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From Bars to Batteries: ‘TRINITY’ Shows will.i.am Isn’t Just Designing a Vehicle, He’s Shaping His Future
Last week in Las Vegas, William Adams – better known as will.i.am – unveiled "TRINITY," a three-wheeled electric vehicle designed to rethink how cities move by blending the agility of a motorcycle with the safety of a car. The vehicle, which looks like a concept from a cyberpunk future as much as a modern urban solution, is the latest in a line of technology stories with the Black Eyes Peas frontman at their center: from a wearables collab with Gucci in 2015 to his more recent futuristic car with Mercedes-Benz, Adams' interests outside of music are well-documented.With TRINITY, Adams has pivoted from the passenger seat of automotive culture to the driver’s side of manufacturing. The three-wheeled EV can reach 0-60 mph in just two seconds, and was designed to dismantle the "dangerous" ineff...
Staff Picks: Best Songs of the Week January 10th – January 16th
Great new releases from Anjimile, Remember Sports, and Master Peace and Declan McKenna. Staff Picks: Best Songs of the Week January 10th – January 16th Paolo Ragusa and Jonah Krueger
Stream On This Week: A New Star Trek Debuts, Damon and Affleck Reunite, and Tom Hiddleston Dances
Here's what to stream the weekend of January 16th. Stream On This Week: A New Star Trek Debuts, Damon and Affleck Reunite, and Tom Hiddleston Dances Liz Shannon Miller
The Best Booths To See at ART SG 2026
Singapore Art Week 2026 is set to open on January 23, transforming the Lion City into the season’s premier destination for the discerning collector. At the helm is ART SG, a sprawling showcase at Marina Bay Sands where blue-chip titans like White Cube present museum-grade rosters alongside the intellectual rigor of S.E.A. Focus. From Raqib Shaw’s opulent surfaces to a historic Sotheby’s auction featuring rare Hockney prints, the offering is as much about investment as it is aesthetic pleasure.Check out our curated list of some of the best booths to check out at ART SG 2026, along with a special mention.ART SG 2026Marina Bay SandsSingaporeJanuary 23 - January 25, 2026STPI View this post on Instagram A post shared by STPI (@stpi_singapore)Location: Booth BB10 & Special Exhibiti...
Drake Ramberg, the Designer Behind Football’s Most Iconic Nike Kits, Talks Venezia FC, NOCTA and a ’90s Revival
Few designers have left a fingerprint on football culture quite like Drake Ramberg.Long before jerseys became front-row fashion statements and resale grails, Ramberg was rethinking what team kits could stand for – not just sportswear, but storytelling. An Oregon native, the ex-Nike designer's near three-decades-long tenure at the Swoosh began in the early '90s just as the brand started its aggressive expansion into global soccer. His early work for teams including Arsenal and the Italian national team helped define a visual language that still echoes through the game today: bold graphics, cultural relevance, and a willingness to disrupt tradition without disrespecting it.Ramberg’s most recent project brought him back to Italy – specifically, to Venice, and three-way collaboration between h...
Zero Pressure, All Power: Vaundy Goes All Out for His International Main Stage Debut
During the first weekend of December, Vaundy performed his first-ever live set outside of Japan. The acclaimed Japanese singer-songwriter and producer, often cited as one of the leading artists in today’s J-pop music landscape, took the main stage as the headlining, final act of a major music festival in Hong Kong. Having personally managed the lyrics, composition, arrangement, and visual elements for his multi-genre hits since his 2019 debut, this performance marked a pivotal step in his expanding global presence.For his overseas debut, Vaundy meticulously recreated the immersively dynamic and visually striking stage atmosphere as seen in all his sold-out concerts in Japan. The performance was amplified by vivid hues, dramatic staging and lighting effects, including the signature powerful...
Staff Picks: Best Songs of the Week January 3rd – January 9th
Great new tracks from August Ponthier, Haute & Freddy, Lala Lala, and more. Staff Picks: Best Songs of the Week January 3rd – January 9th Paolo Ragusa and Jonah Krueger
Everything We Loved in Music This Week: January 9
The first music roundup of 2026 is upon us.If you're new here, welcome to Everything We Loved in Music This Week, which is, well, exactly what it sounds like. From the standards – new releases, tour announcements, collaborations, and festival lineup reveals – to the Hypebeast-stamped music moments of the week (like Max B really wholesomely professing his love for HOKAs), you can find it all here. Every Friday at 9 a.m. EST.I'll get right into it.Did Gov Ball Get Its Groove Back? View this post on Instagram A post shared by The Governors Ball (@govballnyc)Short answer: I think so because it’s looking like the best lineup in ages. A tentpole New York City music moment since its inaugural festival in 2011, The Governor’s Ball definitely peaked at some point, with early performers in...
2026 in Music: What We’re Looking Forward To
2026 sure has big shoes to fill when it comes to music.From commendable studio debuts and innovative strides in tearing down the barriers of genre, to generational comebacks and reunions to write home about, 2025 surely delivered – in the sonic sense, at least.As of now, though, this year seems to be shaping up pretty solidly. The lineup of confirmed new releases is not quite plentiful yet, but it does feature projects we’ve been waiting on for a while now, including A$AP Rocky's Don't Be Dumb, as well as LPs from some of our favorite artists like Jordan Ward and Lexa Gates. A myriad of major artists have tours – many of which are global – on the books, with other standing festivals, ceremonies, and tentpole moments interspersed in between.There’s also the BABY BOIs and the ICEMANs, the pr...
24(Ish) Hours After: WHATMORE’s First Headline Show, Featuring Liim
While it’s not 24 hours after, or even 48, for that matter, WHATMORE’s debut headlining show, featuring Liim, was surely one I had to write home (to Hypebeast) about.If you’re unfamiliar with the New York City-born and bred superground, the city flows through the five-piece friend group’s veins. Comprised of Cisco Swank, Yoshi T., Elijah Judah, Jackson August, and Sebastiano, the guys met at LaGuardia High School, formally ~making it official with music in 2024.Upon one scroll through any of their social media accounts – or even the communal WHATMORE pages – you’ll find each of the twentysomething members of the ascending ensemble embody a textbook NYC ethos like it's second nature, palpable even through a screen. You’re likely to find the gang at the bodega, bar, bowling alley, or just ro...
Porsche 911 C4 GTS Cabriolet 992.2: A New Era for Carrera
The world is a better place with Porsche 911s.It's a very powerful way of essentially saying that the Porsche 911 is a benchmark sports car, ironic since it's counter to the "Sports Car Formula" – mid-engined, rear wheel drive. For decades, the 911 has however stuck to its guns with the rear-engined RWD format and through evolution produced arguably the most coveted car on the road. The key aspect of that claim though is "evolution" – it took decades of engineering, design, and marketing for the Porsche flagship vehicle to reach the coveted status it has today.The latest Porsche 911 – generation 992.2 – maintains the core characteristics of the car with changes that some would argue are dramatic. After our review time, we came to the conclusion that it was less dramatic and more linear, ad...
EPs That Defined Our 2025
Along with the albums that undoubtedly left their respective imprints on 2025's sonic persona, a surplus of shorter-form EPs complemented the influx of influential LPs, cementing just as much of an impression.From groundbreaking R&B releases that propelled the genre to its fully modernized potential and a stacked slate of indie and hip hop-infused releases.Read the full list of EPs that defined our 2025 below.Odeal – The Summer That Saved MeThe soundtrack to many of our summers, and a live-from-Lustropolis-penned love letter to the late nights, sun-bleached days, and interludes in between, Odeal’s silky smooth The Summer That Saved Me cemented the British-Nigerian musician as a credible newcomer in the evolving R&B ether. Leon Thomas’ feature on the lead track “Miami” makes for an ...
