Beyoncé Warns Trump Campaign Over “Freedom” Video: Report
A Trump campaign spokesperson, Steven Cheung, posted a clip of the former president to X that features the Lemonade hit
Pitchfork by Pitchfork
Articles from: Pitchfork
41 articles
.jpg)
Kim Gordon Reworks “Bye Bye” Into Trump Protest Song, Shares New Video: Watch
“Bye Bye 25!” updates the lyrics from The Collective’s lead single to words that the current administration flagged to cancel grant projects or research proposals
Pitchfork by Nina Corcoran
Bob Vylan’s U.S. Visas Revoked by Trump Administration After “Death to the IDF” Chant at Glastonbury
British police are investigating the British punk duo, who had told the Glastonbury crowd that violence is “the only language some people speak, unfortunately”
Pitchfork by Jazz Monroe
Jenny Hval Cancels 2025 North American Tour Dates
The Norwegian artist was set to perform in major cities across the United States and Canada this September
Pitchfork by Walden Green
Bob Vylan Singer Asks UK Crowd to Stop “Death to the IDF” Chant Amid Police Investigation
“You’re gonna get me in trouble,” Bobby Vylan told fans at London’s 100 Club. “Apparently, every other chant is fine, but you lot will get me in trouble.”
Pitchfork by Matthew Strauss
Yelle Cancel North American Tour Due to “Very Worrying” U.S. Political Climate
“The current political climate in the US, especially in regard to immigration and freedom of speech, is very worrying,” the French electropop band shared. “We are now traveling as a family with our young child, so more than ever, we need to feel safe.”
Pitchfork by Matthew Strauss
Gloria Gaynor, Kiss, and George Strait Get First Kennedy Center Honors Since Trump Takeover
Actors Sylvester Stallone and Michael Crawford were also selected for honors
Pitchfork by Matthew Strauss
Jack White Responds to Trump Official Calling Him a “Washed-Up, Has-Been Loser”
Steven Cheung, the White House communications director, was not happy that the White Stripes musician said the Oval Office now “looks like “a vulgar, gold leafed and gaudy, professional wrestler’s dressing room.” White pulled no punches in further criticizing…
Pitchfork by Matthew Strauss
Yasmin Williams Shares Statement on Decision to Perform at Trump-Led Kennedy Center
In April, the composer and guitarist posted screenshots of a heated email exchange with Kennedy Center president Richard Grenell
Pitchfork by Walden Green
ABC Takes Jimmy Kimmel Off Air for Charlie Kirk Comments, Prompting Wave of Support for Host
Public figures have expressed outrage after the FCC’s director threatened ABC with reprisals if it did not act on a Kimmel joke suggesting Kirk’s shooter was part of “the MAGA gang”
Pitchfork by Jazz Monroe
Federal Trade Commission Sues Ticketmaster and Live Nation Entertainment
The FTC alleges that the concert giant has knowingly collaborated with secondary market brokers to spike ticket prices
Pitchfork by Walden Green
Jimmy Kimmel Live! to Return After One Week Off the Air
The Walt Disney Company said that it had suspended Jimmy Kimmel Live! “to avoid further inflaming a tense situation at an emotional moment for our country”
Pitchfork by Matthew Strauss
Watch Jimmy Kimmel Address Suspension, Sarah McLachlan Perform on Kimmel
The late-night talk show host discussed his current relationship with ABC and tapped Robert De Niro to play FCC chair Brendan Carr
Pitchfork by Walden Green
Yasmin Williams Says Organized Republican Group Heckled Her at Kennedy Center
The musician, who has criticized Trump’s takeover of the center, claims that Log Cabin Republicans came to her show just to disrupt it
Pitchfork by Matthew Strauss
Assata Shakur, Black Revolutionary and 2Pac’s Godmother, Dies at 78
The Black Liberation Army member, who escaped to Cuba in the 1980s, was name-checked in songs by Public Enemy and Common
Pitchfork by Walden Green
Watch Alex G Perform “Oranges” on Kimmel
A performance of the Headlights song as the late-night show continues its return from suspension
Pitchfork by Walden Green
Watch Public Enemy Perform a Career-Spanning Medley on Kimmel
Flavor Flav and Chuck D played 1988’s “Don’t Believe the Hype,” 1990’s “Fight the Power,” and their new single “The Hits Just Keep On Comin”
Pitchfork by Walden Green
Watch Geese Perform “Taxes” on Kimmel
Cameron Winter and the band bring the Getting Killed single to late-night
Pitchfork by Jazz Monroe
United States Department of Homeland Security Responds to Anti-ICE Lyrics in Zach Bryan Song Snippet
DHS assistant secretary of public affairs Tricia McLaughlin told TMZ that Bryan should “stick to ‘Pink Skies’”
Pitchfork by Walden Green
Madi Diaz Releases Blink-182 Covers Album for Charity: Listen
Enema of the Garden State, which benefits the Defending Our Neighbors Fund, is “fueled by an eternal love and fandom” for the pop-punk trio, says Diaz
Pitchfork by Jazz Monroe
Fugees’ Pras Michel Sentenced to 14 Years in Prison on Conspiracy Charges
The rapper was found guilty of criminal conspiracy and illegal foreign lobbying in 2023
Pitchfork by Walden Green
London Venue Apologizes After Primal Scream Display Star of David Entwined With Swastika
The band said its film is “meant to provoke debate, not hate”
Pitchfork by Jazz Monroe
The Kennedy Center Board Votes to Rename the Venue After Donald Trump
To the Trump-Kennedy Center
Pitchfork by Nina Corcoran
Björk Calls for Greenlandic Independence
“[To] go from one cruel coloniser to another is too brutal to even imagine,” she wrote in response to Donald Trump’s renewed calls for annexation
Pitchfork by Walden Green
ICE Recruitment Ads No Longer on Spotify
The widely-criticized campaign ended at the end of 2025
Pitchfork by Alex Suskind
Kim Gordon Announces New Album Play Me
Rodarte founders Kate and Laura Mulleavy directed the video for lead single “Not Today”
Pitchfork by Nina Corcoran
Bruce Springsteen Denounces ICE, Dedicates Song to Renee Good
“As the mayor of that city has said, ICE should get the fuck out of Minneapolis,” he added
Pitchfork by Nina Corcoran
Tenacious D Hash Things Out, Return From Creative Hiatus
In a new interview, Kyle Gass revealed he and Jack Black are on good terms again after a viral joke about the attempted assassination of President Donald J. Trump
Pitchfork by Nina Corcoran
Neil Young Gifts Entire Music Archive to Every Greenland Resident
The singer hopes the offer “will ease some of the unwarranted stress…you are experiencing from our unpopular and hopefully temporary government”
Pitchfork by Alex Suskind
TikTok Completes Deal to Create U.S. Entity and Avert Ban
Major investors Oracle, Silver Lake, and MGX signed agreements to form the new joint venture
Pitchfork by Nina Corcoran
Bruce Springsteen Rallies Against Trump and ICE in New Protest Song “Streets of Minneapolis”
“Trump’s federal thugs beat up on his face and his chest/Then we heard the gunshots, and Alex Pretti lay in the snow, dead”
Pitchfork by Jazz Monroe
Jonny Greenwood Wants His Music Pulled From the Melania Movie
Greenwood and Paul Thomas Anderson said Universal licensed out a song from Phantom Thread without permission
Pitchfork by Jazz Monroe
Madonna, Gracie Abrams, Muna Sign Petition to Close ICE Detention Center
Kesha, John Legend, and King Princess are also calling for the “immediate closure” of a facility in Dilley, Texas
Pitchfork by Nina Corcoran
Jury Finds Live Nation Acted as an Illegal Monopoly
Penalties against the live-music industry giant will be decided at a later date
Pitchfork by Kiana Mickles
Wu Lyf Postpone U.S. Shows
In a statement, the band cited “delays in visa processing” and wrote that they’ll “be announcing new dates as soon as possible”
Pitchfork by Walden Green
Watch David Byrne Burn Down the House With Stephen Colbert
Pouring one out for The Late Show With Stephen Colbert, which ends this Thursday
Pitchfork by Nina Corcoran
Watch Bruce Springsteen Rip the Ellisons and CBS on CBS
“Larry and David Ellison feel like they need to kiss [Trump’s] ass to get what they want”
Pitchfork by Alex Suskind
Boards of Canada and Warp Condemn Trump White House Over Social Media Video
An eerie 15-second clip sets nationalist imagery to the Scottish duo’s new song “Deep Time”
Pitchfork by Jazz Monroe
National Symphony Orchestra “May Not Survive” Trump’s Kennedy Center Chaos
Ben Folds, the former artistic advisor to the NSO, broke the news in an open letter
Pitchfork by Nina Corcoran
Village People Singer Victor Willis Dies at 74
Initially a backup singer, Willis became the group’s core, fronting the costumed band and co-writing “Y.M.C.A.,” “In the Navy,” and “Go West”
Pitchfork by Jazz Monroe
Margo Price Surprise Releases Protest Album Days of Unrest
The July 4 weekend “mixtape” features a series of rallying covers, with a guest appearance from Joan Baez
Pitchfork by Jazz Monroe