Picking a song of the summer is an art, not a science. Music journalists tend to debate the exact formula for what makes the ...

In 2000, Shaggy released “It Wasn’t Me,” the Jamaican artist’s biggest to date. The song, which depicted a conversation between Shaggy and RikRok about the latter cheating on his girlfriend, reached ...

What makes a song of the summer? Ubiquity, of course – a song you can’t escape between May and September – but also repeatability, a song you wouldn’t want to get away from anyway. You could stumble ...

The FADER picks the 30 best albums of 2026 so far including projects from Don Toliver, underscores, Fetty Wap, skaiwater, ...

The FADER chats with Iceage's Elias Rønnenfelt about the band's new album, 'For the Love of Grace & Hereafter,' his solo work ...

Nia Archives tells The FADER about her new album 'Emotional Junglist,' out July 24, the breakup that inspired it, working ...

The FADER's GEN F profile of Devon Again, who's set to open for Olivia Rodrigo on her The Unraveled Tour, and just announced ...

My eyes figuratively popped out of my head the first time I heard NBA Youngboy on “masked up,” a highlight from Nettspend’s recently released early life crisis. Now Nett’s dropped a simple but ...

2026 has already been a stacked year for music. We've had everything from unexpected alt-pop breakouts from long-rising stars like Kim Petras and Slayyyter, to the continuation of the post-rage rap ...

Guitarricadelafuente is feeling nervous. The 28-year-old Spanish artist is backstage at The Roxy in Los Angeles, his first time being back in the city since he recorded much of his breakthrough album ...

Governors Ball 2026 just announced its 2026 lineup. Lorde, Stray Kids, and A$AP Rocky will be headlining the festival on June 5-7 at Flushing Meadows Corona Park in ...

When Drake breaks from Nothing Was the Same’s long-winded intro to declare "40 is on Martin Scorsese,” he's referring of course to Noah Shebib, the small, bald and bearded guy, always in the studio or ...