What We’re Listening To Playlist for 11/20/2023: The Smile, HEALTH, J Mascis, 2 Chainz, Lil Wayne, Usher, Bleachers, Drake, SPELLES, and more!
- Today’s Headlines
Kool & the Gang co-founder George “Funky” Brown dies at 74
Taylor Swift fan dies at Rio de Janeiro concert during heat wave
Diddy not being investigated for sexual assault, says NYPD
50 Cent avoids criminal charges for throwing microphone and hitting radio personality – Report
Hip-Hop mogul Sean Combs accused of trafficking, sexual assault and abuse in lawsuit
André 3000 reveals he has ‘secret’ song credits with ‘known artists’
Snoop Dogg releases statement saying he’s giving up smoking, fans are skeptical
Erick Sermon doesn’t recognize today’s hip hop: ‘It’s stuck in one place’
Top 100 DJs
DJ Mag Top 100 DJs 2023: the next 50
David Guetta crowned The World’s No. 1 DJ in DJ Mag’s Top 100 DJs 2023
Jay-Z Sits down for career-spanning interview with Gayle King
That Scannable Spotify Tattoo Sounded Like a Good Idea at the Time
The 2023 AllMusic Gift Guide
Motörhead leader Lemmy Kilmister could be honoured with statue in Stoke-On-Trent birthplace
Big Thief’s Adrianne Lenker Announces Songwriting Workshop
Thurston Moore revisits his ‘life’ in music
- Tour & Live Music Updates
Napalm Death, Pig Destroyer, Primitive Man & Wormrot announce European tour
Watch Pulp debut soaring new song ‘Background Noise’ live in Mexico
Porno for Pyros announce farewell tour, new EP
- New Tracks
ZHU and Wax Motif unveil energetic collaboration: ‘Better Recognize’
Car Colors releases debut single ‘Old Death’ marking Charles Bissell’s return
boygenius & Ye Vagabonds pay tribute to Sinéad O’Connor with ‘The Parting Glass’ benefit single
The Boxer Rebellion releases uplifting new track: ‘Lightness Out Of Darkness’
Middle Part unleashes spirited anthem ‘Get Fixed’ as a prelude to debut album
Brittany Howard explores the darker dimensions of love on ‘Red Flags’
Judas Priest releases new single ‘Trial By Fire’ from upcoming Invincible Shield album
HEALTH release of their latest single and accompanying video, ‘UNLOVED’
Nipsey Hussle & Hit-Boy have a new song on J. Stone’s next Album
Honas unveils ethereal folk-pop single ‘Everyday Life’
DAISY WORLD announces debut solo album ‘TOOTHPICK’ and drops new single ‘break it off’
Oya Paya releases anti-morning anthem ‘Don’t Ask’ ahead of debut album
Jack Kane dives into vulnerability with new single and video, ‘Swimming Pool’
pecq unveils captivating single ‘out loud’ ahead of November tour with Chartreuse
Home Counties announces debut album ‘Exactly As It Seems’ / Releases shapeshifting single ‘Wild Guess’
Alex Spencer Unleashes Fiery New Single, ‘One Step Forward’ Ahead of Debut EP
Glass Violet shares new single ‘Oxygen Machine’
- New Albums and EPs
Bleachers and Jack Antonoff detail album, share new song ‘Alma Mater’: Listen
Jack Antonoff to produce soundtrack for The New Look, featuring Lana Del Rey, Nick Cave and Perfume Genius
Lil Wayne and 2 Chainz Drop off Welcome 2 ColleGrove Trailer – Narrated by 50 Cent
The Zutons announce first album in 16 years!
Minor Threat announce new EP Out of Step Outtakes
The Smile announce new album Wall Of Eyes and UK and European tour
André 3000 announces long-awaited solo album New Blue Sun
Alison Goldfrapp announces dancefloor remix album The Love Reinvention
Stereolab’s Laetitia Sadier announces new solo album & tour, shares ‘Une Autre Attente’
U.S. Girls surprise-release live album, Lives (listen)