Stereogum — Sufjan Stevens' 2005 LP Illinois was one of the biggest releases of his career in terms of raising his profile and accumulating acclaim. It was also one of the biggest in terms of sheer length, 24 tracks spanning 74 minutes. And this was his third ... more info

Brooklyn Vegan — The Academy for Motion Picture Arts and Sciences, the people who run the Academy Awards, has inducted nearly a thousand new members into its ranks, in an ongoing effort to include more diversity in its membership... Continue reading… more info

Stereogum — The Academy of Motion Picture Arts of Sciences announced 928 new members today, illustrating a push for greater diversity in the organization. Marking record highs for the Academy, 49 percent of the new inductees this year are female and 38 percent a... more info

NME — The two musicians feature on a lengthy list which also includes Timothée Chalamet, Tiffany Haddish and Daniel Kaluuya Sufjan Stevens / Kendrick Lamar Kendrick Lamar and Sufjan Stevens have been recognised for their work in film by being among a... more info

Consequence of Sound — The cover comes from PEOPLE, a new online database also featuring music from Justin Vernon, The National, and more. more info

Stereogum — Sufjan Stevens' Carrie & Lowell track "Death With Dignity" served as one of the main inspirations for the upcoming video game The Awesome Adventures Of Captain Spirit and it is heavily featured within the game itself. The game opens with the song and... more info

Stereogum — Bon Iver leader Justin Vernon and the National's twin brothers Bryce and Aaron Dessner are among the founders of a new collectivist music platform called PEOPLE. Yesterday, the site went live, dumping tons of new music online featuring Vernon and the... more info

Consequence of Sound — From a new EP featuring alternate versions of the Aromanticism track. more info

Stereogum — Moses Sumney may not be the biggest name in the world (yet), but he commands an enormous amount of respect from his peers. Case in point: Today, Sumney has released a remix EP built around "Make Out In My Car," a song that appeared on his deeply impr... more info

Brooklyn Vegan — Indie rockers Sufjan Stevens, Dan Deacon, Feist, Beck Thom Yorke, Conor Oberst, Bradford Cox, Gogol Borgello's Eugene Hutz, and more join forces to battle Thanos on this very special episode of 'The Special without Brett Davis.' Continue readin... more info