Christina Aguilera has always been driven by reinvention. She shakes off a part of herself with each new album cycle, tapping into a character or concept that can house whatever is energizing her creatively. First...

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Tyler, the Creator's career has been defined by immaturity. The Odd Future ringleader's many talents--his ear for production, his gravel-studded growl, his cross-disciplinary aesthetic--have often been overshadowed by his penchant for lurid imagery and homophobic...

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Kehlani Parrish doesn't mince words. The Oakland, Calif.-based singer spends most of her debut LP, SweetSexySavage, laying down romantic ground rules in frank, flirty terms. Take the funky single "Distraction," on which she eschews love...

The London-based singer-producer Sampha Sisay is a secret weapon many of this decade's most popular musicians have somehow agreed to share. You've probably heard him before, a spectral presence haunting the edges of albums by...