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Watch Julien Baker’s new “Appointments” video

Julien Baker has released avideo for her new track “Appointments.” Watch the video which was directed by Sophia Peer below. The track is from her upcoming album Turn Out the Lights, which is due out October 27th through Matador. In a statement about the clip, which was filmed in Michigan, Baker said she was “so proud of Memphis and wanted to show off the immense artistry” from the city. “Not only were Christina [McKinney, the choreographer,] and many of the characters in the video friends, but the crew also included many people I have known and worked with for years.”

Japanese Breakfast joins Giraffage for new song

San Francisco producer Giraffage has released a new song called “Maybes.” It has Japanese Breakfast featured on it, hear it below. “Maybes” is off of Giraffage’s debut album Too Real, which is set to arrive October 20th via Counter. See the tracklist below. Japanese Breakfast earlier this year released Soft Sounds From Another Planet.

Too Real:

01 Do U Want Me
02 Maybes [ft. Japanese Breakfast]
03 Slowly [ft. Matosic]
04 Edge
05 Green Tea [ft. Angelica Bess]
06 Falling Softly
07 Earth
08 19 Hours [ft. Harrison Lipton]
09 Just Over the Horizon
10 First Breath

Watch Esperanza Spalding make her new record

Esperanza Spalding began making her new album Exposure today, a process she is live streaming on Facebook for 77 hours. “I foresee that creating before a live audience will add excitement and extra inspiration energy,” Spalding said before. “Knowing someone is watching and listening to what you’re making seems to conjure up a sort of ‘can’t fail’ energy.” Spalding will be joined by guests over the next three days including Andrew Bird, Robert Glasper, and Lalah Hathaway. Watch it below.

Exposure is the follow-up to Emily’s D+Evolution and it will be released in limited edition physical formats with pieces of notebook paper from the sessions. Read about it here.

Discogs expanding to films, comics, books, more

Discogs, in March, officially launched the beta for their spinoff site Gearogs to the public, hoping to become “the largest database of audio equipment on the planet.” At the same time, their efforts into books, comics, films, and posters were also being developed. Those sites have been officially launched: Filmogs, Bookogs, Comicogs, and Posterogs are now open to the public, with free listing and seller fees “for a limited time during the public launch.” They are aiming to hit 9 million releases in its database by the end of September.

Solange announces surprise intimate performance piece

Solange has announced a new performance piece called “Musical Meditation.” The performance is choreographed, composed, and arranged by the singer herself and the piece aims to “encourage a moment of meditation and reflection to build internal energy through music and fellowship,” according to a statement. The performance by Solange will show this Sunday, tomorrow, at currently undisclosed locations in Woodbridge, New York. Tickets are on sale for the 2pm, 4pm, and 6pm performances and are available for purchase here. Solange’s digital piece “Seventy States” is showing now at London’s Tate Modern. Her Marfa, Texas performance art piece “Scales” is also slated for an October 8th debut.

Björk’s new album out in November

A release month Björk’s new album has finally been revealed via the New York Times. Her self-described “Tinder record” is set to come out in November via One Little Indian. The upcoming album will feature past collaborator Arca co-producing. The first single from the album, “The Gate,” will arrive September 18th. In a statement, Björk wrote, “vulnicura was about a very personal loss, and i think this new album is about a love that’s even greater. it’s about rediscovering love – but in a spiritual way, for lack of a better word.”

King Crimson announce new box set Sailors’ Tales

King Crimson will release Sailors’ Tales this fall, a huge box set that covers their work between 1970 and 1972. The set, that includes 27 discs, includes remastered versions of every one of the band’s albums from those years, including unreleased live recordings, band auditions, and additional studio tracks. The set also comes with memorabilia from the era and liner notes, find all the details here. Sailors’ Tales is due out November 3rd. Crimson also will go on a U.S. tour later in November, find their itinerary here.

Listen to Rostam’s new song “Half-Light”

Rostam has released the title track from his upcoming solo debut Half-Light. The song has Wet’s Kelly Zutrau on guest vocals. Watch the lyric video below. Rostam  also has released the album’s “Bike Dream” and “Gwan.” Half-Light is due out September 15th via Nonesuch.

See Rami Malek as Freddie Mercury in first pictures from Bohemian Rhapsody

Rami Malek, the star on “Mr. Robot,” is getting prepared for his portrayal of Queen lead singer Freddie Mercury in the upcoming biopic about the band, Bohemian Rhapsody. Entertainment Weekly shared the first look at him as Mercury today. See below. Malek said it was “a very affirming moment” when he first saw himself in hair and makeup. Sacha Baron Cohen was set to portray Mercury in 2010, but he eventually left the project over creative differences with Queen. Brian May later disputed Cohen’s claims. The film has been in production for almost a decade but is set to go to theaters in December 2018.

Michelle Obama recreates Beyoncé’s “Formation” look

Michelle Obama helped celebrate Beyoncé’s birthday today with a Lemonade-inspired photo tribute along with Serena Williams, Kelly Rowland, Blue Ivy, and more. They dressed up in the iconic hat-and-braids look that Beyoncé wore in her 2016 “Formation” music video, as Fader pointed out. The photos are posted on Beyoncé’s website as well as a birthday message from her “family and friends.” See them below as well.

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