Rated by The Face: a weekly playlist
Selena sings in Spanish, Central Cee turns down six figures and Ashnikko summons the spirit of Kelis.
Selena sings in Spanish, Central Cee turns down six figures and Ashnikko summons the spirit of Kelis.
A community of artists in the city of Kumasi have put their own spin on the hard-hitting rap sound, winning praise from Stormzy and Virgil Abloh.
Headie One’s close collaborator talks Twitter, artistic confidence and dinner in The Shard.
slowhthai and A$AP Rocky bounce off the walls, Saweetie and Doja Cat become best mates and Virgil takes on experimental production with serpentwithfeet.
The New York based comedian, actor and reply guy-baiter imagines how she would soundtrack a wild post-pandemic weekend party.
The south London seven piece speak to THE FACE ahead of their anxiously excellent debut album.
The Kiwi Rekords boss has united a new wave of producers who are determined to deliver feel-good bangers.
Bieber’s back, Grimes has gone ravey and Playboi Carti’s new stuff is either radical genius, or a disaster.
Think you know everything about the Frontline rapper and BBC Sound of 2021 poll winner? Here are some facts ahead of the 23-year-old musician's US TV debut on The Tonight Show with Jimmy Fallon.
The xx member and freshly soloed artist shares a selection of emotional dance pop tunes.
The west London singer-songwriter, poet and fashion muse has had a stellar 2020 – yes, in spite of everything. On the eve of the release of her debut album, she discusses weird dreams about Harry Styles and the Gucci bag that got away.
The 22-year-old is turning heads with her sexually-charged R&B tunes. Listen to her latest horny track, Incognito, here.
The Big Interview: In an era where controversy cuts the quickest through the noise, many people have already made up their minds about slowthai. But with TYRON, the Northampton rapper wants to show us the whole story.
Presenting 12 artists who’ve enjoyed a 2020 career peak against the odds.
Featuring glacial dark pop, Drogheda drill and club-rap from the Cyberpunk 2077 soundtrack.
With her second surprise release of the year, the singer-songwriter has come to fix, well, whatever she can.
Most know her as “Kombucha Girl”, but the TikTok creator and basement comedy queen has moved beyond being a meme and is sharing a more unvarnished, emotional side in her playlist.
A 20-year-old star of the social media age, Beabadoobee is part of the first generation to have near-instant access to endless socio-cultural archives, using them to create a look that is as much Smashing Pumpkins as it is Lizzie McGuire. She is yesterday, today and, probably, tomorrow. She is MEGA.
The Big Interview: Mixing sugary hyperpop with aggressive punk rap, Rico’s explosive album Nightmare Vacation is a cathartic release to cap a traumatic year.
The prolific NYC producer blends warm-hearted house and techno.
Jorja jumps on a remix of Enny’s Peng Black Girls, Chlobocop switches up her style and Blinding Lights gets a Rosalía rework.