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Rex Orange County is only 19, but his winsome music has won some big hearts

The melodramatic style of dance music was born alongside the European Union’s utopian vision. But how does it fit into the Continent’s current wave of political and social upheaval?

On the chaos and calm of his latest perplexing spectacle

Check out our festival gear guide with Verizon to maximize your summertime festival fun this year.

From crystal-encrusted haute couture to pantsless casual looks, Rihanna’s incomparable eye for fashion is an essential part of her art.

Photos and write-ups of sets by Beach House, Fever Ray, Deerhunter, Skepta, Lorde, Björk, and more

The L.A.-based provocateur talks about his button-pushing approach to taking on racism and toxic masculinity in this Rising interview.

From listless teenage anthems to meditations on modern politics, Jorja Smith is a powerful new voice in British R&B

Portraits and live shots of Haim, Nick Cave, Lorde, Arctic Monkeys, and more from this year’s fest in Barcelona, Spain and Porto, Portugal

From confessional punk memoirs to a self-help book by Questlove, there’s something here for every genre of music nerd.

It’s hard to get an interview with Drake nowadays. But that wasn’t always the case.

No rap star asks more of his followers. By and large, they’re fine with that.

Lions on stage! Human-sized turntables! Peaceful, weed-smoking audiences! The story of hip-hop’s first big, nationwide package tour from those who were there.

The stories after Stonewall, starring Frank Ocean, Tegan and Sara, Jobriath, Troye Sivan, Grace Jones, and more

The Philadelphia-based band talk about secret tone scales, elusive auras, and a very dirty Lord of the Rings parody in this Rising interview.

The UK singer-songwriter’s tender observations are framed by her best friend and collaborator Mica Levi’s offbeat sonic edge.

A page-by-page guide to understanding one of rock’s most inscrutable icons

The up-and-comer talks about staying loyal to his small-town roots while expanding what grime can be in this Rising interview.

The delightfully surreal rapper and singer is the opposite of boring.

With everyone from Amazon to will.i.am trying to get us to talk to their speakers, should listeners be excited, or worried?

The rapper-turned-filmmaker talks about how issues of race, class, and politics play into his surreal new comedy.

Starring the Supremes, TLC, the Ronettes, Destiny's Child, and more

Can the most emotional indie songwriter out there move on with her musical life without breaking hearts?

There is no limit to this Harlem dynamo’s ambition.

Catch up on the best of under-the-radar hip-hop, dance, rock, and more

The New Jersey native talks about working with Kanye and wanting to be the next Freddie Mercury in this Rising interview.

A gallery highlighting the best of this year’s fest including Tame Impala, Fleet Foxes, Ms. Lauryn Hill, and more

Whether he’s singing about poignant heartache or “beautiful boobies,” the pop star’s party music is curiously affecting.

Intimate shots of performers including Courtney Barnett, Moses Sumney, Zola Jesus, DRAM, and more

How the lengths of popular hip-hop records have shifted across the last 30 years.

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