Danity Kane is damaged no more

Danity Kane is damaged no more

At a nostalgic after-hours afterparty in Brooklyn, D. Woods and Aundrea Fimbres reclaim their girl group’s troubled legacy. Photo by Dereck Monroy “New York always calls you back,” Danity Kane’s D. Woods says while sitting next to fellow member Aundrea Fimbres in the greenroom of Brooklyn nightclub Paragon. The two singers have just come from…

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AlphaTheta and Serato built SLAB for DJs

AlphaTheta and Serato built SLAB for DJs

Giving DJs the ability to start producing. TRAKGIRL   TRAKGIRL has been making beats on hardware since before most of the producers she’d eventually work with knew what a DAW was. Her credits read like a cheat sheet for contemporary rap — JID, Metro Boomin, Jhené Aiko, Vic Mensa — and her work on God…

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TEED on new album Always With Me, his 10-year hiatus, and big tech

TEED on new album Always With Me, his 10-year hiatus, and big tech

“Tech wants to devalue music because it’s humanizing and beautiful” Photo by Sarah Tahon “There’s always a tinge of self-consciousness and humiliation involved [in releasing music],” electronic artist TEED (Orlando Higginbottom) says from a conference chair at The FADER offices. It’s TEED’s album release day, hence the jitters. “It’s like, ‘Really, am I doing this…

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The 51 best songs of 2025

The 51 best songs of 2025

The 51 best songs of 2025 These tracks from Rosalía, MIKE, james k, and more soundtracked our year. By Tobias Hess, Hajin Yoo, Kylah Williams, Vivian Medithi, Leah Mandel, Lucas Villa, Dylan Green, Steffanee Wang, India Roby, Shamira Ibrahim, Salvatore Maicki Design by Sabrina Kaune Stream this list on Apple Music and Spotify. See The…

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The 50 best albums of 2025

The 50 best albums of 2025

The 50 best albums of 2025 These are the projects that got us through the year. By Tobias Hess, Steffanee Wang, Kylah Williams, Hajin Yoo, Salvatore Maicki, Shamira Ibrahim, Dylan Green, Vivian Medithi, Lucas Villa, India Roby, Leah Mandel Sabrina Kaune Stream this list on Apple Music and Spotify. 50. Tyler, the Creator, Don’t Tap…

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