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An Open Letter to Kanye West as He Asks Forgiveness
While Ye’s lengthy public apology and renewed acknowledgment of his bipolar disorder are a necessary starting point, they come after years of harm. An Open Letter to Kanye West as He Asks Forgiveness Kiana Fitzgerald
A Day in the Life on Tour With ONE OK ROCK
Back in October 2025, ONE OK ROCK officially brought the high-octane energy of their DETOX European Tour to Berlin’s Max-Schmeling-Halle. As part of their most ambitious European run to date - spanning 16 cities including Hamburg, Cologne and Munich - the Japanese icons delivered a setlist packed with career-defining hits and fresh cuts from their latest album, DETOX. Following one of the wildest and most spirited shows of the circuit, the band granted Hypebeast an exclusive, intimate look at what an average tour day looks like for a global powerhouse.Life on the Road: The Tour BusLeading the day’s walkthrough was bandleader and guitarist Toru, joined by bassist Ryota and drummer Tomoya. Far from the typical "rockstar" bravado, the trio provided a candid tour of their mobile home for the t...
Five Anti-ICE Songs You Can Listen to Right Now
Folk, country, punk, and metal to help you process the state of the world. Five Anti-ICE Songs You Can Listen to Right Now Wren Graves
Everything We Loved in Music This Week: January 23
There's a lot to look back on this week.It's no surprise the 2026 music scene is shaping up incredibly solidly, but the past seven days have shaken up the sonic zeitgeist quite a bit. Don't Be Dumb continues to dominate the cultural conversation, as A$AP Rocky carefully and creatively expands the acclaimed new album visually, musically, and experientially.Don Toliver announced his long-awaited OCTANE LP – due out sooner rather than later – along with other studio project announcements from fakemink, Foggieraw, and Denzel Curry, and new releases hit from IDK, Young Thug x Fred again.., Ari Lennox, xaviersobased, James Blake, and more.Stream all of our favorite new releases in the January playlist below, and find all this week's full roundup underneath.A$AP Rocky Expands Don’t Be DumbRocky i...
Staff Picks: Best Songs of the Week January 17th – January 23rd
Including fresh new songs from Avalon Emerson & the Charm, Naomi Scott, and Cardinals. Staff Picks: Best Songs of the Week January 17th – January 23rd Consequence Staff
Stream On This Week: A Demented Joker Homage, a Great Sundance Indie, and a Loving Mel Brooks Tribute
Here's what to stream the weekend of January 23rd. Stream On This Week: A Demented Joker Homage, a Great Sundance Indie, and a Loving Mel Brooks Tribute Liz Shannon Miller
Heavy Song of the Week: Exodus’ “3111” Marks Triumphant Return of Vocalist Rob Dukes
Dukes gives a startlingly unhinged performance on his first studio recording with the band since 2010. Heavy Song of the Week: Exodus’ “3111” Marks Triumphant Return of Vocalist Rob Dukes Jon Hadusek
Through the Lens: Exactitudes
If uniformity spells out the death of personal style, maybe our fear of sameness is something worth learning from. Garment by garment, we assemble ourselves in ways as intimately entwined with one another as with our own bodies. Because even when we think ‘I’m one of a kind,’ we do it in unison.This paradox sits at the center of Exactitudes, the cult photo project and fashion anthropology study by Dutch photographer Ari Versluis and profiler Ellie Uyttenbroek. A portmanteau of “exact” and “attitude,” the project is heralded as one of the most influential photo series in contemporary fashion, and works by arranging grids of 12 portraits of participants bound by obsession, subculture or sartorial resemblance. From fur-clad Italian women, Beijing screamers, to buff leathermen in Rotterdam, ea...
A Century of Stardust: How San Antonio’s Majestic Theatre Escaped Demolition and Became a Cultural Beacon
The historic, star-lit sanctuary is a welcoming cultural home for all of South Texas, housing concerts, theater productions, comedy sets, and more. A Century of Stardust: How San Antonio’s Majestic Theatre Escaped Demolition and Became a Cultural Beacon Kiana Fitzgerald
15 Tracks That Define Mac Miller
On this year's January 19, Mac Miller would've turned 34 years old.This makes the late musician a Capricorn, an astrological sign defined by its ambition – albeit oftentimes slightly offset by high levels of self-awareness – and an uncompromising work ethic: qualities that shine through every artistic endeavor Mac set his sights on.There's no better day to pay tribute to his unwavering impact on the music scene and cultural zeitgeist – and there's absolutely no better way to sum up his impact than through his own world-building discography. Here are 15 songs that define Mac's otherwise undefinable legacy."Shangri–La"Project: BalloonerismA snapshot of Mac at peace, the soothing Balloonerism cut envisions a euphoric state of steadiness. The worldly possessions of fame matter less; internal p...
Why A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms Uses the Game of Thrones Theme as a Punchline
Here's how the spinoff found its unique tone, according to showrunner Ira Parker and star Peter Claffey. Why A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms Uses the Game of Thrones Theme as a Punchline Liz Shannon Miller
Everything We Loved In Music This Week: January 16
Just two weeks into 2026 and the music zeitgeist is already moving at rapid speed.At the centerfold of culture at large this week comes, to no surprise, A$AP Rocky's universally anticipated fourth studio album, Don't Be Dumb. Lexa Gates also unveiled her sophomore studio endeavor, I Am, prefaced with another ambitious performative art exhibition staged in New York City's Jefferey Deitch Gallery.A handful of artists from across the genre spectrum also announced imminent projects this week, including none other than J. Cole himself, properly dropping the curtain on The Fall-Off's February release date.The underground continues to cement itself as a formidable force to be reckoned with, accounting for a good portion of this year's sole Rolling Loud North America Festival in May.Full monthly p...
