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The star made an appearance at last night’s LA show

Lizzo was joined onstage by Home Alone actor Macaulay Culkin at her show in Los Angeles last night – check out the footage below.

The ‘Juice’ singer was performing at the Hollywood Palladium in LA yesterday evening (October 21) when the former child star made a surprise appearance.

During the set, Lizzo invited Culkin onstage to take part in a round of the ‘Gigolo Game’ before launching into ‘Cuz I Love You‘ highlight, ‘Like A Girl’. “Make some noise for Macaulay Culkin, everybody,” she told the crowd.

Sharing fan-shot footage of the moment on his official Instagram account earlier today (October 22), Culkin wrote in the caption: “When Lizzo asks you to do a silly dance… You get up there and do a silly dance.”

He later uploaded another clip on Twitter, posting: “Here’s a better angle…”. In a previous tweet, Culkin shared the video while saying he “went to see [his] friend @lizzo tonight…”.

Lizzo responded to Culkin by retweeting his clip and writing “LOVE UUUU” in the caption. See that post below.

Meanwhile, Lizzo has been hit with another accusation of plagiarism after she was recently accused of stealing a line in ‘Truth Hurts’ from producers Justin and Jeremiah Raisen.

“This is a clear example of #copyrightinfringement,” singer CeCe Peniston wrote. “Cece Peniston versus @lizzobeeating y’all check this out.”

This accusation stems from Lizzo’s use of the “YaYa EE” ad-libbed line from ‘Juice’, which Peniston claims is lifted from her track ‘Finally’.

Little Dragon have announced 2020 tour dates. The first show takes place next March in Stockholm, Sweden. The band will then play European shows for the rest of the month, followed by North American concerts in April and May. Check out Little Dragon’s tour poster below. Get tickets here. (Pitchfork may earn a commission from purchases made through affiliate links on our site.)

Along with the tour announcement, the band has shared a new single titled “Tongue Kissing.” In a statement, Little Dragon said, “The song is very much about taking brave steps.” They continued, “Facing your own demons and tongue kissing with life in a way, not holding back but going all in with all that it entails, every moment in your face.” Hear “Tongue Kissing” below.

Little Dragon released their Lover Chanting EP in 2018. They shared the album Season High the previous year.

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Although it dropped back in July, Dreamville’s Revenge of the Dreamers III is still in heavy rotation. And today, the crew is back with another video.

After getting a clip for “Sleep Deprived,” we now get a visual representation of “Down Bad” featuring J.I.D, Bas, J. Cole, EarthGang and Young Nudy.

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High praise indeed

Sheer Mag have responded after Bernie Sanders played their track ‘Expect The Bayonet’ during a campaign rally in New York over the weekend.

The song features on the Philadelphia band’s debut album ‘Need To Feel Your Love‘, which was released back in 2017. In a five-star review, NME hailed the cut as a “pummelling highlight” of the record.

Presidential hopeful Sanders revealed himself as an unlikely fan of ‘Expect The Bayonet’ on Saturday (October 19) as the song played through the speakers at the event held in the Queens borough of New York City.

Reporting from the rally, journalist Liz Pelly wrote on Twitter: “Was too far back in the crowd to hear it myself but I’m told Bernie’s playlist today included ‘Expect The Bayonet’ by Sheer Mag.” Sanders’ communications director later confirmed the song’s inclusion to Pitchfork.

In a statement to the outlet, representatives for the band commented: “It was great to hear that Bernie played ‘Expect The Bayonet’ at his rally in Queens this weekend. Everyone in Sheer Mag supported Sanders in 2016 and we believe that he is the best hope in generations for the left and the only viable candidate to beat Trump in 2020.”

Posting the news on their official Facebook page, Sheer Mag said: “O SHIT WHATTUP.” See that post below.

Sheer Mag, meanwhile, released their second album ‘A Distant Call’ back in August. In support of the record, they’ll head out on tour in the UK next month – see the full schedule below.

Sheer Mag will play:

London, England – Mirrors Festival (November 2)
Manchester, England – Yes (4)
Dublin, Ireland – Grand Social (5)
Leeds, England – Brudenell Social Club (6)

Tame Impala have updated their website with a mysterious new video, as NME and Consequence of Sound point out. The footage shows Kevin Parker in a recording studio. Check out it out here. Pitchfork has reached out to Tame Impala’s representatives.

Tame Impala’s last album, Currents, came out in July 2015. This year, the band returned with the new singles “Patience” and “Borderline.” They also headlined Coachella and performed on Saturday Night Live.

Check out “Everything Kevin Parker Has Done Since Tame Impala’s Last Album, 2015’s Currents” on the Pitch.

In case you thought he was secretly a clone since he got out of prison a few years back, allow Gucci Mane to refute that silly rumor.

In this hourlong sit-down with The Breakfast Club’s Charlamagne Da God, Mr. Woptober pulled zero punches in his interview. Yeah, the title of this video is “Growth With Gucci,” but that doesn’t mean he isn’t above handing out the smoke to Charlamagne’s other two radio cohosts. Speaking on the rumors that he was banned from Power 105’s morning show, he shared some words for Angela Yee and DJ Envy that… for lack of a better term… wasn’t very nice.

Yikes. It’s only Monday, people.

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“She’s still one of my favourite characters of all time”

Honeyblood have shared their visceral and nostalgic cover of Splendora’s ‘You’re Standing On My Neck’ – the classic theme song to Daria. Hear it exclusively on NME first below.

The track was produced by Honeyblood’s  Stina Tweeddale, and was recorded as a labour of love in tribute to the dry-witted, cult cartoon icon.

“I was obsessed with Daria as a kid,” Stina told NME. “She’s still one of my favourite characters of all time. We used to use the original Splendora version as our intro music to come onstage to, so a cover version was only a matter of time!”

To mark the release, here’s Stina herself re-imagined as a character in the show for the artwork:

In more good news for Daria fans, MTV has confirmed that the misanthropic teenager will be returning – after the series was recommissioned for both another TV season and a movie.

Honeyblood meanwhile, are gearing up to head out on their Autumn UK tour in support of their third album ‘In Plain Sight‘ and recent one-off single ‘Bubble Gun‘.

The band’s upcoming tour dates are below. Visit here for tickets and more information.

October
24 – Glasgow Queen Margaret Union
25 – Birmingham The Castle & Falcon
28 – Nottingham Rescue Rooms 
29 – Bristol Thekla
30 – Brighton Concorde 2 
31 – London The Garage
November
1 – Manchester Academy 3
2 – Leeds Brudenell Social Club

The latest installment of Tidal’s annual Tidal X benefit concert is taking place at Brooklyn’s Barclays Center. This year’s event is being presented in conjunction with Rock the Vote in an effort to support awareness for voter registration, education, and rights. The night is set to feature performances from Lil Uzi Vert, Alicia Keys, Ty Dolla $ign, Young M.A., G-Eazy, Casanova, Doja Cat, and more. Watch the live stream below.

Read “A Brief History of Musicians Getting Out the Vote” on the Pitch.

After spending the month of October battling Shaq (who knew I would write that in 2019), Dame D.O.L.L.A will officially refocus his energies on that elusive NBA title as the 2019-2020 season begins this week (Oct. 22). In the meantime, he shares a video for “Money Ball” with Jeremih.

There’s even a cameo by CJ McCollum in it. Ha.

Dame also expanded upon his Big D.O.L.L.A. album, updating it with appearances from Jadakiss, Benny The Butcher, G-Eazy, and more. Check that out below.

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The singer makes her cameo during the episode’s end credits

Fiona Apple has shared a new song for the latest Halloween episode of Bob’s Burgers.

Titled “Pig Trouble In Little Tina”, the episode – which aired on October 20 – featured the character Eugene “Gene” Belcher dressed up as “Fiona Applesauce”, whom he describes as “Fiona Apple’s saucy aunt”. The episode also includes a new song from Apple herself, which played during the closing credits.

Her cameo was confirmed by Bob’s Burgers creator Loren Bouchard, who thanked Apple for her contribution. “HUGE THANKS to Fiona Apple. HUGE,” Bouchard tweeted after the episode aired.

Before the broadcast, Apple teased the Bob’s Burgers episode with a short clip of herself making spooky sounds while holding a pig ornament. She later further teased her cameo on Tumblr with the lyrics that go: “There’s an oink, oink in the night / And it gives you such a fright / He’s got a tail that’s curly / And he’s coming for you, girly / You got pig trouble / Pig trouble, little Tina.”

According to her fansite Fiona Apple Rocks, the lyrics weren’t written by Apple herself. Listen to the song below or stream the full episode on FOX here.

Last month, Apple made headlines after she playfully berated Lil Nas X for sampling one of her songs without permission. The musicians later smoothed things over and agreed to collaborate one day. “This is such a good ending to this whole story,” Apple said in a video accepting Lil Nas’ offer to collaborate. “I would love that.”

In September, Apple revealed that she hopes to release a new album next year. “I was supposed to be done a million years ago. And I go off and I take too long making stuff. I’m hoping for early 2020. I think,” she said. Apple’s last album, ‘The Idler Wheel…’, arrived in 2012.