Say What’s RealSwae Lee gets candid about some of music’s hottest topics, from AI’s impact on creativity to Drake’s recent three-album drop.Words: Peter A. BerryEditor’s Note: This story appears in the Summer 2026 issue of XXL Magazine, on newsstands now and available for sale on the XXL website. If hip-hop had a Hookman of the Year award, Swae […]
Column Unearthing The Metal Underground: The Green Goblins The Green Goblins’ journey is damn-near a decade long at this point. According to their own self-reporting, they began simply with a guitar, violin and bagpipe as a street music band in the Switzerland-Germany-France border area. Upon their inception, what is now a quartet, the unit was […]
Sebastian Bach is officially ready to find out what his next album might sound like. The former Skid Row vocalist’s most recent record is 2024’s well-regarded Child Within the Man. At the time it came out, it was his first new studio album in a decade, following on the heels of 2014’s Give ‘Em Hell. […]
The Smashing Pumpkins are set to headline Lollapalooza today (July 31), but that didn’t stop Billy Corgan from going out last night to see his mate YUNGBLUD. Billy joined Dom at his special Lolla aftershow party for the curtain closer: the pair’s beautiful version of megahit ‘Zombie’, released at the start of this year. Aside […]
Rod Stewart has built an extraordinary career around one of rock music’s most recognizable voices, a raspy, soulful instrument capable of expressing swagger, tenderness, heartbreak, and humor with equal conviction. From his early work with the Faces to decades of solo success, he has moved confidently through rock, folk, blues, soul, disco, pop, and romantic […]
Bodycam footage of Playboi Carti’s 2025 arrest for alleged assault shows him and his ex-girlfriend Gio being questioned by police and the 911 call surfaces. On Thursday (July 30), the CufBoys YouTube channel obtained footage of the incident, where the Atlanta rapper was booked in Wasatch County, Utah, last October en route to a performance […]
On Aug. 1, 1981, Rick Springfield scored the biggest hit of his career when “Jessie’s Girl” reached No. 1 on the Billboard Hot 100. “I always thought every song I wrote is going to be a hit,” Springfield previously admitted to UCR. “You have to think that, otherwise, I won’t finish the song. If I […]
As we get closer and closer to the release of their debut album, PRESIDENT are turning up the ante with the release of a soaring new offering. Titled ‘dark heaven’, it is another example of the line that the band straddle so brilliantly. Emotional and anthemic, yet crushing and cathartic, it is a hefty, honest […]
Elvis Presley changed popular music forever with a voice that could move effortlessly between rock and roll, blues, country, gospel, and heartfelt balladry. His magnetic performances, unmistakable vocal style, and fearless blend of musical influences made him a defining figure of the twentieth century. From electrifying early recordings that ignited a cultural revolution to dramatic […]
50 Cent completely understands why Eminem never followed up the 2002 box office darling 8 Mile with another starring role. Fif recently sat down for an interview with GQ that was published on Thursday (July 30), where the entertainment mogul reflected on making his 2005 semi-autobiographical film Get Rich or Die Tryin’ and compared the […]