Following her chart-topping track “Apt” with Bruno Mars, Rosé has released the sentimental, pop-punk single, “Number One Girl.” The stripped-back music video, released Friday as well, features a pig-tailed Rosé sitting in a vacant skate park crying for a nameless lover. “Isn’t it lonely / I do anything to make …

Brat Summer and Brat Remix Album Fall may be behind us, but Charli XCX will continue her seasonal domination with Brat Spring 2025. The musician has announced a five-show headlining tour of North America for next April and May in support of her blockbuster record Brat. The musician previously toured …

Video game adaptations are in vogue right now. While interpretations like Five Nights at Freddy’s (2023) and The Super Mario Bros. Movie (2023) have dominated the box office, longform series like HBO’s The Last of Us (2023) and Amazon’s Fallout (2024) have taken the Emmys by storm, catching mainstream audiences …

Right from the start, Billy Preston: That’s the Way God Planned It, the first-ever documentary on the late pop-R&B singer, songwriter, and organ maestro, makes it clear that few communicated as much unabashed, unapologetic joy onstage as Preston. In its opening scene, from George Harrison’s 1971 Concert for Bangladesh, Preston …

Last week, Lil Nas X launched his upcoming Dreamboy project with the club-ready single “Light Again,” with a video depicting a chaotic party ripe for hedonistic release. Now, the rapper and singer is capturing the post-party comedown on the hazy new single “Need Dat Boy.” Building around a simple piano …

Matt Gaetz will not be Donald Trump’s attorney general, but just because the president-elect isn’t getting his first pick doesn’t mean his priorities for the position have changed. On Thursday, Gaetz — who reportedly promised Trump he would “start cuttin’ fuckin’ heads” upon his confirmation — withdrew his name from …

Longtime Afrobeats enthusiasts have literally watched Wizkid grow up before our eyes. He was around 19 years old when the lead single from his debut album Superstar made headwinds in 2010. Back then, he was making music saturated with the buzzy synths and frenetic energy of the hyper-digital sound of …

This story was published in partnership with Drilled, a global multimedia reporting project focused on climate accountability, and was supported by the Pulitzer Center. It’s become increasingly common in coverage of the annual United Nations climate negotiations — the Conference of the Parties, or COP — to see stories about …

Just a few days after André 3000 promised new music was on the way, he’s come through with a trio of new tunes. The lead offering is “Moving Day,” a nearly 12-minute instrumental that pairs André’s propulsive flute with swells of clattering percussion and ambient textures. The musician also shared …

Banks isn’t holding back on her new album. On Friday, the musician released her single “Best Friends” and announced her fifth studio LP, Off With Her Head, out Feb. 28. The new track details the growing pains of a fading friendship. Meanwhile, the album itself is set to be a …