2020 may have taken away live music, but it couldn't stop artists from putting out great albums. Here are the best records this year had to offer, handpicked by the Noisey staff.
Life on parole has been difficult for rappers after incarceration. Their celebrity status only highlights the inequities in an unjust system.
Starting April 1, revenue from fans will go directly—and exclusively—to the artists they listen to.
NIVA, Live Nation, and Senator Amy Klobuchar think President Biden should mobilize an unemployed workforce and shuttered music venues.
Covid-19 has put a stop to any parties, live music, nightlife, and while the virus rages on cultural events are put on hold indefinitely.
"Remastered" is a celebration of the comeback of Tony Hawk's Pro Skater and the evolution of its timeless soundtrack.
We check in with rising Gender Fluid Hyper-Pop star Dorian Electra and ask them to take us on a in depth tour of their one of a kind closet.
Life on parole has been difficult for rappers after incarceration. Their celebrity status only highlights the inequities in an unjust system.
A conversation with Colin Tilley about how "WAP" and "Cry Baby" signal the return of maximalist music videos.
On 'Shiesty Season,' the 21-year-old rapper only tells the world what we need to know and that’s a part of his allure.
Bringing you our favorite new artists on the verge of blowing up, breaking ground, or otherwise worth giving a damn about.
On 'Shiesty Season,' the 21-year-old rapper only tells the world what we need to know and that’s a part of his allure.
The rising Nashville indie rock songwriter grapples with God, family, and self-doubt on 'Cool Dry Place,' the best debut album of 2021 so far.
After spending years battling anxiety, the South Florida singer realized music was the only thing he could control.
We broke down the three most common types of contracts an artist might sign today, offering a window into how the “bad deal” isn’t an anomaly—it’s by design.
Independent retailers have battled streaming services, Amazon, and now a pandemic. Record store owners told VICE what they're doing to survive the crisis.
“As soon as I found [the goth] community… it really surprised me at how much of it stemmed from Black culture.”
There are only five people in New York capable of fixing antique jukeboxes. Unless they can find someone to carry on their line of work, it might go extinct.
What do car assembly, Fiesta dinnerware, and fans have in common? They’re all made by people whose names we will never know.
In a divorce, who gets custody of the embryos?
Tracks from Lucky Daye, McKinley Dixon, Katy Kirby, and many others are reminding us that Spring is almost here.
In the 60s, Marvin Gaye was the king of the duet. Now artists like Lucky Daye and Ari Lennox are following that blueprint.
Cardi B and Megan Thee Stallion are leading the charge for the return of the elaborate music video.
NIVA, Live Nation, and Senator Amy Klobuchar think President Biden should mobilize an unemployed workforce and shuttered music venues.
For Chinese musicians, Bandcamp was an easy way to directly upload their music and gain international support. Now they can't access it.
With its most diverse nominee class in years featuring Tina Turner and Jay Z, it's hard to be mad at the museum ticket-selling apparatus.
October is the perfect time to throw on some Slowdive and sink into weird, blissful, nostalgic melancholy.
She says 'Miss Anthropocene' is about making "climate change fun"—and she can't stop talking about her hopes for an AI-driven future. But she might just be playing with our perceptions.
The paper can be in direct contact with food, helps lessen agricultural waste, and provides more livelihood to farmers.