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How Jersey Club Music Became the Blueprint for Your Favorite Hip-Hop Songs Right Now
From Kendrick Lamar and Baby Keem to Pink Pantheress and Ice Spice, why your favorite artists love rapping on a classic dance music style that’s been slowly infiltrating the mainstream.
Kendrick Lamar Is Really Getting Some Fits off Lately
Louis Vuitton at the Super Bowl. Martine Rose at the Grammys. Chanel at the Met Gala. Kendrick’s been on a fashion tear this past year, and now, he’s claiming “best-dressed” status.
A Mind-Bending Journey with the Mystic Master of New Age Music
You’ve probably never heard of Peter Davison, but if you’ve ever been to a yoga studio or spa, you’ve almost certainly heard his music. His staggering body of work traces the history of New Age—and reveals why it has once again become the soundtrack to our lives.
How Singer-Songwriter D4vd Became the Mouthpiece for Gen-Z Heartache
The homeschooled teenager from Houston just wanted to make music for Fortnite montages. Now he’s on a sold-out tour with a new EP.
Gunna Fires Back at Those Who Said He “Told” on Young Thug in New Song “Bread & Butter”
The track is Gunna’s first single since he was released from prison last December after filing an Alford plea in the ongoing YSL Rico case.
Matty Healy Is in His…Asics Era?
The 1975 frontman swaggered around stage in Scotland wearing some “midnight”-hued dad sneakers with his shrunken Thom Browne suit.
My Boyfriend and I Are Closer Than Ever, Thanks to the Taylor Swift-Matty Healy Drama
She knows everything about Taylor Swift. He knows the deal with a certain kind of Brooklyn podcaster. Now they’re sharing an exhilarating, once-in-a-lifetime moment of pop-culture crossover.
Bright Lights, Bladee City
When their record labels asked Bladee, de facto frontman of the Swedish musical sensation Drain Gang, and his creative-partner-in-crime Varg2™ to make an album, they started making art together instead. GQ tagged along while they got the downtown treatment for their first-ever New York gallery show.
Rosalía and Rauw Alejandro Set the Record Straight About Their Storybook Engagement
The ‘first couple’ of Spanish-language music took the GQ Couples Quiz, dishing on their first kiss, their go-to karaoke songs, and his proposal snafu.
Rob Grant, Lana Del Rey’s Father, Loves Being a Nepo Daddy
At 69, Rob Grant is releasing his debut album, Lost at Sea. He’s also been an ad man, domain developer, father to international sensation Lana Del Rey—and a huge boat enthusiast. So we spent an afternoon cruising up the Hudson with him and his daughter.
Confessions of a Dave Matthews Superfan
Essayist and screenwriter Samantha Irby is one of the biggest DMB fans on Earth—so much so that she devoted a whole section to Dave in her hilarious new essay collection, Quietly Hostile.
Talking With ‘Swiftie Dads’ at a Taylor Swift Concert
GQ ventured to Philadelphia to meet the dads of Taylor Swift fans as they gathered, in the tens of thousands, to see the pop superstar’s first hometown show of her sold-out Eras Tour.
The Dave Matthews Guide to Living and Dying
The troubadour of mellow vibes has been one of the biggest acts in music for three decades. Now 56, Matthews has been singing about mortality for a long time, and he’s confronting its specter in new and surprising ways.
Why Rihanna and A$AP Rocky Naming Their Son ‘RZA’ Isn’t That Surprising
Even before the official name reveal, the hip-hop power couple were leaving clues everywhere.
How Wes Lang and M. Shadows Pushed Each Other to New Creative Zones for Avenged Sevenfold’s New Album
The metal band’s new album Life Is But a Dream… features original paintings from the revered artist, but their music and his art has been inspiring each other for some time now.
Are the Jonas Brothers the Coolest Millennials on TikTok?
TikTok stars like TJ Mack creator Brian Jordan Alvarez—plus the brothers themselves—weigh in on how the guys hacked the algorithm and boosted the app’s up-and-coming talent along the way.
Here’s What the Beyhive Is Saying About Beyoncé’s Renaissance Tour Kickoff
The pop diva opened her anticipated international show in Stockholm last night and has fans wondering—is it a farewell tour?
The Real-Life Diet of Anderson .Paak, Who Fasts Until 2 P.M. Daily
The musician caught up with GQ about fine-tuning his tour routine, growing up on ice cream, and carrying around a gallon jug of water.
How Hardcore Punk Musicians Learned to Love the Gym
Henry Rollins created the archetype of the extremely jacked hardcore frontman, and new-school bands like Turnstile are pumping iron to follow suit.
The National Embraced “Sad Dad Rock”—Then Wrote a Straight-Up Love Song
Frontman Matt Berninger caught up with GQ about overcoming depression, collaborating with Taylor Swift, and his band’s new album.
What Even Is Coachella Style Now?
For nearly two decades, the Southern California music festival has been shorthand for an entire (much maligned) genre of dressing: vaguely bohemian, woefully trendy. This year, GQ ventured to Indio to find out what people are wearing to Coachella these days.
The Inescapable Dominance of Don Toliver
The Houston rapper and Travis Scott protege released one of the best albums of the year so far—another step on his steady path to industry dominance.
The Coachella Celebrity Fashion Machine Is Still Going Strong
Take a look at all the best high-profile menswear on display both weekends of Coachella 2023.
Actually, Frank Ocean’s Coachella Set Was Great
GQ went to Coachella, where the generational artist gave his first live show in six years on Sunday evening. Despite its late start and early end, Ocean’s performance through grief was a chaotic triumph.
The Real-Life Diet of Opera Singer Ryan Speedo Green, Who Lost 100 Pounds to Play a Prizefighter
The bass-baritone caught up with GQ about learning to box from scratch, the intimidating crowd at early-morning workout classes, and why singing opera is bit like being an athlete.
Luh Tyler Is the Feel-Good Story in Rap Right Now
The 17-year-old Florida rapper is making some of the freshest music in hip-hop.
Inside the Latest Chapter of the Kanye West-Drake Beef
Drake sampling Kim Kardashian's comments about her divorce on his new song is just the latest chapter in a long-standing Cold War.
Karol G Is Blowing Up Reggaeton's Boys' Club
Inside the unstoppable rise of the Colombian superstar who is dominating charts around the globe.
Inside Donald Glover’s New Creative Playground
He changed the course of television with Atlanta and laid out a blueprint for a whole era of dark comedy. And now, out in Ojai, California, the multihyphenate star is preparing for the next phase of his career, building something even bigger and more ambitious that only he could have imagined.
Music Sounds the Way It Does Because of Ryuichi Sakamoto
A remembrance of the legendary artist and composer, who died last week at 71.