Stereogum — A lot of folks over here in the English-speaking world were introduced to Bb trickz almost exactly a year ago when Charli XCX enlisted her for the star-studded Brat remix album. Since then, the Spanish rapper has infiltrated American audiences by ... more info

Obscure Sound — Los Angeles-based artist Lera Shemi immerses with her debut single “such a gooD boy,” a buzzing pop success that compels with its dark, grimy synth tones amidst punchy vocal dynamics. While its title-touting hook conveys a dreamy affection in its... more info

Stereogum — Barcelona’s Primavera Sound Festival, quite possibly the greatest annual music festival on the face of the planet, has unveiled the lineup for its 2026 edition. This year, the festival went all-in on our reigning pop-girl queens, booking Chappel... more info

Stereogum — Charli XCX and her sometimes producer/the 1975 drummer George Daniel tied the knot back in July. The pair got married at Hackney Town Hall during a small, close-friends-and-family type situation, which looked fabulously low-key. Last weekend, howe... more info

Stereogum — In 2019, Oslo-based artist Sunniva Lindgård rebooted Sassy 009 as her solo creative endeavor, releasing her KILL SASSY 009 EP, working with artists like Clairo, and creating her own variations of pop classics like Usher’s “Yeah” and Charli ... more info

Stereogum — It’s been over a year since “work it out on the remix” entered the public lexicon, and it’s also been over a year since Hinds released their latest studio album Viva Hinds . While touring that album, the Spanish rock duo performed a cover... more info

Stereogum — Over the past few days, Charli XCX went from having only portrayed herself or an animated character on screen to making her proper acting debut in not one, but three different feature films. First up was Pete Ohs’ drama Erupcja, which premiered ... more info

Stereogum — Charli XCX is not only starring in lots of movies this year, she’s also making music for them. Today the pop star revealed she has new original songs in Emerald Fennell’s upcoming film Wuthering Heights, which is based on the classic Emily Bro... more info

Stereogum — We’ve known for a while that Charli XCX has been shifting her focus to the screen post-Brat. Now, all those acting projects are starting to come to the surface: After appearing as herself in the Prime Video sitcom Overcompensating earlier this... more info

Stereogum — The culty, genre-blurring R&B artist has been on a crazy trajectory over the past few years. As a military brat, Dijon Duenas grew up all over the world, and I just found out that he and I went to the same high school in Ellicott City, Maryland. N... more info