New York-based trio Scotch Mist has been carving out its own lane in the city’s indie scene, refusing to be boxed in by genre ...

An interview with Mexican pop star Humbe about new album 'Dueño del Cielo,' touring the U.S., and becoming an anti-machismo ...

The best songs of 2025, as picked by the editors and contributors of The FADER. Featuring "WHIM WHAMIEE," Dijon's "Baby," ...

An interview with CANADA director Nicolas Mendez on shooting "Berghain," why Rosalia is a brave artist, and the role of music ...

Meet Homixide Gang, (Beno! and Meechie) who are expanding the Opium-verse and opening for Playboi Carti on The Antagonist ...

The TikTok viral song "I Run" has sparked a legal feud over AI in music between artist HAVEN. and Jorja Smith. We analyze the case and what it means for copyright, impersonation, and music's future.

Meet Sofia Isella, the Los Angeles singer making dark songs for feral girls and opening on tour for Taylor Swift, Halsey, and Florence + the Machine in 2026.

Flow Festival in Helsinki, Finland is bringing together music's best and brightest for their upcoming 2026 edition. Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds, sombr, Florence + The Machine, and PinkPantheress are ...

FKA twigs has had a busy year. She released not one but two albums, EUSEXUA in January and its companion album, EUSEXUA Afterglow in October, and has been on a collaboration kick, working with Oklou, ...

During the week of October 25 through November 1, for the first time in 35 years, no rap songs appeared on Billboard’s top 40. For many, it signaled the death knell of hip-hop’s slow, but imminent, ...

Every month, The FADER's Vivian Medithi showcases all the standout rap songs from the past 30-ish days in one unranked list. Over the sort of subtle ShunGu beat that makes you sit up and listen a ...

JT’s dalliance with queer culture didn’t start this weekend. It started in 2023 with the internet-shaking lyric on her song “No Bars”: “Pretty like a transgender.” The debate that lyric kicked off — ...