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The return of Missy, Ono remixed, a cosmic cat video, Butoh dance and more in this week's music

Missy Elliott feat. Pharrell Williams: WTF (Where They From) Flashy, playful and high-energy, “WTF (Where They From)” is classic Missy Elliott. A snippet of the track—a collaboration with Pharrell Williams—was released a while back, but today the all-singing, all-dancing video was released, complete with marionette versions of the two lead artists. Directed by Missy herself and Dave Meyers, it’s everything you love about Missy: futuristic …

Yoko Ono: Forgive Me My Love (Death Cab for Cutie Remix)

As a sequel to Yoko Ono’s 2007 album Yes, I’m a Witch, the cleverly named Yes, I’m a Witch Too will feature musicians like tUnE-yArDs, Miike Snow, Cibo Matto and Portugal. The Man remixing and covering her back catalog. The first track to be revealed and streamed: Death Cab for Cutie transforms Ono’s pretty and poppy song “Forgive Me My Love,” recorded in 1983, into …

Yoko Ono and Cat Power: Revelations

Bikini Kill, a new release from M.I.A., a playlist for pride and more in our recap of music we tweeted this week

It’s been a huge week for LGBTQ politics and pride. To celebrate NYC Gay Pride Week, National Pride Month across the US and a marriage equality ruling by the Supreme Court, we’re listening to Rdio’s The Year In Queer Playlist. With songs from Frank Ocean, Tegan and Sara, Beyoncé, Carly Rae Jepsen, Mykki Blanco and Brenmar, the selection reflects “the biggest gay moments of the …