ALEMEDA: TOP DAWG'S POP-PUNK REBEL
CHARLI SNAGS BRITS SONGWRITER HONOR
Tate McRae, "revolving door"
The pop breakout's latest single (from hot new full-length So Close to What) is flying on the DSPs, just behind its high-mileage predecessor, "Sports car." Aerin Moreno directed this cleverly choreographed clip.
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JIMI HENDRIX'S POST-EXPERIENCE EXPERIENCE
With his final group, Band of Gypsys, Hendrix dialed back the flash and charted a new course for rock.
WHEN RAP ROCKED
In the '80s, Run-D.M.C. shredded and whomped, paving the way for rappers cratedigging for rock beats.
ERNIE ISLEY AND VERNON REID: A GUITAR HERO SUMMIT
The two guitar colossuses (colossi?) on Hendrix, Prince and rewriting music history
BRITTANY HOWARD'S RESTLESS SOUL
Brittany Howard became an avatar for 21st century Black women guitar slingers as frontwoman of the sizzling roots-rock and soul gang Alabama Shakes.

LOUDER THAN LIFE RELOADS, ROCKLAHOMA COMES HOME
MUSICIANS UNITE FOR SILENT AI PROTEST
JENNIE f/Doechii, "ExtraL"
BLACKPINK member JENNIE goes from strength to strength, and her dynamic duet with Grammy-winning breakout Doechii is an instant earworm. The Cole Bennett-helmed clip, meanwhile, is filled with eye-popping visuals.
Tate McRae, "It's Ok I'm Ok" (RCA)
This provocative clip, directed by Hannah Lux Davis, finds our heroine (now enjoying a killer run at the DSPs and headed for a #1 album bow) steaming up your many screens in a big way. Can you believe she's Canadian?