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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.

music / Rock

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

music / Rock

Rich Homie Quan dies at 34

Atlanta rapper and former Rich Gang member Rich Homie Quan has passed away at 34.

music / Hip-Hop

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

Director Zia Anger discusses My First Film, now streaming on MUBI, and the decade she spent reclaiming a project she was forced to abandon

culture / Film

Chow Lee wants to end the summer sexual style

Chow Lee goes deep on his new album Sex Drive in his interview for this week's Rap Column.

music / Hip-Hop

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.

music / Rock

10 years later, Days Before Rodeo is still Travis Scott’s best

Travis Scott celebrated the milestone of his breakout tape with its first wide release. He’s right to return to his strongest material.

music / Hip-Hop

Songs You Need In Your Life This Week

Every week, The FADER collects all the songs we have on repeat into one playlist. Here they are, in no particular order.

music / Electronic

How music distributors, bots, and streaming platforms are stopping legitimate artists from getting paid

For artists dealing with false claims of forged streams, getting the money they're owed from music distributors and streaming platforms can be a struggle.

culture / Technology

gyrofield is drum and bass’s student of the universe

gyrofield talks their new EP These Heavens, drum-and-bass history, and Stephen Hawking.

music / Electronic

Rap Blog: BNYX and Yeat can take you higher

Yeat and BNYX have teamed up once more, sharing the long-teased collaborative single "Go Again" featuring Superheaven.

music / Hip-Hop