Sampha Shares New Track “Blood on Me,” A...

Earlier this year, Sampha re-surfaced with his single “Timmy’s Prayer.” He also appeared on Kanye West’s latest addition to The Life of Pablo, “Saint Pablo,” as well as Frank Ocean’s visual album Endless on a song called “Alabama.” Today, he’s released another new song, which will appear on his forthcoming debut LP, Process. It’s called “Blood on Me,” and it’s out via Young Turks. Sampha produced the song, along with Rodaidh McDonald. Listen to the track and see the single artwork below. Read Pitchfork’s Rising interview with Sampha. Watch Sampha perform “Timmy’s Prayer”...

Machinedrum Announces New Album Human En...

Machinedrum has announced a new album, Human Energy. It’s out September 30 via Ninja Tune. You can stream the first single, “Do It 4 U”, featuring D∆WN, below. Human Energy also features MeLo-X (who worked with Beyoncé on her last album Lemonade), as well as Ruckazoid, Jesse Boykins II, Animals as Leaders guitarist Tosin Abasi, and more. Find the album artwork and full tracklist below. Machinedrum is also on tour this fall. Find his dates below.  Human Energy: 01 Lapis02 Morphogen [ft. Ruckazoid]03 Angel Speak [ft. MeLo-X]04 Tell U [ft. Rochelle Jordan]05 Surfed...

Flume Announces New Skin Companion EP...

Earlier this year, Flume released his new album Skin. The record featured Beck, Vince Staples, Tove Lo, and more. Flume has now announced the first Skin Companion EP. It includes four tracks of “music that was written around the same time” as the album. The new EP is out as a 12” vinyl on November 25 via Mom + Pop. Below, see the cover art and tracklist, and hear a preview of the lead track “Trust.” Listen to previews of the rest EP here. Skin Companion EP: 01 Trust02 V03 Heater04 Quirk Watch Flume’s “Some Minds” video, via...

Michel’le Biopic Surviving Compton: Dre,...

This October, Lifetime will air a biopic about Michel’le, the R&B singer who was engaged to Dr. Dre and had a son with him. It’s called Surviving Compton: Dre, Suge & Me, and stars Rhyon Nicole Brown (“Lincoln Heights”) as Michel’le, Curtis Hamilton as Dre, and Jamie Kennedy as N.W.A. manager Jerry Heller. R. Marcos Taylor will play Suge Knight, as he did in last year’s Straight Outta Compton. A new promo video for Surviving Compton teases, “Behind the men who changed hip-hop is the woman who knows the truth,” and finds Brown tearing a Parental Advisory sticker...

Vince Staples, Moses Sumney Joining Jame...

Earlier this year, James Blake announced a tour behind his new album The Colour in Anything. Today, he’s revealed that Vince Staples and Moses Sumney will join him for select dates on the U.S. leg of the tour. Check out the upcoming dates below. Staples released his new EP Prima Donna earlier this month. James Blake produced two songs on the record. Sumney recently announced a new self-released EP of his own. It’s called Lamentations, and it is out September 30. Check out the tracklist, cover art, and music video for lead single “Worth It” below. Read our feature, “James...