In October, for the first time in 35 years, rap left the Billboard top 40 charts. Rather than being a point of concern, Saheim Patrick argues that it's a sign of hope.
The FADER's weekly roundup of the best new songs right now including "Rodl Glide" by Oneohtrix Point Never, "No More Tricks" by Max B, "Big Daddy" by Tems, and more.
The FADER rounded up the best rap songs of November 2025 with selections from Ice Spice, Fly Anakin, RRoxket, Chow Lee, MexicoDro, and more.
Read our scene report of rapper JT's "no phones" party in Brooklyn with Arca, Cortisa Star, Telfar Clemons, Ms. Carrie Stacks, and the dolls and gays of Brooklyn.
From Charli xcx rolling out her new movie 'The Moment' to Nicki Minaj speaking at the United Nations, this is what The FADER editors are talking about this week.
The FADER's weekly roundup of the best new songs right now including "How Sway" by Summer Walker, "White Keys" by Dominic Fike, "guili" by Oxis, and more.
Our weekly roundup of the best new songs right now including "House" by Charli xcx, "The Package" by De La Soul, "Holo Boy" by This Is Lorelei, and more.
See the full list of nominations for the 2026 Grammy awards, with major nods for Bad Bunny, Sabrina Carpenter, Justin Bieber, Lady Gaga, Billie Eilish, HUNTRX, and more.
The best new songs right now include Nathy Peluso's "A Caballo," KiiiKiii's "To Me From Me," Wale and Odeal's "City on Fire," KeiyaA's "k.i.s.s." and more.
A class-action lawsuit filed against Spotify claimed that the platform has ignored massive amounts of streaming fraud and that Drake has had "billions" of fake streams.
Meet WHATMORE, the New York City collective of Cisco Swank, Yoshi T., Elijah Judah, Jackson August, and Sebastiano, bridging hip-hop, R&B, and indie rock.
From zero rap songs in the Billboard Top 40 to Drake's many lawsuits, this is what The FADER editors are talking about.
