A couple months ago, Chrissie Hynde — founder and sole permanent member of the Pretenders — announced a stacked duets album under her own name, featuring artists such as Rufus Wainwright, Brandon Flowers, Debbie Harry, Shirley Manson, and Alan Sparhawk. That album is out today, which means we finally get to hear her perform Elvis’ “I Can’t Help Falling In …

A few days ago, Grizzly Bear reunited for the first time on stage in six years. The band, whose previous performance was 2019’s Just Like Heaven festival, is doing a series of shows at Brooklyn Steel. Each night they’re switching up their setlist. Last night was the first night of the tour that they were joined by Beach House’s Victoria …

Deadbeat starts with Kevin Parker’s mewling, high-pitched voice over the kind of loosely flowing piano chords Britt Daniel might write, sounding lo-fi enough that it could have been recorded directly into his phone. About a minute in, he cues up a syncopated disco-house groove built for strutting. More layers of synths, percussion, and vocals pile on, all while that steady …

María Isabel last released music in 2023 with “I Drove U Crazy.” Now the pop and R&B singer is back today with “Bien Bien” produced by El Guincho.

Home Front are releasing their sophomore effort called Watch It Die next month. The Edmonton post-punk crew shared the lead single “Light Sleeper” last month, and now they’re back with some non-album music: A cover of Inepsy’s “Street City Kids (In A New Dark Age).”

After months of renovations, the Brooklyn Mirage was scheduled to reopen in May. That never happened, and more shows were canceled until the CEO of Avant Gardner split with the company and the owner of the East Williamsburg venue eventually filed for bankruptcy in August. Now, part of the place is being torn down.

Geese are Getting Paid. For a new ROG Xbox Ally commercial, Cameron Winter covered Bruce Springsteen’s Born In The U.S.A. track “Dancing In The Dark.”

Earlier this month, Alan Sparhawk contributed to a benefit compilation for immigrants, refugees, and asylum seekers. Now he’s joining forces with beloved Minnesotan folk artist Paul Metsa for a new song called “No Kings (No Crown)” ahead of the No Kings protests.

SZA kicked off the year with the long-awaited release of SOS Deluxe: LANA. Since then, she went on a massive tour with Kendrick Lamar, appeared on Lizzo’s My Face Hurts From Smiling mixtape, and was dragged by Nicki Minaj for some reason. Now, she’s collaborating with New Jersey rapper MoRuf for a new track called “PT Cruiser.”

In August, Paz Lenchantin announced her new solo album Triste and shared the lead single “Hang Tough.” Shortly after the release, the former Pixies bassist was accused of plagiarism by Chico Buarque and Gilberto Gil for their 1978 Brazilian classic “Cálice.” Now, “Hang Tough” has been removed from streaming.