Brooklyn Vegan — Plus: ALT 9.23 holiday show (with Muse, Florence + the Machine, and more), Cyndi Lauper holiday show (with Amanda Palmer, A$AP Rocky, and more), Sharon Van Etten, Margo Price, Esperanza Spalding, and more NYC-area shows on sale. Continue reading… more info

Stereogum — Last night, BET aired its annual Hip-Hop Awards. The show featured performances from big names like Cardi B, YG, A$AP Rocky, Lil Pump, and Gucci Mane, among others. But as ever, the best reason to watch was the annual collection of Cyphers -- the ran... more info

Brooklyn Vegan — Cyndi Lauper has revealed the guests for her 2018 "Home for the Holidays" concert, and as usual, the lineup is stacked... Continue reading… more info

Consequence of Sound — Today marks the physical release of Blood Orange's masterful Negro Swan. more info

Stereogum — Devonté Hynes, the man behind the Blood Orange alias, likes to direct his own music video, and he proved himself to be a master director long ago. Hynes films marginalized people, and he does it in ways that draw out their beauty, making them almost... more info

JamBase — Watch A$AP Rocky covering Otis Redding’s classic “(Sittin' On) The Dock Of The Bay” for the Like A Version series. more info

Stereogum — A$AP Rocky has been busy since releasing his latest album Testing in May, collaborating with the likes of Tyler, The Creator, YG and Blood Orange. But today, A$AP took a break to revisit an old favorite. He covered Otis Redding's "(Sittin' On) The ... more info

Brooklyn Vegan — The stacked Miami festival also includes Tyler the Creator, A$AP Rocky, Herbie Hancock, Raekwon & Ghostface Killah (playing 'Only Built 4 Cuban Linx'), Godspeed You! Black Emperor, and still much more. Continue reading… more info

Stereogum — The UK producer Dean Blunt has been quietly releasing new material over the last month, in the form of a compilation called Muggy Vol. 1 and a recording of a 2017 experimental collaboration with composer Mica Levi. Today, he's put out some more new... more info

Stereogum — A week from today, Blood Orange's new album Negro Swan will go out into the world, and thus far, Dev Hynes has shared videos for the songs "Charcoal Baby" and "Jewelry." The album comes with a bunch of prominent guests, and two of those guests join... more info