From long-awaited projects to breakthrough releases, here are the albums that made 2025 another solid year in music.

On our just-published year-end Hot 100 chart, 11 of the top 12 songs were released before 2025, and over half of them even ...

In Raneer Singh's Dhurandhar, retro melodies don’t just return, they resurrect with a vengeance. Old favourites are retooled ...

Editor’s Note: This story appears in the Fall 2025 issue of XXL Magazine, on newsstands now and available for sale on the XXL website. It’s a bold choice to bring Harriet Tubman into rap conversations ...

Source: Michael DeLeon/Getty OK, so there's something not so cool about your current relationship. And it's your partner. Your partner is just not as cool and stylish as you are. And it's noticeable, ...

If you’re over age gap relationship discourse, good. Because it’s time to talk about a much more troubling dynamic plaguing modern romance: swag gap relationships. The term has been making the rounds ...

With the start of the Ryder Cup at Bethpage Black just days away, there are a lot of patriotic products currently flooding the market. But for accessory lovers, SWAG Golf’s new Ryder Cup collection is ...

Sylvia Rhone, an industry trailblazer who is one of a decreasing number of women to helm a major music company, is stepping down from her post as chair/CEO of Epic Records, effective at the end of the ...

It’s hard to imagine a universe where Missy Elliott, Pantera, 21 Savage, En Vogue, and Camila Cabello have much in common, but here’s one way they all did: All were among the many artists whose ...

After a four-year hiatus, Justin Bieber made an underwhelming return to the music industry with his 2025 albums, “SWAG” and “SWAG II,” released two months apart. With a whopping 44 tracks combined — ...