Stereogum — A couple months ago, Victoria Monét won Best New Artist at the Grammys thanks to her full-length debut Jaguar II . On Sunday, she performed at Coachella for the first time, and during her set, she said: “Stop the wars, stop the hate, stop the ... more info

Obscure Sound — San Francisco-based band REPTIEL present a heady psych-rock expanse on new album Down Below World, representing the third album in a sci-fi/fantasy series that commenced in 2015 with Hobbitozz … A Land That Never Was. Listeners pick up on the journ... more info

L.A. Times - Pop & Hiss — Sean Bankhead crafts pop culture moments out of his music video choreography. After dancing in Usher's Super Bowl performance, he is ready for his next move. more info

New York Post — The mononymous R&B icon revealed that he beat out the legendary boybander when the duo battled to sign then-up-and-coming Bieber, now 29, in 2008. more info

E! Online — Usher understands Justin Bieber's intentions.  In fact, the "Yeah!" singer said he has no hard feelings over the reason the "Baby" singer declined his invited to be a special guest during his 2024... more info

New York Post — "I think it might've been the fact that he was just wanting to tell a different story right now and I understand that." -- Usher on why Justin Bieber was not part of his Super Bowl halftime show. more info

New York Post — “I’m in your face. I'm connecting with you. I want you to sing … These songs, these words, they mean something," he told The Post. more info

New York Post — “[I] have come out of being in toxic relationships that are no longer toxic,” Usher told The Post four days before he got hitched for the third time.  more info

L.A. Times - Pop & Hiss — Usher and TLC singer Rozonda 'Chilli' Thomas' romance in the early aughts could have ended in marriage. But her rejection left the 'Yeah!' singer in a 'great deal of pain.' more info

New York Post — Alicia Keys, Jermaine Dupri, H.E.R., Will.i.am, Ludacris, and Lil Jon all performed with Usher at the Super Bowl — but Justin Bieber decided to sit it out. more info