This Saturday’s 2026 Belmont Stakes won’t just be a test of raw endurance on the track—it’s marking a massive cultural shift in the owners’ box. When the gates fly open… The post The New Era of the Triple Crown: Lil Wayne, Lil Yachty, and Run Fast Racing Take on the Belmont Stakes appeared first on .

Unfortunately, your Stereogum staff is not at Primavera Sound in Barcelona this year as we were last year. (It was amazing.) Fortunately, we can join the rest of you in streaming all the action live for free. The fest has partnered with Amazon Music to broadcast a selection of nearly 40 performances live from Parc del Fòrum via Prime Video, …

We’re getting a new Smirk album at the beginning of next month. Nick Vacario, the mastermind behind Smirk, recently announced Speculative Fiction alongside its lead single, “Dogs Years.” Today, we get another glimpse of the forthcoming album with the release of “Abide.” “Abide” is a downtrodden post-punk track that opens with a guitar riff ringing… The post Smirk – “Abide” …

El Malilla is ready to bring reggaeton mexa across the U.S. Last night (Jun. 3), the rising Mexican star announced the dates for his Tu Maliante Bebé USA Tour 2026. El Malilla is one of the artists bringing Mexico’s reggaeton scene to the forefront. Last year, he made history as the first reggaeton mexa artist The post El Malilla Announces …

A few weeks Clairo gave a vague yet inspiring update on her upcoming fourth studio album, the follow-up to 2024’s Charm and her first for new label home Atlantic Records. We know that the new album sounds very different than its predecessors, and that she’s a bit scared (in a good way) about it. Yesterday, SZA posted a video of …

Next week, the New York underground rap fixture Wiki will release his new album Ancient History. I have heard it, and it’s great. For now, you’ll mostly have to take my word for it, since Wiki’s not exactly inundating us with advance singles. Up until today, the only one he shared was “Park,” his warm… The post Wiki – “Right …

Pixies were a vastly influential band who didn’t stick around for too long or release too much music in their first incarnation, which means people have been mining their discography for decades. Somehow, though, someone has found a handful of Pixies tracks that have never seen the light of day. Later this year, Pixies will include those tracks on new …

Today, we remember pioneering Detroit emcee MC Trouble, who tragically passed away on this date in 1991 following complications from an epileptic seizure. She was only 20 years old. Born… The post The Source Magazine Remembers Motown’s First Femcee MC Trouble 35 Years Later appeared first on .

The Portland-based musician Emma Ruth Rundle specializes in bleak, overwhelming music about how we’re all completely fucked as a species (or maybe that’s just my takeaway.) But there’s something utopian about the way that Rundle makes music, collaborating freely across genre lines and finding community in unlikely spaces. It doesn’t negate the message or the… The post Emma Ruth Rundle …

On this day in 1996, Nas dropped one of the most defining singles of his career — If I Ruled The World (Imagine That) featuring the incomparable Lauryn Hill. Released… The post Today In Hip Hop History: Nas Dropped “If I Ruled The World(Imagine That)” Feat. Lauryn Hill 30 Years Ago appeared first on .