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Organized Noize’s Rico Wade was laid to rest at an Atlanta funeral Friday — a day that coincided with the 30th anniversary of the release of Outkast’s debut album Southernplayalisticadillacmuzik — and after the private service, Big Boi and Andre 3000 turned to social media to pay tribute to the …

It might come as a surprise to non-Brazilians that the trailblazing pop star Anitta first started her career as an MC. In Brazil, this means you’re a baile funk singer. Born in Rio suburbs, the MC Anitta came up playingpublic court parties with massive, 10-feet-high sound systems blasting heavy kicks …

On the edge of Baltimore, where urban sprawl slowly transitions into Mid-Atlantic farmland, sits the home of singer-songwriter Cris Jacobs. In the backyard is a small barn where Jacobs concocts and woodsheds his melodies. “It feels like we’re in the country,” Jacobs tells Rolling Stone. “Even though we’re not.” Last …

Cash Cobain and Bay Swag’s “Fisherrr” was already the hottest thing in the New York streets, and the guys getting an Ice Spice verse makes the remix an early song of the summer contender. The Bronx starlet got slizzy on the hypnotic track and filmed a KZA-directed video which was …

Ne-Yo performed his own hits, singles he penned for artists like Rihanna and Beyoncé, and debuted a new song during the R&B singer’s Tiny Desk concert that NPR Music shared Friday. The hitmaker and his eight-person backing band kicked off the 23-minute set with a trio of his 2000s tracks …

Chino Pacas honors one of his rap’s heroes, Lil Wayne, on his new song “Tunechi.” On Friday, the rising corrido star released the collab alongside Gabito Ballesteros, which sees them describing a high-maintenance love interest and name-checking the rap legend in the track’s title and its opening lyrics. “A pink …

“Got a lot to be forgiven for, gave a lot of hell,” Bess Atwell sings on “Release Myself,” the second track of her upcoming album Light Sleeper. Her whimsical vocals float poised and steady atop a wall of rousing guitar riffs, as the Brighton, U.K.-based singer-songwriter reflects on the idea …

After the threat of legal action from Tupac’s estate, Drake removed his Kendrick Lamar diss “Taylor Made Freestyle,” which appeared to feature an AI-generated version of Tupac’s voice. Drake shared the song last Friday, releasing it on the heels of “Push Ups,” his response to Lamar’s verse on Futrue and …

On her new album Childstar, the Mexican pop star Danna introduces herself to fans in Latin America who thought they already knew everything about her. To start, the 13-track concept LP, which dropped last week, is the singer’s first project under her new stage name “Danna.” (She’s removed the “Paola” …

Mickey Guyton is over the moon after announcing that she’s going on a headlining tour. On Friday, the country star announced that she’ll hit the road for her CMT on Tour run of shows this fall. “I’m so excited to announce that I’m hitting the road this fall with @cmt …