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A full recap of Beyoncé’s three-hour Cowboy Carter tour kickoff

Every song Beyoncé played on the Cowboy Carter tour opening night

Beyoncé began her Cowboy Carter tour in Los Angeles on April 28. Read a recap of everything that went down during the three-hour show including her setlist and her 2025 tour dates.

music / Pop

Xaviersobased and OsamaSon share #BASEDSLiME EP

Watch the music video for Xaviersobased and OsamaSon's "Shitshow," taken from their new '#BASEDSLiME' EP.

music / Hip-Hop

What is Black dandy style? These 5 Black designers fully embody it

5 Black designers to know before the 2025 Met Gala

Ahead of the 2025 Met Gala, whose theme centers around the Black dandy style, get to know Dapper Dan, Christopher John Rogers, and more Black menswear designers who embody the theme.

style / Clothing

Mei Semones on ’Animaru,’ singing in Japanese and her jazz influences

GEN F: Mei Semones can face anything with her guitar

Mei Semones, The FADER's newest GEN F star, talks her debut album Animaru, singing in Japanese, and her bossa nova and jazz influences.

music / Jazz

Outkast and the White Stripes lead list of 2025 Rock Hall of Fame inductees

Cyndi Lauper, Outkast, Soundgarden, and the White Stripes will all be inducted into the the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame this year. They are joined by fellow new additions Bad Company, Chubby Checker, and Joe Cocker. The ceremony takes place on November 8 in Los Angeles.

music / Rock