When you meet Amaarae, it’s hard not to notice how much deeper her speaking voice is compared with the sweet falsetto she constantly deploys in her music. It’s all intentional: “There’s a sensitivity ...

When Amaarae made her debut at the Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival in April, she strode onto the stage with a look of fearless intent in her eyes. Clad in a militant black two-piece, towering ...

As Sabrina Carpenter’s opener for the North America leg of her 2024 Short n’ Sweet tour, Amaarae’s darker, club-banger-esque sound turned heads. Yet her similarly promiscuous themes served as the ...

Amaarae is the Black Star on Black Star — but she’s bringing a whole constellation with her. Rolling Stone can exclusively reveal the 13-song track list of the Ghanian-American musician’s new LP, ...

Amaarae has announced details of her new studio album. BLACK STAR will be released on August 8 via Interscope Records. Today's announcement arrives alongside the lead single “S.M.O”. The song, which ...

Since 2020, Amaarae has made a case for being the most dynamic avant-pop artist the world over. (Jamie Boyd) Amaarae sees confidence as the overlap. Her music is tenebrous and innovative where ...

David Bowie’s latest and greatest album, “Blackstar,” is haunting. Released Jan. 8, two days before the passing of the British rock legend, this poignant collection of songs bookends the singer’s life ...

On this day in hip hop history, 27 years ago, Mos Def and Talib Kweli joined forces to release their iconic debut album Mos Def & Talib Kweli Are Black Star on Rawkus Records — a landmark project that ...

Amaarae sees confidence as the overlap. Her music is tenebrous and innovative where Carpenter's is ebullient and trenchant, and she sings of doting on baddies while Carpenter scoffs at dopey men. Yet ...