Behind Drag Syndrome: The performers with Down’s syndrome expanding the art of drag culture

We catch up with Drag Syndrome’s Artistic Director Daniel Vais to talk performance art, activism and the misconceptions of Down’s syndrome

Kedr Livanskiy is a force of nature

Something’s growing in the Russian underground, and Moscow producer Kedr Livanskiy is at the root of it

The new D’Angelo documentary offers a rare glimpse of a troubled visionary

Devil’s Pie, a new documentary about the life of D’Angelo is an intimate portrait of a famously unknowable artist

Common ground: Holly Herndon in conversation with James Bridle

Where do humans and machines overlap? Can we ever understand AI? Should we be listening to trees? Composer Holly Herndon contemplates our near future with technologist James Bridle

Whose master’s voice? Why artists need to take ownership in the age of independence

With rumblings about master rights and money troubles in the music industry growing louder, artists need to be more aware of their ownership options than ever before

The criminalisation of rap in Brazil is having fatal consequences

In Brazil, the suppression of baile funk comes alongside a brutal crackdown on the country’s black population.

Keyah/Blu is in a lane of her own

With every new track, Keyah/Blu reveals herself as an increasingly essential new voice. We meet the rising talent in London to find out what the future holds.

Steve Lacy: Easy does it

With just an iPhone and a guitar, Steve Lacy declared himself the sound of a generation. With his debut album, he proved he’s the sound of a fluid future

Rising: ((( O ))) is nourishing her soul

((( O ))) works alone from a solar-powered treehouse studio in the jungle. For this month’s Rising, she chats blissful R&B and a sustainable creative process.