Music

Bobby Pulido is leaving music to pursue politics. On Thursday, the Tejano artist behind hit “Desvelado” announced that he’ll be leaving music following a 2025 farewell tour to run for office in the 2026 midterm elections. “To be quite honest, I’m enjoying the most success I’ve ever had. But like …

Stephen Wilson Jr. is on the cusp of his breakthrough. Since releasing his debut album Son of Dad last year, he’s mesmerized audiences at festivals like Stagecoach, on tour with Hardy, and, most recently, via an appearance on the Atlanta-based online series Live at the Print Shop, where he performed …

If you stepped into the Brooklyn Paramount on Wednesday night, it may have felt like you’d just time-traveled to New York in the Twenties. That was Rauw Alejandro’s vision: The Puerto Rican singer had the idea of hosting the release party for his new album Cosa Nuestra at the venue, …

Twenty years ago, John Legend released his debut album Get Lifted. The recording process spanned three years as the then-burgeoning musician shaped and solidified its 14-song track list. It served as a launching pad for Legend’s now two-decade-long career — making it more than deserving of a guest-packed, expanded reissue …

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 …

If there’s a Father John Misty album out, you can sure as hell expect Kendrick Lamar to drop, too. On Friday, a few hours after Lamar surprise-released GNX, Josh Tillman joked about the fact that the pair of musicians have released music within weeks (sometimes days) of each other five …

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 …

With no warning—and because he can—Kendrick Lamar dropped his new album GNX on Friday afternoon. The record takes its name after the 1987 Buick featured on the album’s cover, the same year Kendrick was born. The rapper behind the biggest song of the year, who may be responsible for the …

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 …

The reflective lyrics of Sade‘s latest song “Young Lion,” her first in six years, consider feelings of lingering regret and sorrow. The musician’s son, Izaac Adu, serves as the subject of the record as she acknowledges her stumble in understanding during the early stages of his gender transition. After allowing …