New York Summer Festivals SummerStage and Celebrate Brooklyn! Announce Lineups

Two huge summer-spanning festivals are returning to New York City this year: SummerStage, which will take place at various parks across the five boroughs, and Celebrate Brooklyn!, which takes place at the Prospect Park Bandshell. The schedule and lineup for each festival have been detailed.

SummerStage will feature sets from Beck, Mobb Deep, Conor Oberst, Blood Orange, Ty Dolla $ign, Mykki Blanco, Pro Era, Mark McGuire, Marissa Nadler, Andrew Bird, Bonobo, Cibo Matto, and many more. While some performances will be free, others will require tickets. Find the full schedule here.

Celebrate Brooklyn! will feature performances from Neutral Milk Hotel, Janelle Monáe, the National, Nick Cave & the Bad Seeds, St. Vincent, Dum Dum Girls, Phosphorescent, Warpaint, Deltron 3030, Devendra Banhart, and many more. Same deal as SummerStage: Some of the performances will be free, but others will cost money. Find schedule details here.

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Austin Mahone Flips, Strips Shirtless For Votes Because Democracy

Get out the Mahomie vote, indeed! Austin Mahone's gunning for iHeartRadio's Instagram Award, and there's no shirtless selfie or flip video he won't use to get it.



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5 Seconds Of Summer Continue ‘Don’t Stop’-Teasing Onslaught

Have you listened to 5 Seconds Of Summer's two new "Don't Stop" Instagram teasers? Well, unless you live outside of North America, it's ALL you're gonna hear for now. #pout



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Rihanna’s ‘Next Magazine Cover’ Is NOT What We Expected…

Um, did you guys see Rihanna's "next magazine cover" on Instagram? The sensible hairstyle! The pearl earrings! The church lady look! WHAT IS HAPPENING?!?!



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Jared Leto Talked To Zedd On A Banana-Phone, So Cue The Erotic Fan Fiction

Apparently, we're super-into watching Thirty Seconds To Mars' Jared Leto talk to Zedd on a banana-phone while holding oranges, and WE'RE NOT ASHAMED.



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Grouplove Find Love In Unexpected Places On ‘Let Me In’ From The ‘Fault In Our Stars’ Soundtrack

Listen to Grouplove's "The Fault In Our Stars" soundtrack contribution, "Let My In," which matches the film adaptation note for poignant note.



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Kylie Minogue, BANKS, Frankmusik + More: 5 Must-Hear Pop Songs Of The Week

Listen to our picks for must-hear pop music for the week, featuring tracks by Kylie Minogue, BANKS, Heartsrevolution, Frankmusik, and iamamiwhoami.



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A Topless Rihanna Instagrammed Her Artful Butt Tan Lines In A Rih-lly Rih-vealing Photo

We always shamelessly copy every look Rihanna gives us, so we have no choice but to do the same to her topless Lui magazine cover spread, butt tan lines and all.



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Weatherbox Return From A Dark Place With Punchy, Punky, Hopelessly Hooky ‘Pagan Baby’

Weatherbox returns from a five-year dark spell with the catchy yet ominous new song, "Pagan Baby." Listen now!



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Pitchfork Launches Nightcap Series

This June, Pitchfork is launching Nightcap, a series of late night shows across the United States.

The first event takes place on June 6 at the Studio at Webster Hall, featuring Majical Cloudz with Dutch E Germ. Nightcap will also include shows in Chicago, Portland (Oregon), Seattle, San Francisco, and New Orleans. Those lineups will be announced shortly.

Tickets for the New York City show with Majical Cloudz and Dutch E Germ go on sale Friday, May 2 at 10 am Eastern time. Tickets are $15 and the show is 21+. Doors are at 10pm.

Pitchfork Nightcap is sponsored by Jim Beam Bourbon.

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5 Seconds Of Summer Tease ‘Don’t Stop,’ To Which We Say ‘Don’t Stop’

Listen to two Instagram teasers from 5 Seconds Of Summer's "Don't Stop" EP, even though it won't be released in the U.S. anytime soon. #rude



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Watch Timeflies’ ‘Buzzworthy Live’ Acoustic Performance Of ‘Swoon’

Watch Timeflies perform an acoustic version of "Swoon" for "Buzzworthy Live," and, of course, cue the swooning.



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Indie Songwriter Kina Grannis Takes Us Away With Dreamy ‘Oh Father’

Outfitted with a new sound and a Tegan & Sara-chic hairstyle, indie songbird Kina Grannis is back with her flawlessly ethereal new song, "Oh Father."



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DJ /rupture Releases Mixtape Inspired by the Film The Act of Killing

Rihanna Continues Her Winning No-Bra Streak, No One Is Mad

Looks like Rihanna remembered to forget to wear her bra to the Raptors-Nets game at Barclays Stadium, and we/presumably Drake are totally here for it.



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8 Ways Ariana Grande’s ‘Problem’ Can Change Your Life

Ariana Grande's new single, "Problem" featuring Iggy Azalea, is not only great break-up inspo. It's packed with plenty of other life-changing lessons, too!



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Robyn and Röyksopp Share New Single, "Do It Again"

Robyn and Röyksopp have shared a new single called "Do It Again", which premiered tonight on BBC's Annie Mac Show. "Do It Again" is the title track from a previously-announced mini-album by the same title, out May 26 on Cherrytree/Interscope. Listen to it below.

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Colin Meloy Performs New Song, "Carolina Low", on "Q"

The Decemberists' Colin Meloy performed a new song while guesting on CBC's Q with Jian Ghomeshi, which aired today. It's called "Carolina Low", and it was supposedly written earlier on the day of the performance. Listen to it and the rest of his interview above.

Later on in the show, Meloy said that the Decemberists are also working on a new album (more details forthcoming).

Revisit our 2011 interview with Meloy here.

Watch Colin Meloy perform live at the Newport Folk Festival:

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Cher Lloyd Forges An Unbreakable Bond On ‘Bind Your Love’

After feeling the feels on "Sirens" and getting down on "Dirty Love," Cher Lloyd finds a happy medium, calling out to her lover on "Bind Your Love."



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BRB, Disappearing Into Niall Horan’s Spin-Class Selfie Forever

Niall Horan of One Direction shared a photo on Instagram from his spin class, and OMFG YOU CAN SEE HIS BUTT IN THE MIRROR!!!! #NoShame



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