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From crystal-encrusted haute couture to pantsless casual looks, Rihanna’s incomparable eye for fashion is an essential part of her art.
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The L.A.-based provocateur talks about his button-pushing approach to taking on racism and toxic masculinity in this Rising interview.
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From listless teenage anthems to meditations on modern politics, Jorja Smith is a powerful new voice in British R&B
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Portraits and live shots of Haim, Nick Cave, Lorde, Arctic Monkeys, and more from this year’s fest in Barcelona, Spain and Porto, Portugal
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From confessional punk memoirs to a self-help book by Questlove, there’s something here for every genre of music nerd.
View ArticleMy Dinner With Drake
It’s hard to get an interview with Drake nowadays. But that wasn’t always the case.
View ArticleThe Plight of the Kanye Superfan
No rap star asks more of his followers. By and large, they’re fine with that.
View ArticleHow the Smokin’ Grooves Tour Brought Rap to the Masses
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.
View ArticleThe Story of LGBTQ+ Pride Music in the Last 50 Years
The stories after Stonewall, starring Frank Ocean, Tegan and Sara, Jobriath, Troye Sivan, Grace Jones, and more
View ArticleMeet Empath, Four Friends Who Make Noise Rock That’s as Healing as It Is Brutal
The Philadelphia-based band talk about secret tone scales, elusive auras, and a very dirty Lord of the Rings parody in this Rising interview.
View ArticleIntroducing Tirzah, Who Is Breathing New Life Into Love Songs
The UK singer-songwriter’s tender observations are framed by her best friend and collaborator Mica Levi’s offbeat sonic edge.
View ArticleThese Are the Best Lou Reed Books
A page-by-page guide to understanding one of rock’s most inscrutable icons
View ArticleGet to Know Slowthai, the Most Exciting—and Excitable—UK Rapper Out Right Now
The up-and-comer talks about staying loyal to his small-town roots while expanding what grime can be in this Rising interview.
View ArticleMeet Tierra Whack, a True Hip-Hop Original
The delightfully surreal rapper and singer is the opposite of boring.
View ArticleHow Smart Speakers Are Changing the Way We Listen to Music
With everyone from Amazon to will.i.am trying to get us to talk to their speakers, should listeners be excited, or worried?
View ArticleBoots Riley Breaks Down the Savvy Radicalism of His Directorial Debut, Sorry...
The rapper-turned-filmmaker talks about how issues of race, class, and politics play into his surreal new comedy.
View ArticleThe Story of Girl Groups in 45 Songs
Starring the Supremes, TLC, the Ronettes, Destiny's Child, and more
View ArticleDon’t Cry for Mitski
Can the most emotional indie songwriter out there move on with her musical life without breaking hearts?
View ArticleSheck Wes Wants to Be the First Rapper/Model/NBA Star/Nobel Prize Winner in...
There is no limit to this Harlem dynamo’s ambition.
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