Bad Bunny has taken care to make his most important messages clear through not only lyrics but also videos, album art, and ...

Morgan Wallen has released a wide variety of songs, including these four, which all have heartbreaking lyrics.

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There’s something almost magical when an artist releases that one track that changes absolutely everything. The landscape ...

The ragtag group of respected hardcore and punk figures are six albums deep and still packing hefty riffs into their songs. Cold 2 the Touch, a brisk listen at just 11 tracks in 26 minutes, is more ...

From reproductive rights to climate change to Big Tech, The Independent is on the ground when the story is developing. Whether it's investigating the financials of Elon Musk's pro-Trump PAC or ...

Timothée Chalamet appeared on a track from rapper EsDeeKid. The actor and musical artist have been rumored to be the same person. In the song, Chalamet shouts out Kylie Jenner. On Friday, Timothée ...

Timothée Chalamet shouted out his girlfriend Kylie Jenner in his new rap song with his rumored alter-ego EsDeeKid. “It’s Timothée Chalamet chillin’, tryin’ to stack $100 million. Girl got $1 billion,” ...

Rap music in 2025 was a rich mix of introspection, experimentation and cultural significance. As mainstream rap fell in and out of favor, the genre flourished with adventurous producing, serious ...

We should address the elephant in the room: hip-hop did not have a strong year on the charts. In fact, rap music had its worst showing in years. Back in October, it made headlines when—for the first ...