Uber-collaborator MØ, born Karen Marie Aagaard Ørsted Anderson, is likely featured on many of your favorite hits. But as a solo act on some of music's biggest stages, from Lollapalooza to Coachella, her energy is front and center. With an electro-pop voice and a punk attitude that has attracted hitmakers like Diplo,  More

Between the giggly banter and nonchalant profanities coming from the other end of the phone, I feel as though I’m catching up with an old friend. But I’m talking to John Gourley, lead singer for Portugal. The Man, and he’s joking about ill-fated fashion endeavors leading to horror and mockery from ... More

Riding a recent wave of hits like “For You” featuring Liam Payne from the upcoming Fifty Shades Freed film and “Anywhere,” 27-year-old Rita Ora has released “PROUD,” an emotional track inspired by real-life stories from fans. A partnership with Absolut’s Open Mic Project, the song encourages acceptance ... More

Betty Who danced her way onto the national stage and into our hearts in 2013 with her dreamy, independently released EP The Movement. The flirtatious single “Somebody Loves You,” which paid homage to the late Whitney Houston, earned her a deal with RCA Records/Sony Music, yielding two albums ... More

As one of the most iconic brands in music, guitar manufacturer Fender is synonymous with rock and roll heroes like Jimi Hendrix, Kurt Cobain and Eric Clapton. The newest addition to the Fender family is the American Original Series, a special take on the retro-inspired American Vintage series, a ... More

You’ll likely recognize Madeline Brewer from her devastating portrayal of troubled Tricia Miller on Netflix’s “Orange is the New Black,” or maybe from her portrayal of a ruthless soldier on “Black Mirror.” Whichever one comes to mind first—because trust us, they wouldn’t leave you anytime soon—one thing’s for certain: Brewer’s known ... More

According to Frank Ocean, boys don’t cry. But after four years of false promises and deceptive due-dates, this weekend he had boys and girls the world over weeping tears of joy with the release of his second full-length studio album, Blonde. While the album is excellent and is already being lauded ... More

Ravyn Lenae has spent the last few months supporting Grammy-nominated artist SZA on her CTRL tour, along with fellow Chicago native Smino, and surprise guests including Chance the Rapper, adding to the Windy City love affair. Prior to this she toured with Noname, ... More

Norah Jones is a singer, songwriter, actress and also Trevor Terndrup of Moon Taxi’s dog’s name. “Her name is Norah, like Norah Jones, but we call her Norah Bones,” Terndrup tells me. “She’s the cutest little cloud that just fluffs around all day.” The indie rocker is ... More