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Streaming Won’t Kill the Radio Star
The rise in popularity of Beats 1 and independent stations like Rinse, NTS, and Radar shows just how much we still desire a human touch over algorithm-curated playlists.
The Noisey Guide to Getting Smashed at The Brit Awards
When a performer attempts to mash-up two songs in the name of inventiveness? Two shots of a spirit of your choice. When Rihanna doesn’t turn up? Finish your drink and die inside.
Sexism, Deceit, and Power: The Corrupt Mechanics Behind Modern Pop Music
A conversation about the murky values of the music industry with John Seabrook, author of 'The Song Machine: Inside the Hit Factory'.
Watch Kurupt FM Cover Stormzy's "Shut Up" Ahead of Their Guest Slot on His Beats 1 Show
"Kurupt everywhere I go, I can't run when my enemies show, I'll just slap em in the face real rasclat quick, then I duck into Decoy's Golf."
Supergroup Alert! Hear the First Track From Iggy Pop and Josh Homme's Secret Album
The group also features Matt Helders from the Arctic Monkeys.
Sam Smith Only Just Waking Up To Racism Shows He’s Just Part of the Problem
He may have become "woke," but it's hard to ignore the fact that a man celebrated for music indebted to black culture had failed to recognize the privilege of protection that his whiteness affords him.
Mos Def Has Announced His Retirement Via a Spoken Word Acapella on Kanye West's Website
It's titled, "No More Parties in SA."
Who is Bryson Tiller and Why Should You Care?
The US rapper sold out his first ever UK show in less than ten seconds and has been trending on Twitter all day.
Wanna Buy a Toy Car Stuffed with Weed? No Worries, Dean Blunt Will Sort You Out
Roll up! Roll up! Get your devil's lettuce!
Adele Sings Nicki Minaj and Spice Girls in a Car, Becomes One-Woman Definition of #SquadGoals
Seriously, watch the empress of tear-jerk rap Nicki's "Monster" verse.
Rank Your Records: Mystery Jets Rate Their Five Albums in Order
"I’d like to start off by saying this is a really hard feature to do because it’s like telling your babies they’re not as good as your other babies."
Hollow from the Other Side: Adele’s Album Agonizes Over Loneliness Rather Than Heartbreak
It a record that's unwilling to revisit old haunts IRL, preferring instead to sit at home and retrace those steps emotionally.