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According to a spokesman from the Cook County Medical Examiner's Office, DJ and producer Squeak, a member of Chicago's Pivot Gang alongside rapper Saba, was shot and assassinated in Chicago on Monday. The 26-year-old, who was born Javunte Wheeler, leaves a bereft community of artists, friends, and family members, including...

In the dramatic video for his new track "Back N Forth," Ericdoa takes out his rage on a 2008 Hyundai. The song comes after his major-label debut, "Fantasize." The video was directed by Oliver Cannon (Pop Smoke, Lil Uzi Vert), and it starts with Eric travelling to a lonely spot...

SHERELLE has confirmed the initial release by the platform BEAUTIFUL that she launched earlier this year. 'BEAUTIFUL PRESENTS: BEAUTIFUL VOL 1.' will feature 19 original songs by emerging Black electronic artists, hand-picked by the DJ, producer, and label head herself. Tim Reaper, Loraine James, and Kessler are among the featured...

Fatboy Slim has collaborated with Apple Music to release 'Everybody Loves A Mixtape,' a 12-part mixtape series. The first installment was released last Friday (August 13th), and each subsequent mix will be available to Apple Music subscribers for the following 11 Fridays, beginning at 9 p.m. PST. The mixtape series...

Thom Yorke has released a second remix of MF DOOM's 'Gazzillion Ear,' which was released in 2009. The 'Man On Fire' remix was recorded in 2009 but never released; instead, an alternate remix of the track by Yorke was unveiled as a bonus track on MF DOOM's 'Born Like This'...

Gift of Gab, the late Blackalicious rapper, has a new song titled "Vice Grip" out on Nature Sounds. The song will be featured on the MC's forthcoming posthumous album, Finding Inspiration Somehow, which will be released on September 10th. Lateef the Truthspeaker and Jumbo of Lifesavas, two of Gift of...

Bon Iver has confirmed that they would conduct two live shows at Los Angeles' newly opened YouTube Theater to commemorate the tenth anniversary of their 2011 album Bon Iver. Friday, October 22nd, and Saturday, October 23rd are the dates for the shows at the Inglewood venue. Tickets go on sale...

Billy Idol's 1984 song "Eyes Without a Face" has been covered by Angel Olsen. The cover, which was co-produced by Adam McDaniel, takes a basic approach to the track, with Olsen's filtered vocals set against synths and bright guitar. The track will appear on Olsen's forthcoming Aisles EP, which will...

Olivia Vedder, Eddie Vedder's daughter, has unveiled a new track entitled "My Father's Daughter," which will be used on Sean Penn's forthcoming film Flag Day's soundtrack. The tender ballad "My Father's Daughter" is led by heavy piano and Vedder's delicate vocal delivery as she sings about powerful familial relationships. The...

Frankie Grande, the actor, and LGBTQ advocate gets glammed up in drag for Macy Gray's new music video, "Undone," and it's like you've never seen him before. The jazzy, slow-burning track is the latest single from Gray's new R&B/funk group, California Jet Club, and the music video has Grande mouthing...