Win Butler teases new Arcade Fire music in new studio footage

Local Afrikaans pop group Die Heuwels Fantasties have become a vital part of South African music culture in recent years, and the success of their recent singles ‘Jy Stel My Teleur’ en die ‘Mejuffrou Sonneblom’ has only proven that the group is, without a doubt, one of the country’s most talented and versatile bands.

Caleb (Aaron Paul) isn't just helping Dolores (Evan Rachel Wood) with her plan to start a revolution. Hethe plan to start a revolution. 

By Shirley Halperin

BTS singer V hosted a VLive a few hours ago and it was as musical as it could get. Taehyung interacted with the ARMY for a while. During the interaction. V shared his side of the Dumpling episode with Jimin, Taehyung spoke about Namjoon's YouTube chat about BTS future album plans and spread some purple on the social platform. But the highlight was Taehyung teased his new song. The singer surprised fans by playing the song. Although fans heard a few seconds of it, it was a treat for the ARMY. 

Like just about every scripted show on television this year, New Amsterdam had its season interrupted by coronavirus. As a result, we didn't see everything the show had planned, including a pandemic-themed episode set in New York that was shelved after people in the show's crew — including recurring star Daniel Dae Kim — contracted the virus. With the global crisis hitting so close to home, you better believe that the show's next season is going to incorporate COVID-19 into its storylines.

Ariana Grande has hinted she’s hard at work on new music during lockdown, sharing snaps of herself, her dogs, and her pet pig in her home studio.

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.

Now that 6ix9ine is officially out of jail earlier than expected due to the COVID-19 pandemic, questions have turned to when the rapper plans to relaunch his career and whether or not fans will still support his music. The Brooklyn rapper gave his first hint on Monday by hopping into Tory Lanez’s popular Instagram Live show Quarantine Radio.

Arcade Fire’s Win Butler has shared a handwritten update with fans, saying “work is flowing” on the follow-up to Everything Now. Although the record will be out “eventually, not soon,” Butler says “writing has intensified” during coronavirus (COVID-19) lockdown. “We had been exploring a lot of lyrical and musical themes that feel almost eerily related to what is happening now,” he adds, alluding to a song called “Age of Anxiety.” Read the letter below.

"We actually have a song called Age of Anxiety"

The local hero is doubling as a useful guide during the pandemic

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.)

Dynamo appears to walk through a border wall dividing Mexico and the US in footage from his new TV programme.

Since the world can't get enough, it appears Netflix plans on feeding America's appetite.

Following the global call for social distancing to slow down the spread of Covid-19, and now the countrywide South African lockdown, production companies worldwide have sought alternative means to distribute recently released and upcoming films – so too, the team behind critically acclaimed film, ‘Moffie’