2025 XXL Freshman Samara Cyn made her late-night television debut on Wednesday (July 23) with a dreamy performance of “Hardheaded” from her new EP Backroads on The Daily Show. Guest host Josh Jackson ...

Equipped with cosigns from the greats that came before her, Cyn just might actually be "your favorite artist's favorite artist." ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Across REVOLT’s “Off The Record,” resident music curator and host Elsie has walked us through the history of neo-soul, explored ...

Samara Cyn had a massive 2025. She was named an XXL Freshman. She made her late-night debut on The Daily Show. She performed at Camp Flog Gnaw. Now she’s getting her 2026 off to a good start today ...

This feature is from Complex Magazine Issue No. 2 - Spring 2025 (The Innovation Issue), which is available now for pre-order on Complex Shop. Samara Cyn is a self-identified “genre-bender,” following ...

Samara Cyn has entered what she dubs her “try new things era”. Her main new discovery has been bungee, a core-crunching fitness class that involves doing press-ups and burpees while strapped into a ...

For their first collab track, current tourmates Samara Cyn and Smino have dropped off the bouncy “brand new teeth.” Cyn’s new project, Backroads, drops on June 20. Catalyzed from “organic interaction” ...

Alongside The Cover, Cyn has curated a playlist titled ‘Go Touch Grass’, featuring tracks by Sales, Christina Aguilera, Crumb, Willow, Florence + The Machine, and more. Listen to the full playlist on ...

On Sunday night (March 15), the incomprehensibly lengthy 2025-26 awards cycle officially came to a close with the 98th Academy Awards. Paul Thomas Anderson’s One Battle After Another — which stars R&B ...

June continues to be stacked with new hip-hop releases. This week, a veteran rapper from Chicago puts out his first indie project in over a decade, a buzzing newcomer from Tennessee delivers a new EP, ...

Today’s list also includes De La Soul's ‘Clear Lake Audiotorium,’ one of the rap trio’s most sought-after releases. Happy Friday, folks. With the first Friday of March upon us, we’re highlighting the ...