The 32 coolest artists of 2026 (so far)

The 32 coolest artists of 2026 (so far)

Meet the singers, rappers, and bands defining 2026. Natanya by Alex Radota for The FADER. 2026 has already been a stacked year for music. We’ve had everything from unexpected alt-pop breakouts from long-rising stars like Kim Petras and Slayyyter, to the continuation of the post-rage rap renaissance via artists like Bleood and Lucy Bedroque. Ahead,…

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Ninajirachi on making “girl EDM,” Coachella, and ’I Love My Computer’

Ninajirachi on making “girl EDM,” Coachella, and ’I Love My Computer’

Ninajirachi has big-tent feelings As the Australian producer’s “girl EDM” takes her to Coachella and beyond, she’s scaling her sound without losing the intimacy. By Vivian Medithi Photographer Aria Zarzycki The FADER’s longstanding GEN F series profiles the emerging artists you need to know right now. Ninajirachi is backstage beneath the blacklights and the whole…

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18 songs for a chaotic Pisces season

18 songs for a chaotic Pisces season

For a go-with-the-flow solar transit, listen to songs by Anna Wise, Ninajirachi, and Eem Triplin Saturn and Moh Baretta.   NASA / Ben Brill and Elias Cruz I’ve never planned my life around a horoscope, but I enjoy astrology as a meditative practice. I find astrological charts mesmerizing, and reading someone’s birth chart is a…

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