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SZA is too blessed to be stressed. From the ashram to the Super Bowl, the Grammy-winning musician is becoming the most authentic version of herself. For the cover of i-D 376, The Lore Issue, @ohheybrittany meets the global sensation as she prepares to enter her new era.

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For i-D 376, the one and only @JoyceCarolOates answers burning questions from our readers.

Does wearing a soft pink dress help your Oscar odds? Tonight, Best Actress nominee Jessie Buckley is wearing custom Chanel. Last year's winner, Mikey Madison, collected her Best Actress award wearing custom Dior.

Even @jackantonoff has to help his single friends pick a song on their dating app profiles.

For i-D 376, The Lore Issue, Rommulas sits down for his first interview to talk new music, his Boyliife journey, protecting his personal life, and more. i-d.co/article/rommul…

There are TikToks and Reddit threads devoted to unearthing basic facts about his identity: Who is he, how old is he, where is he really from? His digital footprint offers hardly any clues. His discography hovers around 15 minutes in total and his Instagram grid consists of a handful of posts that feel transported from the Tumblr era. “To a degree, I love it,” he says about the mystery and speculation. “I think it’s hilarious. I always have a good laugh looking at it,”

When #Rommulas first connected with fellow #boyliife member Nate Sib online, he didn’t even have his own laptop. Nearly a year on from his first single, the enigmatic @2hollis2 collaborator has cultivated a loyal following, but there's still barely any information about the 21-year-old rapper online.

“Martin was a huge character with many quirks,” writes Susie Parr, Martin Parr’s beloved partner of four decades. “An appalling driver, especially when going backwards. Able to dance and take photos simultaneously. Hopeless at IT. Blunt and direct to the point of rudeness if not interested. Hugely kind and supportive to those whose work he admired (unusual in such an egocentric world).” For the cover of i-D 376, The Lore Issue, Susie remembers the extraordinary life and career of one of Britain’s greatest photographers, reflecting on their life together, his genius, and “The Last Resort,” a new exhibition of his work with The Martin Parr Foundation. All images and wink courtesy The Martin Parr Foundation

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“My label told me that it was likely that I wouldn’t beat Taylor Swift, and I should prepare for that. I was laughing by week three. It was just like, ‘What is this? I never even imagined I could be on the radio.’” #SZA opens up for the cover of i-D 376

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“I feel like I’m at war because of AI. It’s happening disproportionately with Black music. Why am I hearing AI covers of Olivia Dean, when Olivia Dean just came the fuck out?" For the cover of i-D 376, we meet with @sza in Los Angeles.

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SZA is too blessed to be stressed. From the ashram to the Super Bowl, the Grammy-winning musician is becoming the most authentic version of herself. For the cover of i-D 376, The Lore Issue, @ohheybrittany meets the global sensation as she prepares to enter her new era.

For the cover of i-D 376, #aidanzamiri travels across three countries with @esdeekidd to capture the Liverpudlian rapper’s rise. i-d.co/article/esdeek…

A year ago, EsDeeKid only had a handful of songs. He’s blown up so shockingly fast that he’s managed to hit 20 million monthly listeners on Spotify without any intel on his personal life leaking. All we know is where he reps and what he raps.

Despite being a child of online rap culture, #ESDEEKID has absolutely zero paper trail. His music offers the tease of someone who obviously has a huge personality but refuses to give the ravenous crowd the deep parasocial access they crave outside of his recordings.