Briana Younger

Briana Younger is a music journalist. Below are 68 of 68 articles dotpiff indexes across 7 publications. Each links out to the original at the publisher.

• GloRilla Knew She’d Get Here — Rolling Stone · Jun 26, 2023
• Babyface on His Biggest, Best, and Most Slept-on Music — Vulture · Oct 16, 2022
• Musicians on Musicians: Alicia Keys & Kehlani — Rolling Stone · Oct 14, 2021
• Remaking R&B in Serpentwithfeet’s Image — Vulture · Mar 23, 2021
• Spring Night-Life Preview — The New Yorker · Feb 28, 2020
• Pop Smoke’s Majesty and Menace — The New Yorker · Feb 20, 2020
• The Kobe Bryant Grammys Brought a Lesson in Grief — The New Yorker · Jan 27, 2020
• The Beautiful Vulnerability of Juice WRLD — The New Yorker · Dec 09, 2019
• Janelle Monáe on Privilege and Survival — The New Yorker · Nov 14, 2019
• Winter Night-Life Preview — The New Yorker · Nov 01, 2019
• Summer Walker’s Sex-Positive R. & B. — The New Yorker · Oct 22, 2019
• The Controversial Use of Rap Lyrics as Evidence — The New Yorker · Sep 20, 2019
• Fall Night-Life Preview — The New Yorker · Aug 16, 2019
• GoldLink’s Brilliant Tribute to the Sounds of the Diaspora — The New Yorker · Jul 11, 2019
• The Quest for the Next Great Hip-Hop Festival — The New Yorker · Jul 10, 2019
• Summer Night-Life Preview — The New Yorker · May 17, 2019
• Jamila Woods’s Musical Celebration of Selfhood — The New Yorker · May 10, 2019
• Go-Go Music as a Rallying Call to Resist Gentrification — The New Yorker · Apr 24, 2019
• Nipsey Hussle Embodied the Best of Hip-Hop — The New Yorker · Apr 01, 2019
• Ten Years of Swag Surfin’ — The New Yorker · Mar 22, 2019
• A Peek Back at Early Drake on “So Far Gone” — The New Yorker · Mar 12, 2019
• Spring Night-Life Preview — The New Yorker · Mar 01, 2019
• The New R. & B. Is Here, Reflecting Confused Modern Love — The New Yorker · Mar 01, 2019
• The Shameful Arrest of 21 Savage — The New Yorker · Feb 06, 2019
• How Q Da Fool’s urgency changed his life — The Fader · Nov 20, 2018
• Usher / Zaytoven: “A” — Pitchfork · Oct 18, 2018
• Father: Awful Swim — Pitchfork · Sep 29, 2018
• Noname: Room 25 — Pitchfork · Sep 19, 2018
• DonChristian: Where There’s Smoke — Pitchfork · Aug 24, 2018
• Nicki Minaj: Queen — Pitchfork · Aug 14, 2018
• Buddy: Harlan & Alondra — Pitchfork · Jul 23, 2018
• Gen F: Tierra Whack is building her own world — The Fader · Jul 02, 2018
• The Carters / Beyoncé / Jay-Z: Everything Is Love — Pitchfork · Jun 19, 2018
• Tierra Whack: Whack World — Pitchfork · Jun 12, 2018
• Omar Apollo: Stereo EP — Pitchfork · Jun 07, 2018
• KYLE: Light of Mine — Pitchfork · May 24, 2018
• Khalid: Khalid, 6LACK, and Ty Dolla $ign’s “OTW” Is the Perfect R&B Soundtrack for a Summer Fling — Pitchfork · Apr 24, 2018
• JPEGMAFIA is the out-of-pocket rap rebel the world needs right now — The Fader · Apr 18, 2018
• Gallant: Gallant Amps Up His Sensual Falsetto on “Gentleman” — Pitchfork · Apr 03, 2018
• SAINt JHN: Collection 1 — Pitchfork · Mar 30, 2018
• Cardi B: Cardi B Does Not Mince Words on the Pop-Rap Showdown “Be Careful” — Pitchfork · Mar 30, 2018
• Chloe x Halle: The Kids Are Alright — Pitchfork · Mar 27, 2018
• Saweetie: High Maintenance EP — Pitchfork · Mar 21, 2018
• Kodak Black: Heart Break Kodak — Pitchfork · Feb 22, 2018
• 03 Greedo: 03 Greedo’s “Substance” Is a Gripping Rap Song About Drug and Love Addiction — Pitchfork · Feb 21, 2018
• Kyle Dion: Kyle Dion’s “Brown” Is an Elegant R&B Love Song — Pitchfork · Feb 18, 2018
• 2 Chainz: The Play Don’t Care Who Makes It EP — Pitchfork · Feb 14, 2018
• Cam O’bi: Cam O’bi Raps About the Importance of Hair and Much More on “TenderHeaded” — Pitchfork · Jan 23, 2018
• Dave East: Paranoia 2 — Pitchfork · Jan 22, 2018
• SiR: November — Pitchfork · Jan 18, 2018
• Jay Rock: Kendrick Lamar, Future, Jay Rock, and James Blake Light Up the Black Panther OST With “King’s Dead” — Pitchfork · Jan 12, 2018
• Homecoming: Going home with DJ Envy — The Fader · Nov 21, 2017
• Homecoming: Walking The Yard — The Fader · Nov 21, 2017
• Homecoming: Where else does this spirit exist? — The Fader · Nov 21, 2017
• Big K.R.I.T. Talks Ambitious, Blues-Soaked Double Disc Return — Rolling Stone · Nov 02, 2017
• Meet Abra, The Bedroom R&B Singer Who’s Not Afraid To Celebrate Herself — The Fader · Jul 27, 2016
• How Kirk Franklin Revolutionized Gospel And Made Hip-Hop A More Spiritual Place — The Fader · May 19, 2016
• From Compton to Malibu: The New Life of Anderson .Paak — Consequence · Dec 15, 2015
• Meet Ibeyi, The Twins Mining Their Differences To Make Soul-Stirring Music — The Fader · Dec 07, 2015
• Shy Glizzy On Being “Awwsome” — The Fader · Dec 10, 2014
• Echelon The Seeker Makes ‘Actionable Art’ With A Broad Sonic Lens — Bandcamp Daily
• As Witch Prophet, Ayo Leilani Has Magical Healing Powers — Bandcamp Daily
• Sudan Archives Isn’t Your Average Violinist — Bandcamp Daily
• Don’t Call Moses Sumney an R&B Singer — Bandcamp Daily
• As Starchild & The New Romantic, Bryndon Cook Creates Bright Pop and 1980s Funk — Bandcamp Daily
• Kadhja Bonet, “Childqueen” — Bandcamp Daily
• On “Negro Swan,” Blood Orange Dissects the Enduring Pain of Underserved People — Bandcamp Daily
• Ivy Sole’s “Overgrown” is Rooted in Struggle, Spirituality, and Triumph — Bandcamp Daily