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A posthumous SOPHIE album will be released in 2024

SOPHIE's camp announced the release of her posthumous self-titled album on September 27, which features "Reason Why" featuring Kim Petras and BC Kingdom.

music / Electronic

Margaux’s indie-folk ennui

Read a review of Margaux's new album Inside The Marble for today's Discover Blogly.

music / Folk

Charli XCX and Lorde don’t have to be besties

Charli XCX and Lorde's candid remix of "girl, so confusing" proved that they don't have to choose between being friends or rivals.

music / Pop

The artists of Outer Spaceways Incorporated on preserving Sun Ra’s galactic legacy

Kronos Quartet & Friends discuss their new Sun Ra tribute album and celebrate Arkestra leader Marshall Allen’s 100th birthday.

music / Jazz

Rap Blog: YT and Lancey Foux count up foreign currency

Watch the video for “Black & Tan” by London jerk rapper YT.

music / Hip-Hop

The star of JPEGMAFIA’s new video refuses to be typecast

Brooks Ginnan discusses their starring role in JPEGMAFIA’s new music video for “don’t rely on other men.”

music / Hip-Hop

Men Seni Suyemin’s P.L.U.R. pop explosion

Kazakh artist Men Seni Suyemin’s BELIEVE focuses on how we can find love, unity, and connection through cultural exchange.

music / Electronic

New Music Friday: Listen to new projects from Been Stellar, Daniel Davies, Kronos Quartet, and more

It's New Music Friday, and once more The FADER is rounding up all the albums you should stream. Today, hear new projects from Been Stellar, Daniel Davies, Kronos Quartet, and more

music / Rock

Hear GOTOPO and Don Elektron’s new song “Mi Gente Lo Siente” in MLS’s “Summer Is Calling” TV spot

GOTOPO and Don Elektron have created a new song called "Mi Gente Lo Siente" for Major League Soccer's new TV spot "Summer Is Calling."

music / Electronic

How a manele performer at a Coldplay concert exposed Romania’s racial tensions

Coldplay were booed for performing with a manele artist Babasha in Bucharest. Why do their Romanian fans feel so strongly about an artist racking up millions of streams?

music / Pop

Wu-Tang, Playboi Carti, and a weird week in rap’s crypto world

Wu-Tang Clan's 'Once Upon A Time In Shaolin' is now (kind of) available as a $1 NFT, and crypto scammers fooled the internet into investing in a fake Playboi Carti token.

music / Hip-Hop