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Manon’s Coachella appearance with KATSEYE is unclear

On April 3, The Korea Herald reported that KATSEYE member Manon would be present at Coachella 2026, citing a HYBE representative. However, over the weekend, the outlet corrected their initial article, ...
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Lucy Bedroque on his rap name, working with prettifun, and Unmusique

Lucy Bedroque is part of a broader wave of rappers and producers whose work straddles the line between hip-hop and electronic music. Alongside friends and collaborators Slayr, prettifun, and ezcodylee ...
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Lola Young’s “From Down Here” proves she’s still pop’s rawest writer

Lola Young is back in fittingly honest fashion. Today, the British singer, who won praise for her 2025 album I’m Only F**king Myself and a Grammy for her hit "Messy," releases her new song, "From Down ...
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Lykke Li on life, aging, and her next move

Read a wide-spanning interview with Lykke Li about her new album 'The Afterparty,' facing life at 40, reading Lena Dunham, ...
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The FADER’s 116 Best Tracks Of 2014

What 2014 lacked in universally beloved albums, it more than made up in breakthrough artists. Across genres, it became the year of DIY. Major labels did their best work by reissuing and amplifying ...
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Meet the 10 rappers who just saved the cypher

When Drake and Central Cee stepped in front of the green neon at OnTheRadar, it felt like the curated freestyle platform had hit its peak (and like we’d be hearing “combination” in a Toronto accent ...
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“We just kept going bigger:” How Do LaB became Coachella’s electronic oasis

Of the many side stages that’s proliferated the grounds of Coachella over the years, the one that all the real music heads know is Do LaB, the electronic dance oasis tucked at the corner of the ...
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Mike WilLL Made-It and Young Thug vibe out in “Russian Roulett3” video

Mike WiLL Made-It released his latest studio album R3SET in March, nine years after his last record, Ransom 2. Today, the ...
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Drake made an album release feel like an event again

Drake's rollout for 'Iceman,' 'Habibti,' and 'Maid of Honour' was simultaneously annoying, unpredictable, and genuinely ...
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10 of our favorite looks from the 2026 GRAMMYs

Music's biggest night isn't just an opportunity to be heard. It's a chance to be seen: by your peers, by middle America, and of course, by thousands of phone-addicted stans. Here are a few of The ...
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Che’s ready to wake the dead

You ready? YOU READY?? … OPEN THAT SHIT THE FUCK UP ROLLING LOUUUUUUUUUUD! WIDER!! WIDER!!! OPEN THAT SHIT UP!!!! OPEN THAT SHIT UPPPPP!!!!! It’s March 16, and I’m in the pit at Rolling Loud ...
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7 standout songs from Justin Bieber’s ’SWAG’

Justin Bieber's seventh album SWAG arrived Friday with little warning, other than a series of billboards erected in Iceland less than 24 hours before. With expansive features from Gunna, Sexyy Red, ...