This week Brent Faiyaz announced his third album Icon is out February 13. It’s his first full length since his 2023 mixtape Larger Than Life.…

Andreas Rentz / Getty Images Bethany Cosentino has penned an open letter to Wasserman Music after it was revealed that agency CEO Casey Wasserman had…

The Fall-Off: Future, Tems, and more”> Photo by David Peters J. Cole has released his double-album, The Fall-Off. It features 24 songs (including 2 bonus…

Scouse rapper and Timothée Chalamet body double EsDeeKid dropped a new single “Omens” today as he embarks on his first U.S. tour. It arrives with…

Linnea Stephan/BFA.com Red Box is The North Face’s official streetwear line, though it isn’t the brand’s first go-around by any means. In the ‘90s, the…

Photography by Jonathan Mannion xaviersobased is the latest FADER cover star. In addition to being the 22-year old rapper and producer’s first cover story, this…

Courtesy of Gap Studio/Getty Leon Thomas took the 2026 Grammy stage as the most-nominated R&B singer of the evening. His sophomore album Mutt racked up…

Doechii stuns in new photo from the GRAMMYs with Queen Latifah (whose dress is lowkey giving cerebellum).   Kevin Winter / Getty Images Music’s biggest…

Na-Kel Smith makes rap songs that sound like waking dreams. On his latest album NAK, Smith’s self-produced loops burble and swell like rivulets over pebbled…

The Moment review: Brat summer is hell”> Image provided courtesy of A24 Charli xcx’s brat began with its album rollout. In December 2024, the pop…

Sideshow can be as blunt as a hammer. Despite the 10K rapper’s deft cadences and vivid instrumentals, his raps are stark and straightforward about the…

Photo by Win McNamee/Getty Images Well, who didn’t see this coming? Nicki Minaj has gone officially MAGA. On Tuesday, Minaj joined President Trump and Secretary…

Photo by Rob Kim/Getty Images Philip Glass is the latest artist to withdraw performances from the Kennedy Center following a controversial takeover of the Center…

“Sunny, you gotta get your government name off Instagram,” Sunshine Benzi remembers a friend warning her when she first began uploading videos and music online.…

zayALLCAPS is the blogosphere’s favorite indie rapper. Last year he expanded his synthesis of West Coast hip-hop, Motown R&B, and Kanye West-style maximalism on art…

Photo by Kevin Winter/Getty Images for The Recording Academy Harry Styles beckons us to the dance floor on “Aperture,” the first single from his forthcoming…

Sinners wins big at the Oscars but I won’t be surprised if it doesn’t”> Warner Bros. Pictures After the year Sinners had in 2025, I…

At the heart of many James Blake songs lies an icy void, refracted through resonant frequencies and minor chord progressions that never seem to fully…

Photo by Frazer Harrison/Getty Images Like Charli xcx, Lizzo, Rosalía, and many others, Troye Sivan has officially joined the fray on Substack, the internet’s hottest…

Photo by Dan Mullan/Getty Images Will the end of American hegemony be soundtracked by millennial pop? What did Prime Minister Mark Carney post? On Friday,…