Though Nigerian rapper Odumodublvck’s thunderous baritone sounds predestined for fame, he didn’t go looking for music at first. It found him. He had originally hoped to become a professional soccer player before a bad injury; after that, he pivoted to business and got a degree from University of Lagos. When …

It is 10 p.m. in Seoul when Starship Entertainment’s latest girl group, KiiiKiii, pop up on Zoom for their first-ever global interview. The five members, who range in age from 14 to 19, greet Rolling Stone in Korean: “Hello, we are KiiiKiii!” But for the remainder of the conversation, they …

Becca Harvey, the 26-year-old Atlanta musician who performs as girlpuppy, speaks the same way she writes songs. She’s funny and sharp, talking with an air of whimsy and an earnest self-awareness that turns every almost-too-somber observation she makes on its own head. Just listen to her talk about her second …

From the moment Palestinian-Canadian singer-songwriter Nemahsis stepped on stage at Chicago’s Ramova Theater last fall, she had the crowd locked in. Her movements were understated and free, her presence magnetic — graceful twirls one moment, piercing eye contact the next. Performing as part of a benefit concert for Gaza, she …

Lola Young never intended to be a TikTok phenom. And yet, if you thumb through the app right now, there’s a solid chance your entire timeline will be deploying her 2024 megahit “Messy” to soundtrack their daily moments of mundanity. What makes a soul-pop song by a 24-year-old from South …

Late last spring, Lorén Aldarondo was halfway through her shift waiting tables when her phone buzzed. It was her music manager, which puzzled her because he typically didn’t call when she was on the clock. Curious, she answered, and was told she needed to get on a conference call immediately. …

Before the viral Tiny Desk session that put them on the map last year as one of the most exhilarating acts in Latin music, the duo of childhood friends CA7RIEL and Paco Amoroso toiled in obscurity for seven years, honing their craft in their native Buenos Aires with underground rock …

There are five versions of Rachel Chinouriri on the cover of her debut album, What a Devastating Turn of Events. One is settled on the edge of a love seat in the front yard, scribbling notes into a journal. Another is carrying a few bags to the trash. A third …

Wunderhorse frontman Jacob Slater’s Wi-Fi is spotty— “Fucking nightmare on my end,” he says. He’s taking this Zoom call from the south of Morocco, where he’s spent the last four Januarys “surfing and doing nothing else.” The 28-year-old U.K. musician has grown accustomed to this kind of reset every so …

Donald Trump’s return to the White House has been marked by a campaign of autocratic, verging on fascist action to match the brazen rhetoric from his campaign. The president has sought to strip the citizenship of children born in this country by fiat, and declared the sexual identities of millions …