Stereogum — The snake is eating its tail. On “Hard Times,” the opening track and lead single from their 2017 album After Laughter , Paramore adopted a plastic neon Afropop/new wave vibe seemingly influenced by Talking Heads. Recently, Hayley Williams and friends covered “Burning Down The House” for the forthcoming compilation Everyone’s Getting Involved: A Tribute To Talking Heads’ Stop Making Sense. Now, as an extension of the Stop Making Sense festivities, lead Talking Head David Byrne has returned Paramore’s favor by covering “Hard Times.” It sounds like a David Byrne song, but then, it always has. more info

Consequence Of Sound — The trek includes an appearance at Colorado's Red Rocks Amphitheater alongside Betty Who. Maren Morris Announces “RSVP Redux” 2024 North American Tour [Updated] Paolo Ragusa more info

Stereogum — The 20-year-old rookie Nasir Jones released his debut album Illmatic on April 19, 1994. We can argue all day about the greatest rap album of all time, but Illmatic is usually the first name that will come up in that conversation. Today is the 30th anniversary of Illmatic, and Nas has used that moment to announce something that fans have wanted for a very, very long time: His long-promised collaborative album with DJ Premier is finally happening this year. more info

New York Post — "The Tortured Poets Department" will be released on April 19. more info

Consequence Of Sound — Stone's exact role in creating the Florence + The Machine-featuring track is unknown. Emma Stone Credited with Assist on Taylor Swift’s New Song “Florida!!!” Eddie Fu more info

New York Post — Other huge headliners on the bill include Hozier, Bleachers and Conan Gray. more info

Stereogum — Pharrell Williams has been busy in court lately, and if his opponents are to be believed, it’s because he’s getting greedy with the trademarks. Early this month, news broke that Pharrell and his longtime producing partner Chad Hugo went to battle over the rights to the name the Neptunes, which the duo used for decades while teaming up on some of the best, most forward-thinking radio hits of their generation. Hugo claimed Pharrell had attempted to register trademarks the Neptunes name without consulting Hugo, in violation of their agreement to split all profits evenly. more info

Consequence Of Sound — Production on The Office spinoff series could begin in the fall. The Office Spinoff Series to Star Sabrina Impacciatore and Domhnall Gleeson Scoop Harrison more info