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The other week, Sigrid went to a park. The rising Norwegian pop star had been touring for a while, and the cities were beginning to blur. “It’s a very intense profession,” she says. “You’re always on.” So, when her taxi passed a park on the way to another hotel, she …

“I love performing,” Adrianne Lenker says, “but unfortunately, the bigger you get, the more mitote.” Mitote (pronounced “mih-toe-tay”) is a word that Lenker and her bandmates in Big Thief have been using a lot lately. They found it in a 1997 book of spiritual philosophy called The Four Agreements, by …

Craig Finn delivered a rousing performance of his new single “Something to Hope For” on Late Night With Seth Meyers. The song is a highlight from Finn’s fourth solo album, I Need a New War, which the singer released this month. I Need a New War is the third part in …

Gashi was in L.A. when he first heard Johnny Cash‘s cover of Nine Inch Nails‘ “Hurt.” He instantly related to it.“I’m a very emotional guy, and I’m very dark,” the Albanian rapper said on Spotify‘s Under Cover podcast. “And I tend to hide that because I don’t want people to …

Three 6 Mafia‘s DJ Paul has sued Travis Scott over the rapper’s song “No Bystanders,” The Blast reports and a rep confirmed to Rolling Stone that the parties are in touch about the matter. The copyright lawsuit claims that the chant on the Astroworld song has a “cadence and sound” …

UPDATE: The default judgment against R. Kelly was vacated by the judge Wednesday after the singer’s lawyers argued that Kelly is illiterate and therefore never responded to the multiple court summonses, the Chicago Sun-Times reports. A June 19th court date was scheduled for the civil lawsuit. One of R. Kelly’s …

Jack Johnson has launched BYOBottle (Bring Your Own Bottle), an environmental campaign aimed at reducing plastic pollution throughout the music industry by promoting reusable water bottles and water refill stations at events. Other artists who have signed on to support the initiative include Wilco, Maroon 5, Pink, Bob Weir, Bonnie …

Wiz Khalifa is recruiting French Montana and Playboi Carti as special guests for his upcoming “The Decent Exposure Tour.” Moneybagg Yo, Chevy Woods and DJ Drama will also join for the 29-date North American trek, which launches July 9th in Atlanta, Georgia and wraps August 15th in Boise, Idaho. General …

Carly Rae Jepsen pines for a lover that haunts her on her new single, “Julien.” The song is slated to appear on Dedicated, which will be released on May 17th via School Boy/Interscope. As a glitchy groove unfolds, Jepsen relays a day waking up in a funk about a lover …

French singer Jain released a new track, “Gloria,” on Friday, her first new music release since her sophomore album Souldier last August. “Gloria” is an upbeat dance-pop track that describes the perils of fame and promotes being true to one’s own creativity. As Jain sings on the track: “I keep my …