Musiq Soulchild: is it love, is it lies

From Musiq Soulchild’s new Hit-Boy-produced album, Victims & Villains, “is it love, is it lies” brims with soaring harmonies, piano loops and dramatic percussion. Soulful and buoyant, it’s an enchanting neo-soul track that, a little over halfway through, transforms into a jazzy spoken-word piece.

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Challenging the male gaze, an oral history of house music, an AR headset that locates hidden items and more

India’s Museum of Art and Photography Will Confront Biases Bengaluru, India opened a major cultural institution this month, the Museum of Art and Photography (MAP). In addition to the pre-modern and contemporary art and photography within its 60,000-piece collection, the five-story institution showcases textiles, posters and craft in an effort to eschew the industry’s elitism to create wider accessibility. “The entire differentiation between ‘high’ art …

Hayden feat. Feist: On A Beach

The third single from Are We Good, the first full-length studio album from alt-folk recording artist Hayden (aka Hayden Desser) since 2015, “On A Beach” not only features vocals by beloved singer-songwriter Feist but was also crafted after an invitation from her to join a songwriting workshop with other notable figures. “I was terrified, but joined in as an attempt to jolt myself out of …