Na-Kel Smith's self-produced new album 'NAK' is hypnotic, lo-fi, and features MIKE. Read The FADER's review of the album.
Read our essay on Charli xcx's The Moment, the new A24 movie starring Charli and Alexander Skarsgård. Directed by Aidan Zamiri, the film serves as a meta-critique of the brat album cycle, Atlantic Records, and the corporate machine.
Ninajirachi links with horsegiirL for a hardstyle "Delete (Remix)" ahead of sets at Coachella 2026 and Primavera Sound.
10K rapper Sideshow's new album TIGRAY FUNK caps off two years of recording, with features from Niontay and El Cousteau.
Sade’s "Young Lion" released as part of Transa is a 2026 Grammy contender for Best Music Video. Discover the story behind this tribute to son Izaak Theo Adu-Watts and its Sophie Muller-directed video.
Thundercat announces his album, "Distracted," arriving April 3 via Brainfeeder. Featuring Lil Yachty, A$AP Rocky, Mac Miller, and new single "I Did This To Myself."
Horst Festival 2026 announces its lineup! See Todd Edwards, DJ Swisha, and B2B sets from Akua & Function at Asiat Park, Belgium. May 14-16. Get ticket info here.
The Best Music Video GRAMMY is more populist than it seems. Why is the Recording Academy deliberately limiting the voter pool?
Nicki Minaj officially joins the MAGA movement, appearing with President Trump to promote "Trump Bonds" for newborns. Read about her $300,000 donation to fans’ accounts and her journey from critic to Trump’s "#1 fan."
The FADER's weekly roundup of the best new songs right now including songs by Jessie Ware, Trim, Wizkid, Asake, Naomi Scott and more.
Peaches returns with her first album in a decade, "No Lube So Rude." The iconic artist discusses fighting the global rise of fascism, her life as a progressive Jewish voice in Berlin, and why she’s returning to music now.
