XLR8R — Igloofest has confirmed plans for its 12th edition, taking place in Montreal from January 18 to February 3. Once again, the annual event offers a rich programming bringing together several in-demand local and international artists on the global circu... more info

Stereogum — Cassie has been making warped, forward-thinking music for more than a decade, but she hasn't been doing it often enough; her great RockaByeBaby mixtape is about to be five years old. So it's very cool to see that Cassie has been recording lately wi... more info

Stereogum — Cassie dropped a new single last night titled "Don't Play It Safe," which was produced by Kaytranada. The track follows "Love A Loser," a song that Cassie released over the summer with G-Eazy. "Don't Play It Safe" is sumptuous; listen below. more info

Stereogum — This weekend Stereogum is a media partner for Day For Night Festival in Houston. I thought I was done with festivals for the year, but this one is stacked -- NIN, Thom Yorke, Solange, St. Vincent, James Blake, the Jesus Lizard, Perfume Genius, Tim He... more info

Stereogum — Earlier this year, the nimble young Compton rapper Buddy teamed up with Kaytranada for the collaborative EP Ocean & Montana . Not long after, he came out with his own solo EP Magnolia , and today, he's got a video for the single "That Much." In the... more info

Stereogum — Last month, Talib Kweli released his new album Radio Silence, and on the single "Traveling Light," he teamed up with boho-soul livewire Anderson .Paak over an Afrobeat-informed beat from Montreal producer Kaytranada. There's a lot of talent on that s... more info

Stereogum — Tonight, the annual Polaris Music Prize will be bestowed upon Canada's best album of the year. Last year, Kaytranada won, and Tanya Tagaq took the prize the year before. Tagaq is up for it again this year, and she and other shortlisted nominees inclu... more info

Stereogum — The Internet's Matt Martians released his debut solo album, The Drum Chord Theory, earlier this year, and now he's back with an unreleased b-side that didn't make the cut. "28" is a soulful, deeply zoned-out track produced by KAYTRANADA and BADBADNOT... more info

Stereogum — Kanytranada shared three new beats on his SoundCloud page yesterday afternoon. The Canadian producer uploaded the tracks as "2017 - 38," "2017 09 01 - SUS," and "2017 07 04." According to Kaytranada's Twitter, none of these beats are attached to a pr... more info

DJmag — 'Humanz' track featuring Pevan Everett gets a rework... more info