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Charli XCX hasn't been shy when it comes to talking about her favorite musical acts and influences—and sometimes, even her crushes—several of whom have graced SPIN's…

Why does being sad sound so good? There's something about a performer under bright lights singing their naked emotions over a simple beat that stops…

With "Purple Emoji" and "Hottest in the City" already out in the wild, details about Ty Dolla $ign's upcoming third album remain scarce. But the subject of SPIN's…

It’s a Thursday afternoon, and the posh Astor Court restaurant in the lobby of the St. Regis Hotel is abuzz with the kind of travelers…

This story originally appeared in the September 1994 issue. In honor of Betty's 25th anniversary, we're republishing  the interview here. "It's Pa-age," says the doormen,…

International multi-genre crossovers are the norm in today’s radio rotation. Kids smash Soundcloud rappers, '70s rock bands and Dutch house megastars onto personal playlists stitched…

At only 25 years old, Tee Grizzley walks around like he’s lived a lot of life. In spite of his young age, the rapper—born Terry…

Sometime in the mid-90s, Daniel Dumile became the villain. As part of the trio K.M.D., the precocious wordsmith spent the early part of that decade as…

Charles Aaron's interview with Eminem first appeared in the May 1999 issue of Spin. Give this kid a magazine rack, because he's got a lot…

When her debut mixtape Summer’s Eve came out in 2014, Rico Nasty was still a high school student in Prince George’s County, Maryland. Since then,…

It’s been a wild year for Mitski Miyawaki. Her latest album, Be the Cowboy, has been hailed as one of the best of…

Lindsey Jordan was inarguably one of the biggest things in indie rock this year. After her 2016 single "Thinning" and her folk-twinged 2017 Habit EP,…

5 Klavierstücke, the German-language title of a forthcoming instrumental album by Irmin Schmidt, translates to "five piano works" in English. The spare formality…

"Can I feel you, are you mythological?" asks Julia Holter in the first song from her last album of new material, 2015’s Have You in…

Tattoos snake down Barry Johnson’s right arm, coming just short of gripping his beer. His left arm, at least the part of it that isn’t…