Missy Elliott, Mariah Carey, Usher Highlight Massive Lovers & Friends Lineup Fans hoping to hear Usher perform his beloved 2004 album Confessions in full today (May 4) at the Lovers & Friends festival in Las Vegas will have to wait until it’s a lot less windy. The single-day mega event at the outdoor Las Vegas Festival Grounds...

5 Albums I Can’t Live Without: Nicole Row of Incubus The feud between Kendrick Lamar and Drake continues to grow at a rapid pace, with each rapper releasing diss tracks directed at the other last night (May 3). The flurry of activity followed Lamar having dropped the song “6:16 in L.A.” earlier in the day, furthering a weeks-long dispute....

SPIN First Drop: Adam Ten & Mita Gami Photography by Khris Cowley @asianprovocateur for Here & Now @wearehereandnow Whether joining forces on producing a track or sharing the decks on a live improvisational b2b (back to back) set, collaboration is definitely one of the most unique (and coolest) things about dance music....

Sunny Day Real Estate Reread Their Diary Mdou Moctar – Funeral For Justice Matador Records Mdou Moctar’s 2021 album, Afrique Victime, marked a crucial breakthrough for the acclaimed Nigerien guitarist. His trademark fusion of Tuareg music and modern psych-rock resonated with the English-speaking world, demonstrating a gradual yet...

Jess Cornelius on Why It's Important That Artists Use Free Speech Singer-songwriter Jess Cornelius has been passionately outspoken about social issues throughout her career. Sitting with SPIN backstage at SXSW, Cornelius discusses the challenges of navigating artistic expression as a musician. She also implores artists to be true to themselves...

SPIN Daybreaker: Peach Fuzz Music nostalgia is a beautifully complicated feeling. And it’s one that Rachel Chinouriri is skilled at harnessing in her music. The London-born Zimbabwean musician’s debut album, What A Devastating Turn of Events, is charged with that coming-of-age feeling where daily life’s only remedy is blasting...