Troye Sivan announces new album She’s the Best

The title track will be released August 14, at midnight. Photo by Dimitrios Kambouris/Getty Images for The Met Museum/Vogue Popstar and actor Troye Sivan has announced his highly anticipated fourth studio album She’s the Best, out October 9. Alongside the album announcement, Sivan shared that the heavily teased title track, “She’s the Best,” will be…

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The Opener: Ti Steele makes low-cortisol hip-hop

Following a breakout appearance on skaiwater’s wonderful, the alt-hip-hop singer is gearing up for her next solo album DooMBAP*’. Ti Steele.   via the artist. The Opener is The FADER’s mini-interview series with exciting new artists we think you should know. Ti Steele has an unforgettable voice. Despite her pint-size appearance, the Illinois-via-LA singer has…

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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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