Welcome to our weekly rundown of the best new music — featuring big singles, key tracks from our favorite albums, and more. This week, a post-breakup bop from Selena Gomez, Benny Blanco, and Gracie Abrams, a sleek, moody highlight from Tate McRae‘s new album, and a scorched-earth rager from Rico …
Read More »Tate McRae Lets Us Inside Her Perpetual Motion Mind
The cover of Tate McRae‘s third album shows the pop spitfire lounging on a floor, her back turned to the viewer as she gazes at a floor-to-ceiling portrait of herself in profile — head thrown back, eyes closed, holding a facial expression that seems like she’s on the verge of …
Read More »Cardi B and DJ Khaled Search for 'Higher Love' on Desi Trill 'Smurfs' Single
DJ Khaled and Cardi B have joined Natania and Subhi for Desi Trill’s Belinda Carlisle-sampling single “Higher Love.” The record, which will appear on the soundtrack to the new Smurfs movie, flips “Heaven Is a Place on Earth” into a multilingual love song. “Think about me, I’m on your mental/Give …
Read More »The Cataracs and DEV Reconnect on New Banger 15 Years After 'Like a G6'
Party like it’s 2010 all over again: The Cataracs and DEV have reunited! On Friday, the production duo and pop singer behind “Like a G6” and “Bass Down Low” reconnected after 15 years for the new single “Make Ya Body Whistle,” marking the return of recession pop. The Cataracs and …
Read More »Remembering Voletta Wallace, the Guardian of Biggie's Legacy
On the outro to Christopher Wallace’s second posthumous album, Born Again, his mother, Voletta Wallace, says, “The thing that my son loved most about life was the fact that he was in a position to help, position to share, position to give to others who needed, to others who wanted …
Read More »Voletta Wallace, the Notorious B.I.G.'s Mother, Dead at 78
Voletta Wallace, the mother of rapper Christopher “The Notorious B.I.G.” Wallace who spent decades preserving her late son’s legacy, has died at the age of 78. Thomas Yanac, coroner for Monroe County, PA, confirmed Wallace’s death to Rolling Stone, adding that she died of natural causes on hospice care at …
Read More »Noah Weiland Honors Late Dad With New Cover of Stone Temple Pilots' 'Sex Type Thing'
Noah Weiland, son of late Stone Temple Pilots frontman Scott Weiland, convenes with his dad’s spirit via a Chucky doll in the strange but sweet new video for his cover of STP’s “Sex Type Thing.” The younger Weiland paired his stripped-down acoustic cover of the 1993 track with a music …
Read More »Shakira Triumphs at Premio Lo Nuestro 2025: See All the Winners
Colombian women have been the top winners at Premio Lo Nuestro for two consecutive years, thanks to Karol G‘s 2024 dominance and Shakira‘s 2025 takeover. On Thursday night, Premio Lo Nuestro honored the best performers and musicians across genres of Latin music. Awards went to icons like Shakira and Carlos …
Read More »Pop Smoke Killer Sentenced to 29 Years, Apologizes for 'Unforgivable Actions'
The final defendant convicted in the fatal 2020 shooting of Pop Smoke appeared in a Los Angeles courtroom Friday and apologized for his role in the rapper’s death before receiving his sentence of 29 years in prison. Corey Walker, 24, had pleaded guilty to voluntary manslaughter and home invasion robbery …
Read More »Phil Collins on Recording New Music: 'I'm Not Hungry for It Anymore'
In a new interview, Phil Collins reveals that health issues have not only prevented him from performing live but have also sapped his desire to make new music. Speaking to Mojo, Collins said, “I keep thinking I should go downstairs to the studio and see what happens. But I’m not …
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