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The unlikeliest rock gods of the ‘90s mark the thirtieth anniversary of a great album that surprised even their most loyal fans.

When he broke out with “White Iverson” ten years ago, Post Malone was probably the last artist you’d expect to see rocking Wranglers at the Super Bowl or recording a country album with an F-150 on the cover and everyone from Chris Stapleton to Dolly Parton in the credits. But as GQ columnist Chris Black points out, this is increasingly just what pop-star evolution looks like in 2024.

The brilliant comedy-drama brings a grip of late-aughts signifiers—AIM chats, Facebook wall posts, Verizon Ringback Tones, Warped Tour bands—to the big screen in the most painfully accurate and hilarious way possible. Director Sean Wang tells GQ what it took to recreate an oft-overlooked period for his first feature film.

Pavement's Stephen Malkmus, Superwolf's Matt Sweeney, Emmett Kelly, and Jim White talk about the new band they formed in secret—and reveal their first single and video, “Earth Hater.”

We asked four Dylan tribute-act performers what they make of Timmy-as-Zimmy in the first trailer for A Complete Unknown.

From Prada to ERL, the pop prince pulled out all the stops for his Something to Give Each Other Tour. GQ spoke to stylist Marc Forne for the full fashion download.

A ‘90s-revivalist sequel gets a ’90s-style high-concept soundtrack. Listen to it here.

On his new album Bando Stone & the New World, Glover shows off a wide array of styles, but he’s strongest when he just lets his falsetto cook.

“If you’re going to think of the most symbolic thing to represent the UK and your country, it's going to be the queen.” GQ caught up with Cench’s longtime jeweler Abtin Abbasi about the eye-popping piece that turned heads at Wimbledon.

No videos. No radio hits. Billions and billions of streams. Sold-out arena shows. And a legion of obsessed Gen Z fans. Founder Greg Gonzalez tries to explain.

A long, winding conversation between the musician, OC founders Alix Ross and Elijah Funk, and The New Yorker's Naomi Fry.

Three years ago, the Kentucky-born singer-songwriter was modern country's reigning psychedelic outlaw. Then a serious injury robbed him of his voice and threw him into a wrenching identity crisis. Now he's back, with a new perspective informed by off-the-grid time in Paris and Thailand, a superb new album, and even a new name. “Sturgill served his purpose," Simpson says, "but he’s dead, he’s gone, and I’m definitely not that guy anymore.”

Kendrick and Drake diss each other multiple times in one weekend, A.I. shenanigans, shots fired at and from Future, Metro Boomin, Rick Ross, Weeknd and more in a new chapter in rap geopolitics.

“The reactions are always the same,” the rapper says of his stunt-y social media presence, “and they're exactly what I hope for them to be."

With sequined Loewe shorts, a svelte Prada suit, and a bevy of Martine Rose track jackets, KDot’s new visuals show a gleeful parade of contemporary haute streetwear.

The Ghanian American artist's 2023 album Fountain Baby released to critical acclaim. Now she's all over Childish Gambino's new album, going on tour with Sabrina Carpenter, and evolving her sound on a new EP.