In this week’s The Contenders, some new albums, some reissued albums and some revived albums aim for the chart’s top tier.

This week, Rosalía taps Björk and Yves Tumor for a dramatic taste of her excellent upcoming album Lux, Florence + the Machine ...

Don't Tap the Glass is a bit of a left turn: a hyperkinetic, summertime LP with an urgent appeal to move the masses. Since the late 2010s, Tyler the Creator has become one of the more unusual hip-hop ...

Tyler, The Creator didn't announce the album's existence until July 18 and released it three days later, on a Monday. That gave Don't Tap the Glass just four days to accumulate enough streaming and ...

On his last album, Chromakopia, Tyler, The Creator delved into some heavy subjects. From the paranoia inherent to stardom to the complex relationship he has with his hair, Tyler unpacked a lot on his ...

Known for both his openness and his mysteriousness, the rapper, producer — and now actor — keeps people guessing. By Adam Bradley Photographs by Luis Alberto Rodriguez Styled by Carlos Nazario Adam ...

Don’t Tap the Glass is Tyler, the Creator’s second album in less than a year and, at only 28 minutes, notably less robust than its predecessor, Chromakopia. But all the elements of his work are here: ...

Last year, singer-songwriter Faye Webster held her first-ever YoYo Invitational event to Berkeley. Over the weekend, Webster ...