We listened to a lot of music in 2025. The Independent culture team’s collective Spotify age would rival Methuselah, as we took in everything from fresh-faced Gen-Z pop to veteran rock’n’roll. Our ...

It’s fair to say that no one saw it coming: Among the revolving door of influencers in the Hype House, Addison Rae wasn’t necessarily a shoo-in for pop stardom. In 2019, she had no persona or shrewd ...

That phrase is written on a sign above the bathroom at the studio of all-star vocal coach Eric Vetro. The first time Addison Rae saw it at her own lesson there, the influencer-turned-singer did what ...

NEW YORK (AP) — The Associated Press has selected its 10 best albums of the year, presented in no particular order and with a legend describing who might particularly enjoy them, in the vein of our ...

It was Tuesday night in America, and Addison Rae was singing “Diet Pepsi,” an ode to kissing some boy between soda sips in the back seat of his car, and before you could decide whether she had been ...

This is read by an automated voice. Please report any issues or inconsistencies here. Addison Rae slides into a booth at Bob’s Big Boy in Burbank and orders — what else? — black coffee and a chocolate ...

Addison Rae is taking her VMAs 2025 snub with a grain of salt, a wry smile, and some choice words about her contributions to the MTV Video Music Awards. “Not everybody was gonna accept it and enjoy it ...

Addison Rae opened up about everything from Lady Gaga’s version of “Nothing On (But the Radio)” and opening for Lana Del Rey at the Grammy Museum on Thursday night during a conversation with Variety‘s ...

In the fourth season of Arrested Development, there’s a plotline in which Michael Cera’s nebbishy, virginal George Michael Bluth studies abroad in Spain. He hooks up with a Spanish mom named Rosalita, ...