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Everything We Played On the Madonna Cover Set
July 2, 2026
Welcome to SOUND ADVICE, Interview’s weekly destination for playlists curated by our friends, enemies, and lovers. In recent weeks, we’ve featured playlists from Petra Collins, Eli, and Eera. For our Summer 2026 cover story, Madonna slips into the role of De De, “a fun, hard-living broad who drank prosecco, did her hair big, and blasted the […]
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For Eera, There’s No Such Thing As Overrated
June 26, 2026
In this week’s SOUND ADVICE, the Surf Gang co-founder made us a playlist to celebrate his upcoming album, Just Keep Holding On.
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Mel Ottenberg’s Definitive Madonna Playlist
June 23, 2026
Interview‘s editor-in-chief curated almost five hours of essential Queen of Pop listening.
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Eli Made Us a Playlist for Pop Divas Only
June 12, 2026
We asked the Los Angeles doll to make us a playlist of iconic pop divas and answer our burning questions about musical turn-ons, red flags, and tearjerkers.
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Petra Collins Drops the Soundtrack to Her New Book, STAR
April 27, 2026
This week’s installment of SOUND ADVICE comes from the connoisseur of fantasy-soaked girlhood.
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Lauren Auder is Praying for More Time
April 1, 2026
The producer made us a playlist to celebrate the release of her sophomore album, “Whole World as Vigil.”
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Mckayla Twiggs Is the Rich One in the Relationship
March 26, 2026
In this week’s Sound Advice, L.A.-based singer-songwriter made us a playlist and tackled our questionnaire, divulging secrets, style icons, and what it would actually take to turn her into a gold-digger.
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“I Never Kiss and Tell”: María Isabel Made Us A Spicy Playlist
March 6, 2026
“Sexy, unapologetic, romantic,” says the Dominican-American singer-songwriter of her brand-new album. To prime us for its release, she made us a playlist.
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Part Sweat, Part Sermon: Abbott Elementary’s Zack Fox Made Us a Playlist
February 26, 2026
In this week’s installment of Sound Advice, the comedian-turned-rapper-turned-producer curated a selection of songs fit for end times.
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“I’m Not Entirely Sure What Hyperpop Is”: A Playlist Courtesy of Danny L Harle
February 17, 2026
“One thing I know about nostalgia is that it isn’t as good as it used to be.”
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Pump Iron With This Playlist, Courtesy of Organ Tapes
February 11, 2026
In this week’s installment of Sound Advice, the singer-songwriter born Timothy Zha made us a playlist for the weight room before answering a series of invasive questions.
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August Ponthier Made Us a Playlist to Get Into the Southern Sapphic Spirit
February 4, 2026
In this week’s installment of Sound Advice, the Texas-born, New York-based singer made us a playlist and revealed their most lesbian trait.
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Chicago Rapper Sunshine Benzi Has a Message For Donald Trump
January 22, 2026
In this week’s installment of Sound Advice, the Chicago-based rapper behind the viral hit “Trump the Bill” made us a playlist of what the baddies are listening to.
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What Brothers Nat & Alex Wolff Learned on Tour With Billie Eilish
January 15, 2026
In this week’s installment of Sound Advice, the brotherly pop duo and one-time Nickelodeon stars, now all grown up, make us a playlist to mark their return to music.
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Skype Williams DJ’d Our Holiday Party and Left a Gift Just for You
December 8, 2025
In a special and very merry installment of Sound Advice, our favorite DJ made a copy of the playlist that got the crowd moving at our office holiday party on Friday night.
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“Commit to Your Bit, Babe”: A Playlist Courtesy of True Blue
November 25, 2025
Fresh off the October release of her full-length debut, “Star Witness,” the former bassist for Porches and Caroline Polachek joined us for this week’s installment of Sound Advice.
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Absolutely Tells Us How to Find Your Musical Alter-Ego
November 21, 2025
In this week’s installment of Sound Advice, the British rising star (and younger sister to Grammy nominee Raye) made us a playlist featuring hits by Kate Bush and Cocteau Twins.
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“40% Sexy, 60% Awkward”: The Laws of Dance, According to LSDXOXO
November 14, 2025
In this week’s installment of Sound Advice, the Philly-born DJ and producer made us a playlist featuring dance floor-ready cuts by EssDeeKid, FakeMink, and St. Germain.
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Allie X Made a Playlist to Drown Out the Music Industry
November 7, 2025
To mark the release of her fourth studio album, “Happiness Is Going to Get You,” the Canadian pop maximalist made us a Spotify playlist of left-field picks.
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Bugonia Composer Jerskin Fendrix Finds Inspiration on the Toilet
November 5, 2025
In this week’s installment of Sound Advice, the Oscar-nominated composer takes us inside his fruitful collaboration with director Yorgos Lanthimos.