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Pitchfork is pleased to announce that Lido Pimienta will play a stay-at-home concert that will broadcast live on Instagram this Friday, April 17, at 8 p.m. Eastern. You can tune in at Pitchfork’s Instagram.

100 gecs have announced a virtual music festival called Square Garden, which they’ll headline with Charli XCX on Friday, April 24. Cashmere Cat, benny blanco, Kero Kero Bonito, and A. G. Cook are also set to appear. Though festival will be built in a Minecraft world, it will also be streamed on 100 gecs’ YouTube channel and their website. Proceeds will benefit the hunger-relief nonprofit Feeding America.

Pitchfork is excited to announce the launch of a new video series, “On the Records.” In these videos, a musician digs deep into their discography, offering a chronological, album-by-album breakdown of music, lyrics, artwork, collaborations, and more. These timelines offer a fascinating window into the evolution of the artist, from their debut to their most current album.

Hayley Williams has offered up the latest tracke from her new album PETALS FOR ARMOR. Find “Why We Ever” below.

Playboi Carti is back. The rapper has shared the video for a new song called “@ MEH,” his first solo track since the release of his most recent album Die Lit in 2018. Check out the music video, directed by Carti and Nick Walker, below. The new track was produced by jetsonmade, who came to prominence last year as one of DaBaby’s primary producers, alongside Neekobaby and deskhop.

Naeem Juwan, the Baltimore-born and Los Angeles–based artist formerly known as Spank Rock, has announced his new album Startisha. The LP is out June 12 via 37d03d. According to a press release, Naeem began working on Startisha four years ago in Philadelphia. He later continued work on the record at Justin Vernon’s home studio. Startisha features contributions from Vernon, Francis and the Lights, Ryan Olson, Swamp Dogg, Velvet Negroni, Amanda Blank, and Micah James.

Car Seat Headrest have shared the latest song from the new album Making a Door Less Open. This one is called “Hollywood,” and it arrives with a new video directed by Sabrina Nichols. Watch it below.

The National’s Matt Berninger, along with pianist Steph Altman, joined the stay-home edition of The Late Show With Stephen Colbert last night (April 15). They performed a cover of the Mercury Rev song “Holes”—Berninger’s contribution to the ongoing “7-inches for Planned Parenthood” series. Check it out below.

Laura Marling played a three-song set from her home in London for NPR’s quarantine series of “Tiny Desk” concerts. Check it out below. The setlist comprised “Strange Girl,” “Held Down,” and the title track from her new album Song for Our Daughter.

Jazz saxophonist Lee Konitz has died of pneumonia complications as a result of COVID-19, his son confirmed to NPR tonight (April 15). He was 93.

The Performing Rights Organizations—American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers (ASCAP), Broadcast Music, Inc. (BMI), and SESAC—have teamed up to form a new coronavirus relief fund as part of the MusiCares COVID-19 Relief Fund. The fund will focus on helping songwriters, composers, and lyricists. Make donations or apply for assistance here.

Rina Sawayama has shared another single from her debut studio album SAWAYAMA, which comes out Friday via Dirty Hit. Check out the karaoke-inspired video and listen to “Bad Friend” below.

Atlanta singer-songwriter Faye Webster has shared a new song. It’s called “In a Good Way” and it arrives with a music video co-directed by Webster and frequent collaborator Hunter Airheart. Check it out below.

Tom Waits and his wife Kathleen Brennan have written a tribute to Waits’ late friend Hal Willner, posted to his website earlier today (April 15). According to Waits, they met when Willner approached him at a show in 1974, from which they built a lifelong friendship around music. Read Waits’ post in full below.

The score to Hayao Miyazaki’s beloved 1997 environmentalist animated film Princess Mononoke is getting its first-ever release on vinyl, according to The Vinyl Factory.

The music community could wind up as collateral damage from one of President Trump’s recent impulsive decisions. The U.S.

The first clip from Stardust—the upcoming film about David Bowie, starring Johnny Flynn in the lead role—has been released. The clip features Flynn as Bowie in conversation with Marc Maron, who portrays his publicist Ron Oberman. “All it takes is one believer to change the world, right? And we’ve got two,” Maron says. “You believe in yourself, don’t you?” Watch the clip below, via Variety.

Charlotte-born, D.C.-based rapper Mavi and Brooklyn’s Maassai have shared a new song. The track, “fire alarm (!),” is produced by Greenss. Listen below.

Jamie xx is back with a new solo song—his first under his own name since releasing his debut album In Colour in 2015. It’s called “Idontknow” and it’s been a staple of his live shows since last year. A 12" vinyl release is coming out around May 1 in the United Kingdom and May 15 in the United Stats (via Young Turks). Give it a listen below.

Thom Yorke has announced rescheduled dates for the North American leg of his Tomorrow’s Modern Boxes tour. The new dates kick off September 28 in Washington, D.C., and extend through October. The tour was set to begin this past March but was canceled due to concerns around the spread of COVID-19.

Bing & Ruth, the project led of New York composer David Moore, has announced a new album. Species is out July 17 via 4AD. Moore’s also shared a new video for the new song “I Had No Dream.” Watch it below.

Major Lazer have shared a new remix of the Weeknd’s After Hours single “Blinding Lights.” It follows Chromatics’ remix of the track. Hear the new song below.

Muzz—the new band of Paul Banks, producer/multi-instrumentalist Josh Kaufman, and Matt Barrick—have shared a new song along with the announcement that their debut album is on the way. Muzz will release their self-titled record via Matador on June 5. Watch the video from “Red Western Sky” below. Find physical editions of Muzz at Rough Trade. (Pitchfork earns a commission from purchases made through affiliate links on our site.)

Walter Martin, formerly of the Walkmen, has shared a new benefit single. It’s called “Quarantine Boogie (Loco)” and it’s his latest collaboration with the National’s Matt Berninger, who sings backup vocals. “Quarantine Boogie (Loco)” also has horns from Stuart Bogie. Check out the song’s video below.

Colombia-born, Brooklyn-based artist Ela Minus has released the music video for a new song “they told us it was hard, but they were wrong.” Directed by Will Dohrn, the video begins with an homage to the Andes mountain range of Minus’ home country. The single is her first for new label Domino; check it out below.

The Japanese guitarist, composer, and inventor Ryo Kawasaki has died, his daughter confirmed on Facebook. He was 73.

Brittany Howard has shared a cover of Funkadelic’s “You and Your Folks, Me and My Folks” as part of the ongoing Spotify Singles series. In addition to the Funkadelic song (from 1971’s Maggot Brain), Howard performed “Stay High” from her debut solo album Jaime. Listen to both tracks below.

Senator Bernie Sanders and Cardi B are sitting down for yet another one-on-one conversation. This time, they’re talking about the economic and health impacts of the coronavirus. They also discussed the youth vote and the candidacy of Joe Biden. Watch a replay of their conversation below.

Ambar Lucid has shared a new video for “The Garden Song”—the outro from her new album Garden of Lucid. The video, directed by Thevideoboy, follows her as she falls through the center of the Earth. Watch it below.

Frank Ocean’s “Cayendo,” which he released earlier this month, has landed the singer his first Top Ten spot on any Billboard chart. “Cayendo” has reached No. 8 spot on the Hot Latin Songs chart this week, according to Billboard.