As Record Store Day approaches, Kate Demolder talks vinyl and other issues with the people who run Music Zone, Bunker Vinyl, ...

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I wasn’t waiting around for a label to ‘discover’ me; I had already been shopping my demos, sending my tapes to labels, only to hear chart-topping artists later come out with songs that sounded ...

In contrast to platforms that mainly promote mainstream music, Audiomack shines a spotlight on emerging hip-hop, reggae, and Afrobeats talents. This approach allows known artists to shine and ...

Those awkward teenage years — when you were deep in your goth phase and your family decided to take a Caribbean vacation — served as the inspiration for a very funny music video on this weekend’s ...

Every April, the Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival brings global ... But after several mixtapes and a studio album, the four rappers went their separate ways in 2020. Then 2024’s ...

As it happens, Doom Garden works as a pretty fitting example of how ska might be able to fit into contemporary pop. It honors the traditions of the former, while summoning the joy of the latter. The ...

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STREAMING ACTIVITY DATA FROM ONLINE MUSIC SOURCES TRACKED BY LUMINATE. Morgan Wallen Last week Weeks at no. 1 Weeks on chart Big Loud/Mercury/Republic Gains In Performance Week of April 5 ...

A staple of romantic mixtapes, this epic, almost six-minute opus co-written by Jon Bon Jovi and original lead guitarist Richie Sambora is still as anthemic as they come, with Bon Jovi’s ...

“Super Bass” has been covered by everyone from Tracee Ellis Ross to Glee’s Jane Lynch and Kendall Jenner. For Halloween 2020, Lil Nas X recreated Minaj’s motorcycle outfit from the music ...