Yesterday was the first day of the Hangout Music Festival. Lana Del Rey headlined the Alabama event, and the singer brought out Jelly Roll for a performance of “Sweet Home Alabama” to close her set.

Olivia Rodrigo is currently on her massive GUTS tour. Last month, the pop star brought out Jewel on stage for “You Were Meant For Me” in New York; last night, she was joined by Lily Allen for “Smile” in London.

Happy for Kendrick, but back to back “Fortnight” and “Not Like Us” weeks might mean “Espresso” missed its shot at #1. In any case, Sabrina Carpenter will be on SNL tomorrow…

Every week the Stereogum staff chooses the five best new songs of the week. The eligibility period begins and ends Thursdays right before midnight. You can hear this week’s picks below and on Stereogum’s Favorite New Music Spotify playlist, which is updated weekly. (An expanded playlist of our new music picks is available to members on Spotify and Apple...

Sometime after the British-Australian singer-songwriter Hana Stretton released her album Soon last year, she was booked to open for Mount Eerie in Melbourne. When Phil Elverum saw who was playing the show, he decided to check out Stretton’s album and was gobsmacked by what he heard. The result: Elverum’s record label P.W. Elverum & Sun has reissued...

Last month the Montréal power-pop band Laughing shared “Bruised,” an early single from their new album Because It’s True. They’ve got another teaser track out today. “Will She Ever Be A Friend Of Mine” is three minutes of pure Byrds-y bliss by way of Big Star, Teenage Fanclub, and the Lemonheads. Let the jangly riffs and harmonious melancholia commence: