Genre-crossing project explores mindset, identity, and storytelling through music ahead of its March 2026 release.

Rosalía made an album invoking the saints, Lily Allen took us on a tragicomic trip through her domestic hell, Lady Gaga found the sweet spot between artpop and arena-ready funk, and Bad Bunny was just ...

Our staff's favorite albums from the year that was. Is pop now officially an albums-driven genre? The year 2025 made a strong argument for the answer being “yes.” Acclaimed sets from rising stars like ...

Here are the 51 best rock and metal albums of 2025. We're officially more than halfway through the decade. It's already produced its own crop of new ascending stars and quite a handful of veterans who ...

Musiq Soulchild helped make a recent wedding anniversary bash one for the books. According to footage on TikTok, the R&B singer provided a husband with a major assist in surprising his wife with a ...

Weddings are usually a joyous occasion full of love and merriment. But for one Black bride, she got a sweet surprise when her soon-to-be hubby decided to bring in singer Musiq Soulchild to sing during ...

“I wanted to take this project in a different direction,” Musiq told Rated R&B in a 2023 interview. “It’s not just about making records—it’s about speaking to what people are really going through.” On ...

Twenty-five years ago, an album was released that would give us music we would cherish for years to come. That album would cement one of the most important hip hop soul artists from Philadelphia and ...

Only two years after captivating listeners with his debut album, Aijuswanaseing, Philadelphia native Musiq Soulchild returned with a masterpiece in 2002’s Juslisten. The LP not only solidified ...

One of the most beloved names in music, The Roots, is once again kicking off the summer for the Philadelphia region with another sure-to-be-legendary music showcase at The Mann in Fairmount Park.