Blxst’s West Coast love songs are timeless

The West Coast hitmaker talks navigating R&B labels, turning trauma into art, and the true definition of love. “Yo, you know I photoshopped a fake FADER cover of myself in 2019?” Los Angeles crooner Blxst tells me. Scrolling through photos he shows me the 2019 magazine edit, his portrait beaming in the center beneath The…

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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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41 gorgeous photos from Lollapalooza 2026

41 gorgeous photos from Lollapalooza 2026

Featuring Slayyyter, ADÉLA, Blood Orange, Ninajirachi, and more. Slayyyter   All eyes were on Chicago this past weekend as Lollapalooza 2026 took over Grant Park for four days. And despite this year’s genre-spanning lineup of K-pop, indie rock, EDM, and electronic music, it was, largely, a pop girl’s playing field as major sets from Charli…

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