An appearance from Jay-Z is rare these days. Since unleashing his critically acclaimed 4:44 album in 2017, his presence on the mic has gotten quieter. Occasionally, fans are blessed in the Continue Reading
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Over the past couple months, the Big Pink have revved up again with new singles “No Angels” and “Love Spins On Its Axis.” Today, the UK group is announcing its Continue Reading
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It doesn’t feel like much time has passed since WILLOW unleashed her explosive ode to pop punk, last year’s lately I feel EVERYTHING, which featured guest spots from genre forbearers Continue Reading
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After roaring back to life with new songs “Blacklight Shine” and “Graveyard Love,” the Mars Volta have announced their first album in 10 years. The self-titled LP, the legendary prog Continue Reading
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Although one of the cornerstones of Griselda, Benny The Butcher also heads up the Black Soprano Family. The crew will be releasing a group project called Long Live DJ Shay Continue Reading
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Kaya Wilkins, aka Okay Kaya, has announced her third studio album, SAP. Following 2020’s Watch This Liquid Pour Itself, SAP is out Nov. 4 via Jagjaguwar and features the lead Continue Reading
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The comedian Whitmer Thomas has been putting out music of his own for a while now, and he’s struck up a creative partnership with Jay Som’s Melina Duterte, who produced Continue Reading
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Rachika Nayar is releasing a new album, Heaven Come Crashing, at the end of the month. We’ve heard two singles from it already — its title track and “Nausea” — Continue Reading
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Frankie Cosmos, the rock group fronted by Greta Kline, have announced a new album, Inner World Peace, their follow-up to 2019’s Close It Quietly. The band recorded it and produced Continue Reading
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Okkervil River leader Will Sheff has announced his debut solo album, Nothing Special, which will be out in October. He recorded it with his Okkervil bandmates Will Graefe and Benjamin Continue Reading
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Over the past couple years, the Melbourne, Australia band Surprise Chef have been building up a name for themselves with the heady, instrumental swirl of two full-length album, All News Continue Reading
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This week, Kal Marks are releasing a new album, My Name Is Hell, the follow-up to 2018’s Universal Care and the Boston-based group’s first with a new lineup. We’ve heard Continue Reading
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Beyoncé is back. Tonight, the pop star returns with Renaissance, her first solo album since Lemonade six years ago. She announced it last month with “Break My Soul,” the album’s Continue Reading
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Production CreditInterview: Kemet HighEditor’s Note: This story originally appeared in the Summer 2022 issue of XXL Magazine, on stands now. DJ Dahi came up as a youngin’ experimenting with playing Continue Reading
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Photos and Interview by Jordan Edwards LØLØ recently released her latest single "THE FLOOR IS LAVA!!" The track is the latest in a string of singles that show a respect Continue Reading
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Since departing from the major-label system, Swedish pop star Tove Lo has put out some cool-as-hell tracks. Her recent run of singles — “How Long,” “No One Dies From Love,” Continue Reading
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Over the past couple weeks, Houston rapper Maxo Kream has been sharing some new tracks — the Anderson .Paak-featuring “The Vision,” the Benny The Butcher-featuring “Football Heads” — that are Continue Reading
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Last month, Kero Kero Bonito’s Sarah Midori Perry revealed a new solo project called Cryalot with “Hell Is Here.” She’s releasing her debut EP, Icarus, next month, and today she’s Continue Reading
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Waxahatchee’s Katie Crutchfield and Jess Williamson have teamed up for a new collaborative album under the name Plains. It’s called I Walked With You A Ways, and the pair recorded Continue Reading
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Nashville DIY duo Twen — Jane Fitzsimmons and Ian Jones — first announced their long-awaited follow-up to 2019’s debut LP Awestruck in June, and before that they released a spate Continue Reading
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