The Weeknd graces the cover of TIME’s “Next Generation Leaders” issue. The cover story, done by Kara Brown, touches on the XO crooner’s rise to superstar status, headlining Coachella 2018, and the release of his The Weeknd – My Dear Melancholy, EP. Serving as his first interview since 2016, the Toronto singer touches on his music resonating with millennials, relationships, and scrapping an album prior to putting on his chart-topping EP.

“Prior to Melancholy, I had a whole album written, done,” Tesfaye says. “Which wasn’t melancholy at all because it was a different time in my life.” I ask if that album, presumably recorded while he was still with Gomez, was more upbeat. “Yeah,” he says. “It was very upbeat—it was beautiful.” But he scrapped the project because he’s moved past that part of his life. “I don’t want to perform something that I don’t feel,” he says. Will we ever hear it? “Never,” he insists.

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Rihanna brings beauty, elegance and candor to the cover of Vogue‘s June 2018 issue. In Chioma Nnadi’s revealing cover story, which follows Rih Rih on a typically busy day in Paris, Ms. Fenty opens up about her current love life (she’s taken), her relationship with Drake (“We don’t have a friendship now, but we’re not enemies either”) and the mindless chatter surrounding her weight gain last year (“I’m not built like a Victoria’s Secret girl, and I still feel very beautiful and confident in my lingerie.”) The biggest scoop from the story, however, is that Rihanna is working on a new album — a reggae album.

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Last week, Time Inc. confirmed NME’s free weekly print magazine will cease publication and this is the final edition. The news powerhouse’s UK group managing director of Music, Paul Cheal revealed the NME is one of the most iconic brands in British media and their move to free print has helped to propel the brand to its biggest ever audience on the digital side of things.

The free weekly first hit the stands back in 2015 and featured Rihanna on the cover.

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Complex dedicates their first digital cover of 2018 to one of the hottest labels in hip-hop right now, Quality Control. The homie Jinx sits down with Migos, Lil Yachty and the label’s founders, Coach K and Pee, roundtable style to chart QC’s growth from trap-focused boutique label to an independent and, more importantly, black-owned business that’s shaping the culture (excuse the pun) right now.

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Eminem and Paul Rosenberg grace the cover of Billboard‘s 2018 Power 100 Issue. With Em recently releasing his eighth consecutive No. 1 album Revival, and his long-time manager Rosenberg taking over the reigns at Def Jam, there’s no disputing the pair’s place on the cover.

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Rolling Stone have unveiled their first — and fire — cover of 2018, graced by Migos. Penned by OG journalist Touré, the cover story shadows the Atlanta trio in late December as they finish their upcoming album CULTURE II (out January 26). Offset opens up about his relationship with Cardi B and goal to achieve generational wealth (Hov would be proud) while Quavo discusses the group’s beef with Joe Budden and his personal aspirations of becoming a movie star — both as an actor and producer.

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Fresh off the release of his new album Revival, Eminem covers Complex‘s latest digital issue. In a passionate conversation with Complex‘s new Editor-in-Chief Damien Scott (Noah Callahan-Bever recently announced his departure for an EVP role at Def Jam), Em addresses the current state of America, from Donald Trump’s poisonous Presidency (which he has a lot of thoughts about) to the disappointing backlash to the NFL protests.

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16 years after their famous performance at the 2001 GRAMMYs, Eminem and Elton John are reunited in the latest issue of Interview magazine. The publication’s latest celebrity-on-celebrity conversation finds Eminem chatting with Elton about his upcoming album Revival (out Dec. 15), his nine-year sobriety, and which rappers he’s currently listening to (spoiler alert: Cole, Kendrick, Travi$, Joyner Lucas, Royce Da 5’9″ and Tech N9ne).

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JAY-Z graces the latest cover of The New Yorks Times‘ T Magazine. In a candid and insightful conversation with The New York Times‘ Dean Baquet, Hov opens up about race, politics, therapy and much more.

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The man behind some of the biggest hits of 2017, Kendrick Lamar covers Variety‘s inaugural Hitmakers issue. In conversation with Andrew Barker, K. Dot reflects on his rise as the “defining hip-hop artist of his generation” while discussing his artistic growth — both in the studio and on the stage — and his creative process behind masterpieces like DAMN. and To Pimp a Butterfly. Not for the first time, Kendrick also touched on the current political climate in America.

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