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The night before Music\u2019s Biggest Night<\/a>, Pitchfork continued its streak of ringing in the new year with fun, undeniably risk-averse things we’ve never done before. At El Cid, a historic open-air venue in LA, we threw our first-ever Best New Music party in collaboration with Hennessy. Co-hosted by PinkPantheress<\/a>, FKA twigs<\/a>, Kaytranada<\/a>, Perfume Genius<\/a>, and Pitchfork editor Mano Sundaresan<\/a>, the party brimmed with talented artists shaping the future of music.<\/p>\n Every encounter felt worthy of a double take: OsamaSon<\/a> and Nettspend<\/a> linked with Olivia Rodrigo<\/a> for a selfie<\/a>; The Dare<\/a> was in the cut without his signature tie and sunglasses; Doechii<\/a> strutted by the DJ booth helmed by Bianca Lexis<\/a> to request a dance with twigs. It felt like if you blinked once, you\u2019d miss everything, especially with these Hennessy cocktails and head-busting hors d\u2019oeuvres flying in from every direction.<\/p>\n As electronic artist Lara Sarkissian<\/a> set the tone with a DJ set early in the night, I brushed shoulders with silver-tongued A&Rs, rap writers celebrating their new books, and a dude who complimented my MBV shirt by telling me he was reading a book about MBV. I said what\u2019s up to Jim Legxacy<\/a> who got a good laugh in because his beloved Manchester United beat my club\u2019s ass last week. I walked past PinkPantheress and thought, Damn, that was PinkPantheress<\/em>. So many darlings of the internet appeared in the flesh, like horsegiirL<\/a>, equestrian makeup and all, by the Pitchfork-themed photobooth; rap blog champion zayALLCAPS<\/a> pulled up too with a rare J Dilla tee on. Thanks to Doechii hopping on the mic unprompted and demanding that we \u201cturn this bitch up a notch,\u201d the red-lit dancefloor filled with pretty people in baggy suits, wrap-around shades, and skin-tight denim. All while Bianca Lexis serenaded the crowd with sweaty, chest-pumping callbacks to Gorillaz, M.I.A., and Nelly Furtado.<\/p>\n Between unexpected crossovers (like GQ\u2019s Will Welch chopping up with Pz\u2019, Atlanta\u2019s next rap heartthrob) and cameos I didn’t see coming (like Asspizza), Pitchfork\u2019s inaugural Best New Music party encouraged the kind of fun that kept everybody’s head on a swivel. First-time nominees and future hitmakers met, danced, and laughed into the night.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n \u2018 The preceding article may include information circulated by third parties \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n \u2018 Some details of this article were extracted from the following source pitchfork.com \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" The night before Music\u2019s Biggest Night, Pitchfork continued its streak of ringing in the new year with fun, undeniably risk-averse things we’ve never done before. At El Cid, a historic open-air venue in LA, we threw our first-ever Best New Music party in collaboration with Hennessy. 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