Stereogum — The LA-based girl group KATSEYE functions as a grand experiment, a chance to see whether the K-pop idol model will work in the US and across the rest of the world. In some ways, it’s a tremendous success. KATSEYE have made a lot of social-media noise, and they’ve got a few genuine viral hits. They… The post KATSEYE Share New Single “Pinky Up” Amid Manon Drama appeared first on Stereogum. more info

Stereogum — PinkPantheress' Fancy That highlight "Stateside" has been getting a ton of play over the past few weeks since gold medalist figure skater Alysa Liu picked the Zara Larsson remix for her program at the Olympic Exhibition Gala back in February. Pink's fellow Brit Arlo Parks recently stopped by the BBC Radio 1 live lounge, where she performed her own dreamy rendition of "Stateside" with a trio of synths, a guitar, and bass. The song simply must be sung with a British accent! Parks also performed "2SIDED," the lead single to her newly-released album Ambiguous Desire. Listen to both songs below. The post Arlo Parks Covers PinkPantheress’ “Stateside” In The Live Lounge appeared first on Stereogum. more info

Stereogum — Gwendolyn “Blondy” Chisolm, a member of the extremely early all-female rap trio the Sequence, has passed away. Billboard reports that Chisolm died in Atlanta on Monday after a brief illness. She was 66. Her death follows that of Angie Stone, the former Sequence member who rapped as Angie B long before becoming a star in the late-'90s neo-soul wave, and that leaves Cheryl "The Pearl" Cook as the sole surviving member of the Sequence. The post The Sequence’s Gwendolyn “Blondy” Chisolm Dead At 66 appeared first on Stereogum. more info

Stereogum — UK legends Johnny Marr and the Pet Shop Boys go way, way back together. According to a 2009 Guardian story, Marr met the Pet Shop Boys by chance in a Los Angeles hotel elevator in 1987, just after he left the Smiths, and he told them how much he liked their song "Hit Music." PSB singer Neil Tennant appeared on "Getting Away With It," the 1989 debut single from Electronic, Marr's post-Smiths duo with New Order's Bernard Sumner, and on a few other Electronic tracks. Marr has played guitar on a great many Pet Shop Boys records, going all the way back to 1990. And on Wednesday night in London, Marr joined PSB to help them perform a few total obscurities. The post Johnny Marr Joins Pet Shop Boys For Some Oldies They’d Never Performed Before appeared first on Stereogum. more info

Stereogum — When someone can absolutely hold your attention without necessarily doing much of anything, that person is a star. It's the difference between an actor and a movie star, two overlapping but distinct skill-sets, and it also applies to music. By that measure, Mitski is a total star. Her stage performances are often elaborate and fascinatingly designed, but she doesn't need to do all that. She can stand stock-still while singing and still command a room. Last night on Jimmy Kimmel Live!, she proved it once again. The post Watch Mitski Sing A Stirring, Powerful “If I Leave” On Kimmel appeared first on Stereogum. more info

Stereogum — It must be so cool to be Robert Plant. You've got forever-legend status, and you can just continue to do whatever you want. If you want to spend more than a decade exploring ancestral folk music, sure, go ahead. If you want to bust out the occasional Led Zeppelin classic, that's even better. People will be incredibly psyched to see you, and you know that you'll have the pipes and the gravitas to sing about Gollum stealing your girl without sounding the slightest bit silly. The post Robert Plant Sings Zeppelin On Colbert, Visits World’s Oldest Record Store appeared first on Stereogum. more info

Stereogum — Aldous Harding introduced her new album Train On The Island with “One Stop,” a tremendous folk-pop track that includes the lyric “I met the real John Cale.” I thought Harding also said “I met Jenny from the block,” but I was wrong. It’s actually “Imagining from the block.” Bummer. Great song, though, and only mildly… The post Aldous Harding – “Venus In The Zinnia” (Feat. H. Hawkline) appeared first on Stereogum. more info

Stereogum — Tori Amos puts on a famously intense live show, and she's got a deep catalog of songs to play. Next month, Amos will release her new album In Times Of Dragons . On Wednesday night, she started a tour of the UK, where she lives now and where she's always been hugely popular, with a show at Sheffield City Hall. There, she played "Witness," a song from her 2005 album The Beekeeper, for the first time in 21 years. The post Tori Amos Kicks Off 2026 Tour With ’00s Rarity, Live Debut Of New Single appeared first on Stereogum. more info