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February 23, 2026
Baby Keem Takes His Chances on Some New Sounds on ‘Ca$ino’
The rapper’s second album catches him in a moment of transition after his star-making debut
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February 19, 2026
Youbet Want To Teach the Whole World To Rock
Duo of two longtime NYC music teachers (with students including a member of Geese) tell us how they made one of 2026's best indie albums so far
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February 18, 2026
Sunflower Bean’s Julia Cumming Goes Solo
New York rocker's first solo album, Julia, is out this spring on Partisan Records
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February 16, 2026
How Gorillaz Reconnected and Made Their Best Album in Years
Damon Albarn and Jamie Hewlett discuss grieving through music, life in the age of cartoon bands, and AI art
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February 15, 2026
When Iran’s Government Cracked Down, the People Still Had Music
During the country's recent internet outage, musicians and listeners turned to old files, shared flash drives, and sang songs from memory to survive isolation and fear
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February 4, 2026
How Gia Margaret Found Her Voice
Singer-songwriter talks about Singing, her first vocal album in eight years, and what she learned from the years when she couldn't sing
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February 3, 2026
Broken Social Scene Return With First Album Since 2017
The Canadian indie-rock collective’s Remember the Humans is their first collaboration with producer David Newfeld in more than 20 years
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January 29, 2026
How the Dalai Lama Got Nominated for His First Grammy
Producer Kabir Sehgal and musician Ayaan Ali Bangash talk about the spiritual leader's meditation album, which is up against Trevor Noah, a Supreme Court justice, and a former pop star
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January 26, 2026
Sly and Robbie: 11 Songs You Didn’t Know They Played On
The late, legendary reggae production duo worked with many of the biggest pop and rock stars of the past 40 years
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January 26, 2026
Inside the New Charity Album Starring Arctic Monkeys, Olivia Rodrigo, Damon Albarn, and More
HELP(2) will raise funds for War Child UK, which helps children affected by global conflict
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January 23, 2026
Louis Tomlinson Is Sure of His Sound, But Not Much Else, on Album Three
The former One Directioner offers a confident, radiant groove on his pivotal third solo LP, How Did I Get Here? — but that's about it
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January 22, 2026
Is the Touring Business Broken for Indie Acts?
High costs, hard choices, and a growing class divide: The affordability crisis is here for musicians trying to make a living on the road
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January 20, 2026
Cameron Winter Shows Why He’s a Star at Secret New York Solo Show
Geese frontman headlines a charity gig at a tiny venue in Ridgewood, Queens, under the name "Chet Chomsky"
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January 19, 2026
ENHYPEN Share the Secrets of Their Seven Remix Albums
The Korean group take us inside the lore and the production styles of their individual takes on The Sin : Vanish remixes
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January 15, 2026
Who Owns DMX’s Legacy?
Clergy and family tell us why they ordained the late rapper as a minister despite objections from his estate
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January 15, 2026
Madison Beer’s New Album Is Her Pop Breakthrough
An icon-in-waiting no more, she's ready for her moment on 'Locket'
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January 12, 2026
Black Midi Guitarist Matt Kwasniewski-Kelvin Dead at 26
The musician died "after a long battle with his mental health," the band's label, Rough Trade, has confirmed
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January 8, 2026
Heartbreak Leaves the Kid Laroi Stranded on ‘Before I Forget’
The Australian star has said he scrapped an entire album after a high-profile breakup, but the LP he made to replace it feels listless
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January 5, 2026
Oneohtrix Point Never on the ‘Feral’ Creativity of His ‘Marty Supreme’ Score
Daniel Lopatin tells us about working with director Josh Safdie to capture the spirit of Marty Mauser
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January 5, 2026
Zohran Mamdani Asked Lucy Dacus to Sing at His Inauguration. Here’s How She Rose to the Occasion
The singer-songwriter and boygenius member on how she ended up singing a labor movement anthem for New York's new mayor
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December 29, 2025
Brigitte Bardot: 10 Essential Songs
At her height in the Sixties, she was a singer who held the world's attention like no other
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December 25, 2025
Martin Scorsese Remembers His Friend Rob Reiner: ‘It Breaks My Heart’
Scorsese writes about their longtime friendship and what Reiner brought to his role in The Wolf of Wall Street in a new essay
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December 22, 2025
40 Years Later, Slick Rick Still Has a Story To Tell
The hip-hop pioneer talks about his first album since the Nineties, the state of hip-hop, and how he feels about ICE crackdowns
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December 19, 2025
Hip-Hop Has Slid on the Charts. YouTube’s Exit Will Only Make it Worse. Is That a Bad Thing?
YouTube’s move to stop sharing streaming data for Billboard’s music charts could change how we think about metrics
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December 19, 2025
Mr. Reiner and Me: Harry Connick Jr. Remembers Rob Reiner
In an exclusive tribute, the musician recalls working with the late, great director on the soundtrack to When Harry Met Sally
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December 18, 2025
Dry Cleaning Had to Tear Their Sound Down to Make Their Best Album Yet
The U.K. rock group tells us how they reinvented themselves with help from producer Cate Le Bon
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December 17, 2025
How Reggae Icon Jimmy Cliff Put His 19 Children First
Cliff is being given a state memorial as a Jamaican hero. His eldest daughter, Odessa Chambers, remembers him as an even more powerful father.
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December 14, 2025
Abraham Quintanilla Jr., Selena’s Father and Manager, Dead at 86
He helped his daughter become a Tejano superstar at an early age, and guided her estate after she was slain in 1995
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December 11, 2025
Turnstile Talk About Their Historic Grammy Nods — and the One Dream They Still Want to Come True
The Baltimore hardcore band is the first act ever to be nominated in Rock, Alternative, and Metal categories in a single year
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December 1, 2025
Jimmy Cliff Was Reggae’s Humble Hero
He inspired many generations of musicians around the world, but what we'll remember most is his humility, kindness, and sense of purpose
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