During the second weekend of Coachella, Lil Nas X joined Kevin Abstract on stage and the pair debuted a collaboration called aTennessee.a Today, they’re officially releasing that track.

After finishing her 48-date Las Vegas residency, Miranda Lambert surprised Stagecoach concertgoers by joining Reba McEntire on stage and debuting a new song called “Wranglers.” Today, the country musician is announcing her signing to Republic Records and releasing “Wranglers.”

Four years after Future Nostalgia, Dua Lipa’s third album is finally here. She’s been rolling out Radical Optimism for six months now, starting with the release of “Houdini” in November. She’s since released “Training Season” and “Illusion,” but none of the three have reached the top 10. Maybe they’ll pop a bit more now that we can hear the album in its totality.

In 2022, Pretty Sick shared their debut album Makes Me Sick Makes Me Smile following a couple of alluring, grungy EPs. Today, the project of New York’s Sabrina Fuentes is back with the announcement of their new EP Streetwise. The title track is out now.

Yesterday, the new Manchester venue Co-op Live a the largest arena in the UK a canceled its opening concerts again after weeks of postponements. Thousands of fans who lined up to see A Boogie Wit Da Hoodie were told to leave, and Olivia Rodrigo’s upcoming Guts Tour dates were pushed back. Today, Co-op Live shared a statement and a new opening schedule.

Mariah The Scientist has been arrested. The Atlanta singer a whose real name is Mariah Amani Buckles a was taken into custody last night in her hometown after she allegedly attacked a woman named Cleopatra Dues on March 29 at the Cavo Kitchen and Cocktail lounge. She was booked on battery charge and bonded out later that day.

Julien Baker collaborated with Thomas Powers (of the New Zealand indie-pop band the Naked And Famous) on his debut solo album A Tyrant Crying In Private, which is out later this month. One track that Baker sings on, “Empty Voices,” is out today.

Waxahatchee’s Tigers Blood made its way to the Ryman Auditorium in Nashville on Wednesday night, and Katie Crutchfield brought out a few special guests for the occasion.

The long-running punk cover band Me First & The Gimme Gimmes are releasing a new album, A!Blow It … At Madisonas QuinceaA+-era!, in June. As a press release lays out, the album was recorded at a quinceaA+-era of a San Diego girl who won a radio contest for a band to play her celebration. That band was Me First & The Gimme Gimmes, and they covered Olivia Rodrigo’s “Good 4 U” for the occasion.

King Princess has released a cover of Steely Dan’s “Dirty Work,” which appears on their 1972 debut Can’t Buy A Thrill. She recorded it for the third season of Hacks, which premiered on Max today. Her cover appears at the end of this season’s second episode. “Hacks is hilarious and so is my good bud, Hannah Einbinder,” King Princess shared in a statement, via Consequence. “She asked me to sing aDirty Worka and it was a no brainer. Everyone should watch this show, itas tremendously iconic.” Listen below.

Why Bonnie’s last material was last year’s “Apple Tree,” which followed their 2022 album 90 In November. That LP landed them on our list of Best New Bands of that year, and today the project of New York’s Blair Howerton is back with “Dotted Line” and the announcement of their signing to Fire Talk.

Saturday Night Live has Dua Lipa pulling double duty this Saturday as host and musical guest in the wake of new album Radical Optimism, and today they revealed the hosts and musical guests for two more episodes to close out Season 49.

Last month, Margaux announced her debut album Inside The Marble. So far we’ve heard “DNA” and “I Wouldnat Have It Any Other Way,” and today the Brooklyn singer-songwriter is releasing “Picture It.”

In 2021, Unto Others a formerly known as Idle Hands a shared their sophomore album Strength. The Portland goth metal band is back today with a new song called “Butterfly.”

It’s been more than five years since Deerhunter released their most recent album Why Hasn’t Everything Already Disappeared?, and the band appears to be dormant now. Frontman Bradford Cox played a noise set at an Athens, Georgia vintage market last year, and it was his first time playing live in a long while. But Deerhunter drummer Moses Archuleta is now bringing back his solo project Moon Diagrams for a new album that he recorded with some talented friends.

In the ’60s and ’70s, the Memphis-based label Stax Records thrived as a relatively raw and funky alternative to Motown. In its time, Stax put out iconic records from legends like Otis Redding, Isaac Hayes, the Staple Singers, Rufus and Carla Thomas, and Booker T. & The M.G.’s, among many others. Now, HBO is devoting a new docuseries to the history of Stax Records. Judging by its trailer, it’ll use Stax to tell a larger story about civil rights in the US.

All this year, the Belfast duo Bicep are rolling out a new project called CHROMA, a sort-of combination record label / event series that will encompass a bunch of new music. So far, they’ve shared the tracks “CHROMA 001 HELIUM” and “L.A.V.A.,” a collab with Benjamin Damage that they released under the name B.D.B. Today, they’re back with a new song called “Bi83,” which is attributed to the Bicep alter ego DOVE, their home for “an extreme version of the Bicep sound… heavier but also calmer.”

Last year, IAN SWEET shared the great album SUCKER. Today, the indie-pop project of New York’s Jilian Medford is releasing a cover of Broken Social Sceneas 2002 classic aAnthems For A Seventeen Year-Old Girl.a

In 2022, Bandmanrill’s released Club Godfather, which landed him on our list of Best Rap Albums of that year and earned him an Artist To Watch feature. Today, the Newark club rapper is back with aAntisocial.a

The return of Fuming Mouth is one of the best things to happen to the heavy music underground in recent years. That’s not just because the band kicks ass, though they do. It’s also because frontman Mark Whelan was diagnosed with leukemia two years ago. He’s been through chemotherapy and a bone marrow transplant, and now Fuming Mouth have resumed full-time operations. Last year, they released their furious and purposeful album Last Day Of Sun. Today, they’ve hit us all with another track.

We’ve Got A File On You features interviews in which artists share the stories behind the extracurricular activities that dot their careers: acting gigs, guest appearances, random internet ephemera, etc.

In March, Guillermo Scott Herren, the veteran producer and multi-instrumentalist known as Prefuse 73, released his album New Strategies For Modern Crime Vol. 1. You didn’t think he was kidding with that Vol. 1 business, did you? He wasn’t. Next month, Prefuse will follow that album with its second half, New Strategies For Modern Crime Vol. 2. He’s not done telling you about those strategies.

Doja Cat might not be for the children, but she’s apparently safe for the viewers of Jimmy Fallon’s Tonight Show. Last month, Doja headlined Coachella and released seven new songs on the deluxe version of her Scarlet album. Last night, she was on Fallon, where she performed and sat down for an interview.

Though Illuminati Hotties’ last album was 2021’s Let Me Do One More (which was our Album Of The Week), Sarah Tudzin has been busy. Among other commitments, the LA musician was heavily involved in the boygenius album (winning a Grammy for her efforts), mixed Cloud Nothings’ new record Final Summer, and produced the forthcoming Guppy LP Something Is Happeninga| Today, Illuminati Hotties are back with the aptly titled track “Can’t Be Still,” a taste of their next album.

Washed Out’s last album was 2020’s Purple Noon. Today, the chillwave polymath is announcing its follow-up, Notes From A Quiet Life, and releasing the lead single, “The Hardest Part,” which comes with a video made with the text-to-video AI tool Sora.

Last year, Blur’s Graham Coxon and Rose Elinor Dougall released their debut album as the WAEVE, a project that got started during lockdown. Today, they’re back with their first new single since then, “City Lights,” which they introduced in a statement as such: “The city lights bestow a unique magic on everyone – the beautiful and the grotesque, the angels and the devils – shining and seductive, one and alla| Who wants to love you and who wants to destroy you?” Listen below.

A Toronto restaurant has been flooded with attention after it was mentioned in Kendrick Lamar’s Drake diss track “Euphoria.” On the song, Kendrick puts on a Toronto accent and mentions the Chinese spot New Ho King, which is on Spadina Avenue in Toronto. “I be at New Ho King eatin’ fried rice with a dip sauce and a blammy,” he raps.

Over the past year-plus, young London pop star PinkPantheress has faced some heavy criticism for her live-performance chops or lack thereof. To be fair, PinkPantheress emerged during the pandemic, and she got famous before she ever had a chance to perform live. It’s been a steep learning curve for her, and judging by videos from her recent gigs, she’s improving. She’s also working hard to ensure that her shows feel like events, whether that means bringing out Irish step dancers in Dublin or Ice Spice and Kelela in New York. Last night in LA, PinkPantheress held her own mini-Summer Jam.

Nicki Minaj’s Brooklyn shows at Barclays Center this week have been filled with guest stars, including an appearance from her fellow former Lil Wayne protA(c)gA(c) Drake. (I miss the YMCMB era, how about you?) The fun continued Wednesday with none other than Cyndi Lauper.