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Atlanta Rapper Gunna Reaches Plea Deal in YSL Gang Case

Sergio Kitchens, the chart-topping, Grammy-nominated Atlanta rapper who performs under the name Gunna, pleaded guilty to a racketeering charge on Wednesday and admitted that...

Gucci Mane’s Tribute to Takeoff, and 6 More New Songs

In the middle of this tribute to Takeoff, the member of Migos who was shot and killed earlier this month, and to countless other...

How Drake Rescued the Long-Lost Art Carnival Luna Luna

“It just felt like something I should have known about,” Goldberg, whose Something Special Studios has worked with Nike and the Brooklyn Museum, said...

Selena Gomez’s Boldly Revealing Ballad, and 9 More New Songs

Selena Gomez has spoken openly of her mental-health struggles — bipolar disorder, depression, psychosis — in recent years. Her new song, “My Mind &...

Takeoff, of Atlanta Rap Trio Migos, Shot Dead at 28 in Houston

Takeoff, whose real name is Kirsnick Khari Ball, was born on June 18, 1994, and grew up in Lawrenceville and Athens, Ga. He “always...

Rihanna’s ‘Black Panther’ Ballad, and 8 More New Songs

Rihanna, who hasn’t released a solo song since her album “Anti” back in 2016, returns to music on the soundtrack for “Black Panther: Wakanda...

What Is the Future of Kanye West’s Music? 

While Ye’s presence on the radio has faded over the last month — from an average of about 2,300 plays of his songs a...

Billie Eilish Contemplates Distraction, and 10 More New Songs

“TV” — from a pair of modestly strummed but richly produced “guitar songs” Billie Eilish has just released — starts out like one of...

Dolly Parton Voted Into Rock & Roll Hall of Fame

Despite a last-minute plea to “respectfully bow out” of consideration for the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame, the country singer Dolly Parton made...

DJ Kay Slay, Fiery Radio Star and Rap Mixtape Innovator, Dies at 55

DJ Kay Slay, who served as a crucial bridge between hip-hop generations, developing from a teenage B-boy and graffiti writer into an innovative New...

Camila Cabello Gets in Her Head, and 16 More New Songs

Alienation gets an electronic lilt in “Psychofreak” from Camila Cabello’s “Familia,” which is actually stacked with songs about jealousy. In “Psychofreak” she sings about...

Harry Styles Tries On Synth-Pop, and 13 More New Songs

In “As It Was,” Harry Styles latches on to the kind of peppy electro-pop that the Weeknd updated from groups like a-ha. The song...

Soccer Mommy Stretches Her Sound, and 12 More New Songs

Sophie Allison, who records as Soccer Mommy, continues to stretch beyond the sparse indie-rock of her early songs. “Shotgun” previews an album due in...

Reggaeton’s Global Expansion and Wide-Open Future

Subscribe to Popcast!Apple Podcasts | Spotify | StitcherThe current generation of reggaeton superstars — J Balvin, Rauw Alejandro, Farruko and more — find themselves...

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