North Texas DJs, singers, and rappers are making waves at SXSW with free mini-festivals in Austin. The events spotlight local ...

In America’s country music capital, a new generation is stepping out from the shadows of its beloved honky-tonks. Meet the ...

rap on, keep on and “eventually you’ll get it.” “You guys, you have to pick your plateau. Get serious about everything,” said ...

A multi-genre music legend known as the Godfather of Neo Soul is dead at age 84. Roy Ayers, the jazz vibraphonist best known ...

Ayers’s momentous career has been chronicled through hip-hop and is likely to inspire music lovers for generations to come. He’s been the sample source for Nineties playlist standards like A T ...

Sony Music Entertainment label RCA Records Greater China has struck a partnership with Iris Chengdu, the independent label and music collective founded by Chengdu-based producer Andre Grant (aka ...

This year's list is dominated by artists who encompass versatility from the worlds of hip-hop, R&B, and African music. Though 2024 will forever be earmarked as the year Kendrick Lamar outdueled ...

Fast forward 50 years, and hip-hop has enjoyed decades of mainstream success, largely due to groundbreaking artists who have continually pushed the boundaries of music, art, and social commentary ...

Rap lyrics have a long history of being used as evidence in court cases. But a Georgia bill that would protect artists is now on the table.

It’s been used by artists including Tyler, the Creator, N.W.A., and Skrillex. Lyn Collins’s 1972 record (which was produced by James Brown) has been sampled by several of the most popular rap ...

rap on, keep on and “eventually you’ll get it.” “You guys, you have to pick your plateau. Get serious about everything,” said Ayers. He also named a few musicians who have inspired him ...

Systir blend contemporary music with medieval and Irish traditional roots. Jenny Lee chats to three of the female vocal ...