Music

The Face Mix 007: Sporting Life

The experimental hip-hop producer provides a taste of New York’s underground.

100% K Trap: revving fast with the rising rapper

Unmasked and cranking out tune after tune, the South London artist is not slowing down.

Harry Styles: the boy is back

Volume 4 Issue 001: Featuring fan fiction levels of adoration from Stevie Nicks, Elton John and Alessandro Michele. Read the full interview now.

Aitch in Ayia Napa

Volume 4 Issue 001: The Mancunian MC on the pull, on the lash and on top of the world.

rosalia flamenco pop music culture volume 4 issue 001

“I wanna see myself at 90 and singing – yes, much better I’m sure!”

She entered the stage like a gangster. We catch Spanish singer Rosalía during the summer she went global. Click the link below to order now.

Tyler the creator music hip hop volume 4 issue 001

“I got dropped from corporations. Banned from countries. I got for real cancelled before it was a twitter hashtag”

We pin down Tyler, The Creator: the elusive Pied Piper of Fairfax and most influential artist of the decade. Click the link below to order now.

Revelations 003: Aitch

The cheeky Mancunian takes centre stage for our third Revelations episode.

“It would be risky if I wasn’t risky with the next record”

It's a Dua party! The Face goes down the rabbit hole with the British-Albanian superstar on the cusp of album two. Click the link below to order now.

“What’s feminine and what’s masculine … it’s like there are no lines any more”

The boy is back. Harry Styles speaks and bares all for The Face. Click the link below to order now.

The economy of guest rap features

Guest verses can be key to the promotion and quality of a hip-hop album. In today’s world of streaming and relentless content, how much do they cost and what’s the payoff?

Rated by The Face: a weekly playlist

The best contemporary music – refreshed weekly.

‘Norman Fucking Rockwell!’ feels like paradise before the apocalypse

Review: Lana Del Rey's most stripped-back album is a seductive but foreboding end-of-summer soundtrack.

100% J Rick: the Essie Gang member shaping his own sound

He helped soundtrack the biggest tunes of last year, now he’s ready to put his name front and centre.

How The 1975’s new video calls for AR anarchy

The pop rockers invited fans to fuck around with facial AR technology for their new music video, People. Here the directors explain how it’s the first of its kind.

Hoodies All Summer: Kano’s upbeat ode to London’s black youth

Review: In 2016, Kano delighted grime loyalists with Made In The Manor – a return to form musically. His new album sustains his second wind.

Kim Petras brings plenty of sass to Heaven

The German artist has cooked up a potent pop recipe, with pinch of Charli, Britney and Madge.

Rated by The Face: a weekly playlist

The best contemporary music – updated weekly.

Taylor Swift’s never sounded more smitten than on ‘Lover’

Review: The superstar’s seventh LP is a shimmering ode to long-term romance.

Chad Muska and Ross From Friends in conversation

The skateboarding veteran and UK dance producer have found a creative kinship. It’s a love-in!

Club Regulars 013: Andras

Melbourne’s nightlife scene may be under a club-closure crisis, but DJ Andras is here to prove the party is still well and truly alive.

The Face Mix 006: Cõvco

An emotive representation of London’s underground.

The beautiful humanity of D’Angelo and the world that doesn’t deserve him

In light of new documentary Devil's Pie, Reba Maybury reflects on the emotional, musical and sexual complexities of D'Angelo.

100% Haich Ber Na: the do-it-all artist

As he releases his new single Nowhere Like It, the rising star shows us why there’s no one like him.

Rated by The Face: a weekly playlist

The best contemporary music – refreshed weekly.