Welcome to our weekly rundown of the best new music — featuring big singles, key tracks from our favorite albums, and more.This week, Tame Impala return back to their chill electro-pop ways, Haim continue to unravel the complexities of fuckin’ relationships with two new tracks for their I Quit deluxe, …
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After building anticipation online all week, Afrobeats star Rema has released “Kelebu,” a raucous, horn-driven new single. “Ok ..I want y’all to DANCE this summer!” he posted on X on July 26 as he teased the song online. Nigerian culture publication the Native pointed out that “Kelebu” blends influences from, …
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Drake headlined the three-day Wireless Festival at Finsbury Park in London over the weekend and it was a star-studded, surprise guest-filled affair. Lauryn Hill, 21 Savage, Rema, Vanessa Carlton, and more joined the rapper throughout the weekend. On Friday, Drake set the theme for the night. “This is the first …
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I have the pleasure of living in the big, busy, diverse, and very diasporic city of Atlanta, where the summertime lituations are about to get very real. There are a ton of great DJs in town spinning all sorts of Afropop and adjacent genres all year long – Afrobeats, amapiano, …
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After telling Rolling Stone that his last single, “Baby (Is It a Crime)” had the biggest debut streaming day of his career, Rema is back with “Bout U.” The track is led by punchy electric guitar (the single artwork looks indebted to one of the greatest guitarists of all time, …
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When I interviewed Rema for his Rolling Stone recent cover story in February, he was excited about his new single, “Baby (Is It A Crime).” It had just dropped hours before. “I just had the biggest debut in my career,” he told me of the song that earned nearly 3 …
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Rema closed out Rolling Stone’s Future of Music Showcase at SXSW last week with an electric performance of perfected charisma and rage. But, just last month, in a much quieter moment, Rema gave us an intimate look into his habits, tastes, goals, and history for his first Rolling Stone cover …
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While Houston is the Texas town better known to serve Afrobeats lovers, Rema fans flocked to Austin for his headlining set that closed out Rolling Stone’s Future of Music showcase. Rappers Samara Cyn and Anycia, who took the stage before him, couldn’t contain their excitement for Rema’s show either — …
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F or Rema, the best part of his first trip to the Grammy Awards was getting dressed for it. The Nigerian superstar wore a mound of custom diamonds over snakeskin and leather in his customary black, an outfit that landed him on Vogue’s list of best-dressed stars at the February …
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Benson Boone, Megan Moroney, Ivan Cornejo, Rema, and many other standout artists will take the stage at Austin’s ACL Live at the Moody Theater for Rolling Stone’s third annual Future of Music showcase, presented by JBL. Part of this year’s SXSW festival, the four-night concert series will take place from …
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