Music

Release Day: Amaarae, Janelle Monáe

Amaarae's Fountain Baby is a globe-trotting sonic otherworld where Afropop, punk, hip-hop, and alternative rock coexist seamlessly. Janelle Monáe's The Age of Pleasure trades Afrofuturism for unmasked sensuality and a pan-African love letter.

NBA

Friday Notes

NBA All-Star Weekend lands in Salt Lake City—Friday's links have your viewing guide plus YKB's new mixtape 'Never Lazy' and fresh Janelle Monáe music.