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By The FADER

DJ Akademiks. Photo by Earl Gibson III / Getty Images.

Posted: May 14, 2024

Hip-Hop, Pop, Rock

Watch Shawn Mendes and Camila Cabello’s steamy VMAs performance of “Señorita”

Newly-minted couple Shawn Mendes and Camila Cabello performed their Charli XCX-written single “Señorita” at the MTV Video Music Awards 2019.

New Music Friday: Stream projects from MJ Lenderman, Molchat Doma, Hinds, and more

It's New Music Friday, and once more The FADER is rounding up all the albums you should stream. Today, hear new projects from MJ Lenderman, Molchat Doma, Hinds, and more

Molchat Doma are fun now

Belarusian synth-goth band Molchat Doma talk TikTok, Depeche Mode, and the surprising sound of their new album Belaya Polosa.

The many jerks of MJ Lenderman’s Manning Fireworks

On his third solo album, budding indie alt-country star MJ Lenderman weaves absurd imagery into every melancholic verse.

Rap Blog: Fat Trel is still talking to the trenches

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My First Film is a triumphant self-portrait fueled by failure

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Chow Lee wants to end the summer sexual style

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Hinds came back from the brink

Madrid garage-rockers Hinds thought they had to say goodbye to being a band. Their latest album, VIVA HINDS!, finds them closer than ever.

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