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Things We Loved in Music This Week: August 2
As the week in music comes to a close, Hypebeast has rounded up the most notable music-related headlines – new releases, live performances, merch drops, fashion and footwear collaborations, and more.pgLang Launches Project 3 AgencyKendrick Lamar and Dave Free's pgLang launched its own global creative agency, Project 3. Named after the three parts of a story (beginning, middle, and end), Project 3 Agency stays true to the Project Language ethos, defined as "a new venture within the pgLang ecosystem, designed to expand creative resources for both corporate and independent businesses." Focused on building brands externally, offering services ranging from creative direction, brand design, strategy, and content creation, to event planning and production services.Bad Bunny x Mercedes-AMG x adida...
Song of the Week: Chappell Roan Majestically Mourns a Relationship on “The Subway”
Plus, new music from Geese, Del Water Gap, Metro Boomin, and Yves Tumor. Song of the Week: Chappell Roan Majestically Mourns a Relationship on “The Subway” Paolo Ragusa
HypeArt Visits: FriendsWithYou on How Cuteness Will Save Us All
In a world that often mistakes cynicism for sophistication, FriendsWithYou is on a mission to spread the good gospel of play. Founded by Samuel Borkson and Arturo “Tury” Sandoval III in 2002, the Los Angeles-based duo have nurtured a practice defined not only by its soft-smiled characters, but the reimagination of spirituality for an era defined by nihilism and corporate exhaust.Their work has spanned across sculpture, toys, painting, animation and even dancing robotics, yet in conversation with their aesthetic signature, it’s a steadfast commitment to joy, nature and togetherness that make up the contours of FriendsWithYou. “Soft power is how we win,” Borkson told HypeArt. “Something fluffy and sweet can offer something more powerful than a punch in the face.” There’s strength found in th...
Things We Loved in Music This Week: July 26
oAs the week in music comes to a close, Hypebeast has rounded up the most notable music-related headlines – new releases, live performances, merch drops, fashion collaborations, and more.Tyler, The Creator – DON’T TAP THE GLASSStarting off the week strong, Tyler, The Creator lifted the veil on his surprise new project, DON'T TAP THE GLASS. The ten-track follow-up to CHROMAKOPIA is, in Tyler's adamant own words, "not a concept album" and, rather, the rapper seeking to shatter the social media standards and put out a project that makes people put their phones down and instead get up and dance.Spotify | Apple MusicMac DeMarco – “Holy”Mac DeMarco is continuing to roll out his next studio venture, Guitar. DeMarco just dropped the project's second single, "Holy," which follows up "Home."Spotify ...
Zlatan Ibrahimović: From Malmö Dream to FC 26 Cover
Zlatan Ibrahimović has been unveiled as the cover star for EA SPORTS' FC 26 Ultimate Edition, set to launch worldwide on September 26, 2025. This highly anticipated reveal, which also introduced Jude Bellingham and Jamal Musiala as the Standard Edition athletes for FC 26 and FC Mobile, brings a unique blend of nostalgia and cutting-edge gaming. The Ultimate Edition cover notably features a powerful recreation of an iconic photo from Zlatan's early days at Malmö FF, promising fans a deep dive into the legendary striker's journey and celebrating his illustrious career that spans across Europe's biggest clubs.Stepping onto the set for the cover shoot was a profound experience for the Swedish maestro, transporting him back decades. "It brings back memories," Zlatan reflected. "This was a long ...
Things We Loved in Music This Week: July 18
As the week in music comes to a close, Hypebeast has rounded up the most notable music-related headlines – new releases, live performances, merch drops, fashion collaborations, and more.Cactus Jack – JACKBOYS 2 & JACKBOYS 2 (DELUXE)On Sunday, the long-anticipated JACKBOYS 2 finally dropped. Travis Scott's Cactus Jack – including Don Toliver and Sheck Wes – at last, delivered the follow-up to 2019's JACKBOYS. JACKBOYS 2 spans 17 songs, with features from SahBabii, Vybz Kartel, Playboi Carti, Future, Tyla, GloRilla, Wallie the Sensei, and YoungBoy Never Broke Again. Just a few days after the album dropped, Scott followed up with three more tracks on the JACKBOYS 2 (DELUXE), which features one more Travis song, a Sheck Wes x Yeat song, and a Wallie the Sensei x Luxury Tax song.Spotify | A...
Billy Joel: And So It Goes: The 12 Biggest Revelations from HBO’s New Documentary
The two-part film directed by Susan Lacy and Jessica Levin explores the Piano Man's highest highs and lowest lows. Billy Joel: And So It Goes: The 12 Biggest Revelations from HBO’s New Documentary Liz Shannon Miller
Heavy Song of the Week: The Armed Dig in with Post-Hardcore Workout “Sharp Teeth”
The final single from the Detroit collective's forthcoming album sees the return of original member Dan Greene. Heavy Song of the Week: The Armed Dig in with the Pensive Post-Hardcore Workout “Sharp Teeth” Jon Hadusek
Melvins’ Buzz Osborne and Dale Crover Each Pick Their Top 5 Metal Albums
Both picked a certain Judas Priest live album as their No. 1 selection. Melvins’ Buzz Osborne and Dale Crover Each Pick Their Top 5 Metal Albums Heavy Consequence Staff
The Twilight of Late Night TV
The future doesn't look great for late night, with the end of The Late Show with Stephen Colbert. The Twilight of Late Night TV Liz Shannon Miller
Things We Loved in Music This Week: July 12
As the week in music comes to a close, Hypebeast has rounded up the most notable music-related headlines – new releases, live performances, merch drops, fashion collaborations, and more.Justin Bieber – SWAGBieber is back. Just about twelve hours after launching his SKYLRK brand, Justin Bieber has returned to the music scene with SWAG, his first album since Justice in 2021, and includes contributions from Sexyy Red, Cash Cobain, Gunna, Lil B, Dijon and Druski, among others.Spotify | Apple MusicClipse – Let God Sort Em OutSpeaking of grand returns, Clipse also made one of the most long-awaited reunions in hip-hop. The Thornton brothers, Pusha T and Malice, have shared their first new music in over 15 years: a star-studded new album, Let God Sort Em Out, featuring production by Pharrell and o...
‘Vignettes’ by Marty Schnapf Channels the Subconscious in Kaleidoscopic Paintings
SummaryMarty Schnapf's Vignettes exhibition opens at Perrotin Hong KongIt features kaleidoscopic paintings blending figuration/abstraction, drawing from dreams and water motifsThe show will run until August 16, 2025Marty Schnapf’s solo exhibition Vignettes, now on view at Perrotin Hong Kong, presents a series of kaleidoscopic paintings that blur the boundaries between figuration and abstraction. Drawing from dreams, memories and symbolic archetypes, Schnapf’s compositions act as portals into extrasensory realms where bodies dissolve, refract and merge with their surroundings. Water emerges as a central motif both as subject and metaphor, appearing in works like "Memory Pool" and "The Pull of the Moon, the Draw of the Shore," where translucent figures commune with luminescent fish or naviga...
