Fifty years ago, the Beatles went through rock’s most famous breakup. Rob Sheffield goes inside the heartbreak, the brotherhood, and why the music still matters. Read our September cover story here.
Four years ago, Lil Baby got out of prison and learned how to rap. Now, he's a superstar who's streaming in the billions and helping to shape a new vision for America. “Now that I do got power, I can say something,” he shares. “Where we come from we’ve got so accustomed to something going wrong.” Read our August cover story on the Atlanta rapper here.
In our July cover story, Jamil Smith explores how the Black Lives Matter movement was built, how it is changing America and where it goes next. "As 'black lives matter' rings out from the mouths of protesters and corporations alike, what will it take to build an America where those three words are a statement of fact — not a fight for survival?," Smith writes. Read the full feature here. Illustration by Kadir Nelson
How does Bad Bunny spend his lockdown? Hanging out with his girlfriend, watching 'Toy Story' and surprising the world. For our June cover story, the Latin-pop superstar talks about dropping two new albums a few months apart, his fight for justice in Puerto Rico and more. "There was no real meaning behind it," he says of his latest surprise-release, 'Las Que No Iban a Salir.' "I just thought, ’Damn. What people need is entertainment." Read the full story here.
Since 2010, Claire Boucher has written, performed, produced, and engineered some of the century’s most exciting, hardest-to-classify, most future-shock-y music as Grimes. Our first-ever standalone digital cover story takes an intimate look at the real life of the artist, who takes on her critics, lays out her fantastic visions, and much more. Click here for the full story.⠀
Billie Eilish has loved Green Day since she was nine years old. She got to sit down with her songwriting hero Billie Joe Armstrong for our Musicians on Musicians issue. Read their conversation here.
Diddy and DJ Khaled got together for an epic summit in our Musicians on Musicians issue. The producers went deep on making hits, fatherhood and reinventing pop music. See the special digital cover here
Elton John and Lana Del Rey are the cover stars of our Musicians on Musicians issue. The duo sat for a conversation about 1970s L.A., what it means to have a persona, and how live shows are like sex. Read the full story here.
Taylor Swift returns to our cover, giving one of the most revealing interviews of her career. She tells Brian Hiatt her side of the last three years, from the backstory of that infamous phone call to her musical evolution and much more. Read it all here.
Harry Styles appears on our latest cover. Rob Sheffield rides shotgun with the former boy-band hero as he opens up about sex, psychedelics, becoming a 21st-century rock star and more. Read the full story here.
Billie Eilish appears on our latest cover. We spend time with pop’s biggest new star at home as she opens up about adjusting to fame, writing songs with her brother Finneas, her mental-health struggles and more. Read the full story here.
Halsey appears on our latest cover. In the in-depth interview, she discusses her “manic” new music, sexual assault and making peace with the person behind the persona. “There is no amount of success or notoriety that makes you safe when you’re a woman,” she says. “None.” Read the story in full here.
Howard Stern appears on our latest cover. In the in-depth interview, he discusses Trump's efforts to get him to speak at the RNC, why he stopped booking porn stars on his show, who he can envision on his final broadcast and much more. Read the full story here.
Willie Nelson appears on the cover of our Weed Issue. Sixty-five years after he smoked his first joint, he is America’s most legendary stoner and a walking testament to the power of weed. “I’m kind of the canary in the mine, if people are wondering what happens if you smoke that shit a long time,” he says. Read the full story here.
Maisie Williams and Sophie Turner appear on our latest cover. The 'Game of Thrones' actresses spoke to us about their unbreakable sisterhood, their surreal teenage years and the most anticipated finale ever. Read the story here.