He found a niche on Instagram capturing Downtown Manhattan’s eccentric street characters. As he turns his focus to the city’s endangered small businesses and a tight mayor’s race, he’s become an unlikely powerbroker. By Lauren Vespoli June 18, 2021 “It’s hard to know who’s being genuine,” says Nicolas Heller, or as he’s better known to
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R&B Singer/Songwriter, Darrell Kelley has shifted his focus to Ronald Greene, on his new single, aptly titled, “Ronald Greene.” Darrell Kelley has based his music around cases of African Americans, being a target and subsequent casualties of police in various instances. Darrell Kelley is highly consumed by these cases, and has seemingly now devoted his
For her book To Raise A Boy, Emma Brown interviewed parents, teachers, coaches, and kids. She spoke with GQ about fatherhood, the problem with the term “toxic masculinity,” and the current state of American boyhood. By Luke Zaleski June 18, 2021 Getty Images; Photo Illustration by C.J. Robinson All products featured on GQ are independently
What was it like the first time you realized music is what you wanted to do as your life’s work? It was trippy. I was hallucinating while a friend played blues guitar in the early morning after a party in suburbia. The guitar filled up with golden rays and shone out into the room. I
Evil is back for a wild second season of supernatural madness and deeply sincere moral queries. By Keith Phipps June 18, 2021 Katja Herbers and Mike Colter in EVIL, 2021. Courtesy of Elizabeth Fisher for CBS / Paramount+ Early in the second-season premiere of Evil, David Acosta (Mike Colter), experiences a new variation on a recurring
Connecting musicians with individuals capable of bringing their music to a wider audience has always been a haphazard affair. Chance, hard work, fate, all sorts of random turns of fortune often dictate who finds favor and who does not. Talent plays an important role in making or breaking a musical career, without question, but the
Two guitar gods detail the launch of a new music festival celebrating Black America’s complicated history. By Al Shipley June 17, 2021 Getty Images; Photo Illustration by C.J. Robinson Nile Rodgers is a co-founder of the legendary disco band Chic, and a member (and current chairman) of the Songwriters Hall of Fame thanks to his
What was it like the first time you realized music is what you wanted to do as your life’s work? When I was little I was able to see the power of music at my church where my grandmother was the choir director. She is a self taught musician where she learned how to play
The director discusses his favorite songs that didn’t make it into his new documentary about the influential cult band. By Colin Groundwater June 16, 2021 Illustration by Simon Abranowicz Have you heard of Sparks? No? Edgar Wright is here to fix that. The director behind Baby Driver and Shaun of the Dead has a new
The Culture III album opener isn’t a typical Migos song—and that’s what’s great about it. By Caleb Catlin June 16, 2021 Takeoff, Quavo, and Offset of Migos perform on stage during the 2021 Billboard Music AwardsChristopher Polk/NBC via Getty Images After 10 years worth of music from Migos, expectations have settled in. In the best
Strutting around like a Gun Club cover that has been reimagined with the moxie of a post-alternative rock generation of songwriting, we discover the opening bars of Trevor Drury’s “Alice” sounding and feeling like a throwback to ‘80s college rock – with an added dash of pomp, that is. There’s a flamboyancy to the groove in this
A mega-couple, an apartment hunt, and a lot of rebounding: these two are singlehandedly funding gossip rags across America. By Danielle Cohen June 15, 2021 Jennifer Lopez and Alex Rodriguez in New York, April 24, 2019.Raymond Hall / Getty Images A mere five months ago, Jennifer Lopez inserted a line from her own song into
The luxury SUV is one of the most referenced cars in rap right now. Here’s why. By Damien Scott June 15, 2021 Getty Images; Photo Illustration by C.J. Robinson On June 25, 2006, Jay-Z held a concert at Radio City Music Hall to celebrate the 10-year anniversary of his debut album, Reasonable Doubt. It was
If you had told me that the song I couldn’t stop humming as I encountered my daily routine was a piece penned by an on-the-rise TikTok musician, I would have stopped you at “on-the-rise” and said, “Yeah, probably.” There’s nothing that the up-and-coming musical forces seem swayed from trying and the future of music feels
With one foot in the past and another in the present, Calvyn Cass continues to reinvent himself with his single “You Always”. The Pop/EDM artist has always had a passion for remixing attributes we’re all fairly familiar with. Much of their influence comes from the 90s and early 00’s power acts but combines it with
Who is Intelligent Diva? Is she a Singer? Is She A Rapper? How about an Actress? Or how about a software tester for a data based company? Well, she is all of these things, and perhaps a bit more. Intelligent Diva found music through religion, as her first exposure to singing, came while attending church
With “I Know”, Jason Shand has crafted a letter of forgiveness to himself. One of the beautiful things about music is its ability to communicate emotions, but to also put us in the headspace of the performer. Jason Shand is a truly stirring soul, whose love of classic, inoffensive rock like Seal, Fiona Apple, but
The concept of succeeding in the face of nobody else believing in you is a hard pill to swallow, but it unlocks something within your subconscious: the ability to be your own biggest fan and supporter. Without self-belief and self-approval, greater success may as well feel like a total impossibility because that’s the way the
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