** Beyonce, Kanye and Andre 3000 begged us to relax with their effortless jam “Party.”

** We welcomed back The Rapture and their new single “How Deep is Your Love?”

** With his new teaser track “Marvins Room,” Drake’s just saying you could do better. Take Care will arrive October 24th.

** Kreayshawn signed a million dollar record deal! She talked with us about it, weed and her mom.

** Diplo and Switch previewed their new Major Lazer album from Jamaica.

** Balam Acab released “Oh Why,” the lush first single from his debut Tri Angle full length Wander/Wonder.

** Jamie XX shared his summer-saving steel drum love song “Far Nearer.” It’s now available for purchase from Numbers.

** Kanye defended his gruesome “Monster” video as, “art.” We celebrated his birthday by publishing our Yeezy feature from FADER #20, his first magazine cover ever, online for the first time.