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Laila's genius gets better with age.
Meet our latest GEN F star: the 20-year old Brooklyn singer, songwriter and producer, Laila! (@geniuzbaby) After a breakout year in 2024, she fell in love, went in the studio with SZA, and found some "shit to say."
In 2024, Laila! released her self-produced debut album, 'Gap Year,' which had her uber-viral single “Problem," Then came whirlwind touring, opening with Kali Uchis and Mariah The Scientist. On October 23, Laila! releases her sophomore offering, 'We'll Never Be This Young Again,' a 12-track document of her life over the past two years. Filled with electric guitar riffs, laughter, flirty banter, ‘90s R&B interpolations, and mid-track production switch ups, it’s a time capsule of her youth.
Read Laila!'s full GEN F profile here:
thefader.com/2026/10/22/gen-…
.@2hollis2 announced the 2027 Pirouette tour with @bedroque00 and Conceal.
See below for the tour dates and how to buy tickets.
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Laila! says she’s grateful to get in the studio with SZA.
“It was just crazy to be like, ‘Holy shit, you fuck with my album?’ The material that [SZA’s] talking about was definitely not anything I could relate to [at 11], but it was just a sonic thing, I just loved how everything sounded. It felt like I was listening to my older sister or cousin rant about some shit I don't understand, and I'm like, 'Holy shit, this is what being grown is about.'"
Read @geniuzbaby's full GEN F profile here:
thefader.com/2026/10/22/gen-…
Laila! was inspired by Sade and Janet Jackson in the making of her new album cover.
“I thought about all the other album covers that I love that are in black and white like Sade’s ‘Love Deluxe’ album cover, Janet Jackson's ‘Janet’ album cover. I love portraits of women that look strong and bold like they have shit to say — ‘cause I got shit to say.”
Read @geniuzbaby's full GEN F profile here: thefader.com/2026/10/22/gen-…
Laila! on the importance of being a forever-student of music.
“If I’m in the room with big dog music intellectuals, I feel like I don't know shit! You have to be a student of music. I'm just trying to be a sponge.”
Read Laila!'s full GEN F profile here: thefader.com/2026/10/22/gen-…
Listen to a new FADER mix by Jacques Greene — his first mix for the series since 2013.
The electrifying set comes after the release of Greene's latest album jg. He describes it as a "sugar rush."
Listen and read an interview with Greene here:
thefader.com/2026/10/22/fade…
NYC altpop trio Chanpan have announced a new batch of tour dates in Asia and Europe alongside a new single produced by none other than Oscar Scheller. thefader.com/2026/10/21/chan…
Revisit our 2016 interview with the film's director, Barry Jenkins here: thefader.com/2016/10/04/moon…
On this day in 2016, 'Moonlight' released in theaters.
“I want to create productive images, not necessarily positive images... Everything in this movie is a gray area. The characters are gray, the situations are gray. There’s some very dark shit in this movie, but you have to acknowledge the ugliness. —Barry Jenkinsvia The FADER (2016)
The K-Pop industry is catapulting Western groups to pop stardom, but integrating its rigid methodology hasn't gone smoothly. thefader.com/2026/10/21/kats…
The FADER picked 11 songs you need in your life this week including:
"Like A Kite" - Sophia Stel
"Big Drop" - @cruelsantino feat. @zaylevelten
"Heaven Can Wait" - @nabihahiqbal
"Mantra" by Shygirl
and more.
Listen and read about the rest here:
thefader.com/2026/10/21/song…
