Puerto Rican Artist Sie7e Is Ready For His Comeback

Puerto Rican Artist Sie7e Is Ready For His Comeback

It was 2011, and Puerto Rican singer-songwriter Sie7e had just won the Latin Grammys’ best new artist award following the success of his hit single “Tengo Tu Love,” a track off his self-titled 2006 album. […]

‘Like an exploded iPhone’: why Sarah Sze is the perfect artist for the age of information overload | Art and design

Overwhelming … Measuring the Infinite by Sarah Sze, at the Guggenheim.

In 1972, John Berger’s revelatory TV series and subsequent book, Ways of Seeing, began by discussing the changing ways we experience art via the then recent innovation of colour televisions in homes. Berger argued that […]

Brandon Deener: the hip-hop producer turned Afrofuturist artist | Art

Brandon Deener artwork from A Hug From the Art World

Brandon Deener, former producer for hip-hop and R&B royalty such as Timbaland, Missy Elliot and Lil Wayne, wears the multi-hyphenate badge well. He’s now known more as a visual artist and musician among other titles, […]

What Bans? TikTok Announces Calvin Harris as UK Featured Artist

TikTok features Calvin Harris Electronic Music Artist UK

Photo Credit: TikTok TikTok is featuring Calvin Harris as its UK #ElectronicMusic featured artist for April. The promotion comes at a time when multiple governments across the globe are increasing their scrutiny of the social […]

In 2005, A Graffiti Artist Asked To Be Paid In Stock Instead Of Cash To Paint Pre-IPO Facebook’s Offices… That Was A VERY Smart Move

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Unless you are a trust fund baby, choosing to devote your life to making art typically means choosing to follow a very challenging life path. The pursuit of creative expression often clashes with the harsh […]

Electronic Music Community Reacts to Death of Legendary Artist Ryuichi Sakamoto

Electronic Music Community Reacts to Death of Legendary Artist Ryuichi Sakamoto

A founding member of the influential Japanese electronic music band Yellow Magic Orchestra, Sakamoto was revered as a pioneer of the genre. Ryuichi Sakamoto, a world-renowned composer and electronic music producer, has died at the […]

‘I tend to avoid moral statements’: the Mexican artist looking at oil, wealth and history | Art

Minerva Cuevas, installation view of in gods we trust, Kurimanzutto, New York, 2023.

Taking in Mexican artist Minerva Cuevas’s exhibition in gods we trust is like feeling your way through bits and pieces of enormous counter-narratives that retell hundreds of years of Mexican history. Like the proverbial tip […]

Miley Cyrus holds longest-running Number 1 single by a female solo artist this decade – Music News

Miley Cyrus’ Flowers shows no sign of wilting as she storms ahead for second week at Number 1 - Music News

Miley Cyrus’s Flowers is now officially the longest-running Number 1 single by a female solo artist this decade so far, as it rules the roost of the Official Singles Chart for a 10th consecutive week. […]

The Weeknd crowned most popular artist on the planet – Music News

The Weeknd crowned most popular artist on the planet - Music News

The Weeknd has been crowned the most popular artist on the planet, according to Spotify data. The Guinness World Records has compiled streaming data from the globe’s biggest stars, and the ‘Blinding Lights’ hitmaker has […]

NYC Artist Goes VOGUE: An Intimate Look Behind ChRZA’s “Walk Away” Music Video and Her Experience Navigating the Underground Kiki Ballroom Scene

NYC Artist Goes VOGUE: An Intimate Look Behind ChRZA’s “Walk Away” Music Video and Her Experience Navigating the Underground Kiki Ballroom Scene

There is little media coverage available on the Kiki Scene from a musical perspective, nearly nonexistent coverage from within the EDM community. Upon listening to the opening of “Walk Away”, (a Pop single turned Vogue […]

The Weeknd Becomes First Artist to Reach 100M Monthly Listeners

The Weeknd Spotify monthly listeners

Photo Credit: Giorgio Trovato Spotify has announced The Weeknd has become the first artist in the platform’s history to reach 100 million monthly listeners. Spotify’s most-played song of all time is his hit “Blinding Lights,” […]

Tidal Ends ‘Direct Artist Payouts’ Program, Reveals ‘Rising’ Buildout

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Photo Credit: Tidal Back in November of 2021, Tidal launched direct-to-artist payments as one component of a far-reaching update. Now, weeks after partnering with Universal Music Group to develop a “new economic model for music […]