Katy Perry spent this past weekend traipsing around Coachella and spending time with two Canadian Justins: Her boyfriend and former prime minister Trudeau, and Saturday night headliner Bieber. For a portion of Bieber’s set, he pulled out a laptop and started pulling up his old music videos on YouTube: “Thank God he has Premium, I don’t wanna see no ads,” …

LA-based duo Paycheque brings together Alison Goldfarb (Geranium) and Jackson MacIntosh of TOPS and Drugdealer. Their self-titled debut album is dropping in June, and its charming lead single is out now. “Generic Actress” has some of that intentionally chintzy retro special sauce you’d expect from an artist with MacIntosh’s associations, and with some nice guy-girl… The post Paycheque Announce Self-Titled …

Last month DJ Seinfeld announced his new album If This Is It, which is not a lo-fi house Strokes covers record but should be. The vocals on today’s new single “Everything U” are not in the Casablancosphere, but they do remind me of a distinctive singer by the name of Abel Tesfaye. Even when he… The post DJ Seinfeld – …

After releasing her latest album, Puerta Abierta, Kany García will tour the U.S. On Apr. 13, the Puerto Rican singer-songwriter announced her Puerta Abierta Tour, which includes 14 stateside dates. The highly anticipated tour will kick off at the Yaamava’ Theater in Highland, CA, on Sept. 7, and wrap up at the Kia Center in The post Kany García Announces …

Lindsey Buckingham was attacked by a woman on his way into an appointment in Santa Monica two weeks ago. Buckingham, the 76-year-old former Fleetwood Mac guitarist, reportedly was familiar with the woman from previous altercations. After dousing Buckingham with an unknown substance, she fled the scene, but now she’s been arrested thousands of miles away. The post Lindsey Buckingham’s Alleged …

Karol G made history as the first Latina headliner at Coachella 2026 (Apr. 12). The Colombian superstar sang recent and throwback hits and also brought special guests on stage for her first of two Coachella weekends.  Karol kicked off her headlining festival performance with a cave-turned-club theme, opening with an empowering intro about being wild The post Here’s Every Song …

It’s been over 15 years since we last heard new music from Parts & Labor, the New York City noise rockers who played their farewell show in 2012. But they’ll be making up for that lost time soon: Set Of All Sets, a double album and their first LP since 2011’s Constant Future, is out… The post Parts & Labor …

The UK musician Labrinth was responsible for the sleek, moody music in the first two seasons of HBO’s ultra-tawdry series Euphoria. Now, Euphoria is back for its long-awaited third season, and Labrinth isn’t part of it. Yesterday, Labrinth released a pissed-off single, and the timing is auspicious. Back in 2025, Labrinth announced that he was… The post Labrinth Drops “SHUT …

Here at Stereogum, we haven’t had too much to say about the Icelandic jazz-pop singer Laufey, but she is a very big deal now. She’s got five platinum singles, and her 2024 album A Matter Of Time won the Grammy for Best Traditional Pop Vocal Album. At the Olympics, gold medal-winning figure skater Alysa Liu skated to Laufey’s song “Promise.” …

Two decades ago there used to be this amazing band in Columbus called El Jesus de Magico. One of their best songs was called “New Moses.” The first time I saw them perform it in 2005, I just about lost my mind. (That was around the same time I was getting into their peers Times… The post Truck Violence Announce New Album …