Question

should there be a comma before the highlighted word? dipper pines, and his band recorded a new album. keep the comma remove the comma

Explanation:

In this sentence, "Dipper Pines" is a single - named entity and "his band" is an additional part of the subject. When the subject has a single name followed by an additional related element joined by "and", no comma is needed before "and".

Answer:

Remove the Comma