’s estate over the last decade. In her 10-page complaint obtained by Rolling Stone, Icelene Jones, administrator of her late husband’s estate, is …

Wilco will celebrate the 20th anniversary of their critically acclaimed record, Yankee Hotel Foxtrot, performing the album in full at a run of shows in New York City and Chicago in April. The Chicago-based band will also unveil a series of archival Yankee Hotel Foxtrot re-releases later this year, with …

Liam Gallagher live debuted his recent single, “Everything’s Electric,” last night at the 2022 Brit Awards in London. Joined by his live band, Gallagher, clad in an inexplicable winter hat, offered a raucous performance of the song. Gallagher initially released the single, which will appear on his upcoming studio LP …

Taylor Swift, Julien Baker, Laura Jane Grace, and more will appear on a special Record Store Day compilation, Portraits of Her, that will benefit We Are Moving the Needle, a nonprofit supporting female recording professionals, such as audio engineers and producers. The 16-track limited release was spearheaded by Vans and …

Father John Misty recently returned with the ballad “Funny Girl,” released with old Hollywood imagery to match its quirky lyrics. He continues that streak with “Q4,” the latest single from the upcoming album Chloë and the Next 20th Century. The video prominently displays vintage typestract animation, complete with images of …

UPDATE (2/9): Kanye West is back to pleading for reconciliation with Kim Kardashian after a busy week of back-and-forth shots as their slow-moving divorce proceedings bleed out into public view. West’s latest Instagram post featured several photos of his children and Kardashian with the all-caps comment, “God please bring our …

The Rochester, New York rapper RXK Nephew released about 400 songs in 2021. “Probably more than that,” he says via Zoom. “I was going crazy. Every day.” Neph’s steady pace of projects, which are often free-flowing raps that straddle earnestness and provocation, share a creative framework with Lil B, an …

The members of Combo Chimbita have always been moved by a deep, instinctive urge to experiment, creating bold fusions that feel boundless and unrestrained. Their omnidirectional songs mix splashes of psychedelic rock, cumbia rhythms, Black Caribbean traditions, freeform jazz structures, electronic thunderbolts, and more. Amid so much eclecticism, there’s also …

Betty Davis, the cult funk singer and ex-wife of jazz legend Miles Davis who left an underappreciated yet trailblazing body of work, died Wednesday at the age of 77. Danielle Maggio, a close friend of Davis whose research as an ethnomusicologist focused on Davis’ work, confirmed the singer’s death to …