A huge, gloriously silly and brutally effective amalgam of abandoned styles ripe for reinvigorating — rap-metal, dream-prog, ...

Notice anything unusual about this year’s top hits? Yes, more than half of them are from last year — we dug into the reasons ...

Ahead of his shows with Craig Finn, Drive-By Truckers’ Patterson Hood has shared a new single. “‘Scott’s Sister’ was the first song I wrote for what became my Exploding Trees & Airplane Screams album, ...

Expect to see selections from the established stars, the next wave of new talent, the up-and-comers and everyone else in between. If the song is fire enough to beat the competition, it'll take one of ...

Each week, we use this column to break down major takeaways from the latest Billboard albums and singles charts. But it seems like a good week to break down a larger question about the charts circa ...

Tyler, the Creator just released an expanded edition of last year’s excellent Chromakopia, which features one new song, “Mother.” It’s nestled within the album at track 12 of 15, it fits right in ...

Week in and week out, there are plenty of brand-new rap songs, no matter the time of year. It can be really difficult to stay aware of what's out and also what's hot, so XXL decided to make things ...