20 Black pop girls to know right now

From France’s YSEULT to London’s Natanya, and more. Pictured: Theodora, Jae Stephens, YSEULT, Natanya   Black women in pop music is not anything new, but recently, we’ve noticed a host of new voices shaping and leaving their mark on the current landscape. We’re using that term, “pop,” loosely — ahead, in this list, these musicians…

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No one inspires CORTIS like CORTIS

The K-pop wunderkinds talk fashion, hip-hop, and K-BBQ at Lollapalooza. Photo courtesy of HYBE/Big Hit Roughly 50,000 screaming teens swarmed Lollapalooza’s T-Mobile stage on Saturday, August 1, to catch a glimpse of the K-pop boy band CORTIS. Overnight showers at Chicago’s Grant Park had already pushed their set back an hour and shortened it from…

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Listen to a new FADER Mix by 9lives

Listen to a new FADER Mix by 9lives

The New Zealand producer’s FADER Mix is a smooth tour through Swedish rap and chaotic digicore. Photo courtesy of 9lives. New Zealand producer 9lives’s music is equal parts and chaos and serenity Over the past few years, 9lives has become a central player in the global digicore scene, minting hits like “I LOVE YOU HOE”…

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