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The chart-topping Compton rapper's Phoenix concert proved his viral success is not a mirage – but what will it take to maintain his momentum? → Read More
All 10 of our critics’ picks this year came from solo artists. From experimental R&B to heartbreaking indie rock, all were singular visions and complete statements. → Read More
The Montreal producer's rising stature has gotten him bigger collaborators, including Tinashe and Pharrell, but his signature sound is always there → Read More
Her debut, though short, is well-rounded, exploring her identity as a woman coming into her own → Read More
Soca royalty, trap karaoke, a Sean Paul pool party – here’s where you should be → Read More
Higher Brothers, the Chinese rap group brought unwavering energy and undeniable bangers to their concert at Toronto's Rebel, but their immersion into western hip-hop culture opens up a larger conversation. → Read More
Spike Lee expands the pansexual Brooklynite's world, but the Netflix series's second season frequently falls back on caricature → Read More
The Weeknd’s creative incubator hosted a conversation with model Bella Hadid, actor La La Anthony, Blavity founder Morgan DeBaun and more → Read More
One of hip-hop's most fascinating rising stars, the Leikeli47 talks vulnerability, confidence and the Black experience → Read More
Album review: Solange, When I Get Home – with her dreamy tribute to her Houston roots, the R&B/soul auteur shows the South has still got something to say. → Read More
From Pusha T's Danforth Music Hall brawl to Gordon Lightfoot calling last call at Massey Hall (for now), these Toronto concerts resonated beyond the stage. → Read More
What does Toronto sound like? This year's best local albums, as voted by NOW critics, offered many different ways to hear it → Read More
We were in the crowd when chaos broke out at Pusha T's Danforth Music Hall show in Toronto after people threw drinks – and then punches. Here's what happened. → Read More
Local and international musicians came together to discuss the meaning of success at the opening of the new Toronto arts incubator Hxouse. → Read More
A roll-call of rising Canadian and American artists including Gunna, NAV and Bryson Tiller helped the Toronto pop superstar launch his creative entrepreneurship incubator Hxouse → Read More
Ahead of her performance at Red Bull Music Festival's Collision showcase, Toronto singer Ebhoni tells us why she's no longer blonde – and how that links her to the city's exciting freshman class of artists. → Read More
DJs and club-goers came together to discuss safe drug use in Toronto's party scene at Something Special’s Community Meeting. → Read More
Toronto's John Orpheus debut their dreamy new Lost video and talk about Haus Orpheus, their DIY collective creating space for their community in the city. → Read More
Beyoncé and Jay-Z's new album as The Carters, Everything Is Love, reconciles infidelity and betrayal, but also humility vs. hubris and the realities of Blackness vs. the privileges of wealth. → Read More
Bhad Bhabie, the controversial "Cash Me Outside girl," performed her viral hip-hop hits to a roaring crowd during the Toronto stop of her Bhanned In The USA tour, but she was upstaged by dazzling opener Asian Doll → Read More