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Hear Rico Nasty’s blazing new single “Turn It Up,” produced by 100 gecs

Following her 2022 mixtape Las Ruinas, Rico Nasty is back with new single “Turn It Up,” produced by 100 gecs. Watch the Isaac Garcia-directed music video.

Backed by the Flo Militia, Flo Milli is ready to dominate 2023

Flo Milli is a rapper you need to know. Here, she talks her latest release You Still Here, Ho?, her style collab with the Creative Era, and her love for her fans.

How Sudan Archives reclaimed the concept of prom with Natural Brown Prom Queen

Sudan Archives doesn’t do basic. On her sophomore album Natural Brown Prom Queen, she conjures a rebellious parallel version of herself.

Watch Rico Nasty's new "Black Punk" video

Rico Nasty has shared her new single, “Black Punk,” along with a music video. “Black Punk” is the third single from her upcoming mixtape, Las Ruinas.

Neck Deep, Ice Nine Kills and 8 other things you need to check out this week

Check out The Latest — for all the essential new music, tickets and livestreams you need right now. Neck Deep return Neck Deep are back with their first new music in two years, “STFU.” In the single, the quartet fall back on their pop-punk roots while capturing the dread that often accompanies online culture. The […]

Rico Nasty drops new single "Intrusive"—watch

Rico Nasty has dropped her new single, “Intrusive,” alongside a music video. The track is the second release from her forthcoming project. “Intrusive” was produced by Ben10k and Danes Blood. Read more: Rico Nasty drops “Vaderz” video featuring Bktherula—watch “Intrusive” is an appropriate name for the track as Rico hops between sonic and intellectual concepts. […]

How Denzel Curry grew from a SoundCloud giant to a legacy builder

THERE COMES A CERTAIN POINT IN AN ARTIST’S CAREER where the creative anxiety settles. Album-release schedules might start feeling more routine than anything, and the only thing that truly matters is the art. Not the outside noise, not the theatrics, but rather what that piece of themselves and insight into their lives — however they […]

Rico Nasty drops “Vaderz” video featuring Bktherula—watch

Rico Nasty is back with new single “Vaderz” featuring Bktherula. The track is accompanied by a music video, co-directed by Nasty and Marco Alexander. Read more: Avril Lavigne: “Music takes over your whole life; I had to dedicate my entire life to my music” Nasty recently interviewed Avril Lavigne for the cover of Alternative Press’ […]

Denzel Curry remains unpredictable, but now he’s taking off the mask

It’s another new month, which means it’s time for the next issue of Alternative Press. We’re thrilled to present our April issue (#405) with cover star, and hip-hop trailblazer, Denzel Curry. Check out a preview of the story below. Within the pages of the new issue, Curry is joined by a slew of exciting artists, […]

Waterparks, Limp Bizkit and 8 other things you need to check out this week

Check out The Latest – for all the essential new music, tickets and livestreams you need right now.   Waterparks and Neck Deep unite for Sad Summer   …and they’re bringing Mayday Parade, The Summer Set, Against The Current, State Champs and more along for the ride, too. These shows are going to be a lot […]

Denzel Curry drops highly anticipated ‘Melt My Eyez See Your Future’—listen

Denzel Curry has released his new album, Melt My Eyez See Your Future, via Loma Vista. The album is full of features, which includes T-Pain, Rico Nasty, slowthai and more. Listen to the album below. Read more: Denzel Curry releases “Zatoichi” featuring slowthai—watch Curry spoke about what to expect from his latest album in a press release. […]

Avril Lavigne: “Music takes over your whole life; I had to dedicate my entire life to my music”

In an undisclosed location, at a warehouse in Los Angeles, Avril Lavigne and Rico Nasty meet for the first time. One is a giant of her genre, the godmother of modern pop punk; the other, a pioneer of misfit rap, whose idiosyncratic flows and personas (the trap Tacobella and nü-metal/rap Trap Lavigne) have inspired a […]

Avril Lavigne on ‘Let Go’ era: “I would wear the same shit over and over; no one does that now”

This month, Avril Lavigne made her cover debut with Alternative Press. As part of our Modern Icons Issue, Lavigne was interviewed by Rico Nasty (who operates under the alter ego Trap Lavigne when she taps into her punk influences, in case you didn’t know). In the issue, Lavigne appears alongside other beloved names in music […]

Avril Lavigne had to fight throughout her career to make the music she wanted to

Twenty years ago, Avril Lavigne began a legacy with her debut album, Let Go. Its release saw her dominate the pop-punk landscape on a global scale, being one of few women to do so successfully. But it also ignited a journey that required strength and resolve to execute her vision. Along the way, her abilities […]

No Free Coffee is building a community out of streetwear and coffee die-hards

No Free Coffee is anything but “just a coffee shop.” Founded by Mario Kristian, No Free Coffee is a marvelous pop-up streetwear/community-building coffee shop that was inspired by Japanese cafe culture and Italian wine windows. After visiting Japan, where the cafe aesthetics were a breath of fresh air, Kristian wanted to bring that same sensibility […]

15 Black artists who are using elements of hyperpop in their music

Hyperpop has always been a genre that is DIY and willing to push musical boundaries. That independence began with its rise in popularity in the mid-2010s and continues into the present. It’s also the reason hyperpop has been able to fluidly blend with a wide range of styles, helping artists make music that is ever […]

Tyler, The Creator, the Strokes and more ignite Outside Lands stages

Outside Lands returns each year at Golden Gate Park in San Francisco for a massive three-day festival featuring a musical lineup of big-league performers and artists on the rise. Usually held in August, the 2021 dates were a sweet treat—falling on Halloween weekend for the first time in its 13 years of existence. The crowd […]

AltPress Weekly: Joey Jordison, All Time Low, Angels & Airwaves and more

It’s time for another AltPress Weekly. Each week, we highlight the things we want you to check out. We keep you in the loop about everything going on over at Alternative Press, along with all the music news that has us captivated. Of course, we also shout out the freshest music finds, from rarities and […]

15 artists changing the landscape of alternative music with hyperpop

Although it has the word in its name, hyperpop is a far cry from the pop music you hear when you turn the radio on. A relatively new concept, hyperpop is the product of forward-thinking 2010s pop music combined with SoundCloud’s nightcore scene. PC Music owner A.G. Cook, as well as SOPHIE and others associated […]

11 artists who are redefining everything we know about the trap metal genre

For a music genre, trap metal is still a baby. That being said, hundreds of Bones-core, Ghostemane-core and Scarlxrd-core tracks were uploaded to SoundCloud by the time you finished reading this sentence. Is there any room for the latest fusion of metal and hip-hop to expand and evolve, or is it doomed to repeat and […]
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