Rihanna tells fans to stop asking about her new album while she’s “trying to save the world”

Blake Lively and Ryan Reynolds are trolling each other on their Instagram Stories!

The 2016 release of Hamilton Leithauser and Rostam Batmanglij’s collaborative album, I Had a Dream That You Were Mine, yielded the indie-rock hit “A 1000 Times” and scored an iPhone synch for “In a Black Out.” But after, Leithauser — who released his debut solo album in 2014 after nearly 14 years as lead singer of The Walkmen — struggled to record and release new work. The music came easily, but the lyrics... not at all.

Fiona Apple has released her first new album in eight years. Listen to Fetch The Bolt Cutters below.

The drought is over.

Naeem Juwan, the Baltimore-born and Los Angeles–based artist formerly known as Spank Rock, has announced his new album Startisha. The LP is out June 12 via 37d03d. According to a press release, Naeem began working on Startisha four years ago in Philadelphia. He later continued work on the record at Justin Vernon’s home studio. Startisha features contributions from Vernon, Francis and the Lights, Ryan Olson, Swamp Dogg, Velvet Negroni, Amanda Blank, and Micah James.

Bing & Ruth, the project led of New York composer David Moore, has announced a new album. Species is out July 17 via 4AD. Moore’s also shared a new video for the new song “I Had No Dream.” Watch it below.

Drake was a virtual guest for Diddy's digital “dance-a-thon,” and he had a few things to say about his upcoming album.

Rihanna, 32, doesn’t want to hear anymore questions about a new album and she’s not afraid to say it! The singer recently went live on Instagram to chat with fans during the current coronavirus pandemic and she couldn’t help but address those in the chatroom who were focusing more on questions about her next record than her efforts in helping the world fight the virus.

Rihanna cohosted the very first Fenty Social Club on Instagram Live on Friday night.The singer told fans, "If one of y’all motherfuckers ask me about the album..."The online event featured performers from Kitty Ca$h, DJ Pedro, Stretch Armstrong, and Octavian.Rihanna decided to treat her fans on Friday night by going live for the first ever Fenty Social Club.The online event featured an array of performers, but most importantly it gave fans access to the one and only Fenty founder.

Rihanna called out fans pestering her about new music when she’s “tryna (sic) save the world” from the coronavirus pandemic.

Joan Shelley has released a new live album, recorded in Louisville, Kentucky in December. The full-band performance includes guitarist Nathan Salsburg, Nathan Bowles, Jake Xerxes Fussell, and Anna Krippenstapel, plus guest appearances by Will Oldham and Julia Purcell. Listen to Live at The Bomhard below.

The Strokes are back with The New Abnormal. The New York City rock band’s sixth studio album is produced by Rick Rubin and marks the group’s first full-length release in seven years.

Phoebe Bridgers has announced her sophomore solo album: Punisher is out June 19 via Dead Oceans. The follow-up to Stranger in the Alps includes “Garden Song,” as well as a new track called “Kyoto.” Check out Bridgers’ new “Kyoto” video below. Find physical editions of Punisher at Rough Trade. (Pitchfork may earn a commission from purchases made through affiliate links on our site.)

Cindy Lee, the project of former Women frontperson Patrick Flegel, has released a new album called Cat O’ Nine Tails. Check out a preview collage of the record and a video for one song, “I Don’t Want to Fall in Love Again,” below.

Baltimore’s All Time Low is back with its eighth studio album, Wake Up, Sunshine. The band collaborated with ​blackbear on “Monsters” and The Band CAMINO on “Favorite Place.”

Los Angeles bassist and singer-songwriter Thundercat returns today with his fourth album, It Is What It Is. The 15-track project includes appearances from Childish Gambino, Steve Lacy, Flying Lotus, Ty Dolla $ign, Lil B, comedian Zack Fox, and more. It’s his first album since 2017’s Drunk.

Greg Fox—the composer and virtuoso drummer for Ex Eye, Liturgy, Zs, and more— has announced a new album. Contact is out May 29 via RVNG Intl. The follow-up to 2017’s The Gradual Progression, Contact was produced and mixed by Randall Dunn. A portion of its proceeds will benefit the Dhamma Dharā Vipassana Meditation Center. Hear the new song “From the Cessation of What” below and scroll down for the tracklist and cover art.

Blake Lively and Ryan Reynolds' support for those suffering during the coronavirus pandemic goes beyond their public $1 million donation to Feeding America and Food Banks Canada. E! reports this evening that the couple donated $400,000 to four New York hospitals.