Following an incredible debut album, Hypnos, in 2022, Ravyn Lenae is back, and better than ever. Tonight (May 3), the R&B hitmaker has announced her new album, Bird’s Eye, set for release this summer.

Editor’s Note: This story originally appeared in the Summer 2021 issue of XXL Magazine, on stands now. When meeting up with one of hip-hop’s most buzzworthy young artists via Zoom, since pandemic life ...

Portal, the cloaked and ghastly death metal band from Australia, are back with Avow, their first new album since 2018's Ion. The six-track release due May 28 on Profound Lore Records has been preceded ...

Nearly three years after the release of his debut project, Cordae is blessing us with another album. The 24-year-old rapper dropped his sophomore album, From a Birds Eye View, which is inspired by "a ...

Before working with EMPIRE, the 37-year-old artist signed with Cash Money Records in 2017. Within less than six months of the deal, Money Man had already released three mixtapes. He eventually paid ...

Canadian singer-songwriter Georgia Harmer has a new album out. It's called "Eye Of The Storm." It's an introspective record that explores Harmer's emotional growth and self-discovery as an early ...

When Ravyn Lenae looks back at her childhood, there’s one image in particular that stands out to her. In it, she’s 12 years old and rocking a tutu skirt from Hot Topic on top of her jeans. It was a ...

British progressive-rock band Nektar's epic 1971 Sci-Fi, spacey, psychedelic debut Journey To The Centre Of The Eye, benefits from a finely engineered re-mastering job, along with a vintage bonus disc ...

Cordae has dropped off his highly-anticipated sophomore record, From A Birds Eye View. Clocking in at 40 minutes, the 12-track record features guest appearances from Gunna, Lil Wayne, H.E.R., Lil Durk ...

Stephan Jenkins, lead singer of the band Third Eye Blind, digital music fan, and former beau of Charlize Theron, wants to clear up a few things. He wants people to know that contrary to what some have ...

On their first album as a trio, these jazz-rooted musicians create a luxurious atmosphere drawing from funk, krautrock, and noirish electronica. Harrington’s interventions can be drastic, as with ...