Willow Smith loves music. The artist and musician, who recently released her latest album “Empathogen,” recently met Seun Kuti, a beloved Nigerian musician who’s worked with incredible artists over the course of his career. An onlooker […]
Nelsonville Music Festival Drops 2024 Lineup Featuring Killer Mike, Courtney Barnett, Thee Sacred Souls and More Gray Harrison on March 27, 2024 Nelsonville Music Festival has dropped the full artist lineup for its 2024 presentation, […]
It has been two decades since Nelson Mandela hosted the first of a series of concerts to raise HIV awareness. The 46664– his prison number – shows featured global stars including Beyoncé, Bono and Queen […]
High up in the penultimate tier of the Albert Hall, two spotlit heralds blast out a fanfare on trumpet and tenor sax. They are answered by a deep dub bassline on stage. A wild-haired pianist […]
Minimalism is usually cool, detached, frictionless and mathematical. The music made by percussionist Bex Burch is not any of these things. What she calls “messy minimalism” shares some characteristics with the music of Steve Reich […]
In a crowded festival marketplace that nevertheless often cleaves to a relatively timid and tight crop of British, European and American artists, Womad provides a vital yearly reminder of the breadth of the planet’s music. […]
I’ve always seen Ozuna, as a curious case in modern reggaetón. As one of the most recognizable faces of the current generation of reggaetóneros and traperos, he is constantly in demand as far as features […]
Mongolian music has a long history of producing captivating vocal styles. The best-known is throat singing – a reverberating technique that produces multiple pitches during a single phrase. Raw, earthy and a predominantly male pursuit, […]
In 2005, Clovis Ochin was walking down Rue Paul Bert in Paris when the sounds of Fela Kuti’s “Zombie” led him into a wine cave. Inside, the owner introduced him to natural wine, and 12 […]
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, […]
The first thing Dee Williams noticed was that it felt like home. It was December 2019, and the Los Angeles-based photographer had just touched down in Accra, Ghana, for the first time. What she found […]
Ryuichi Sakamoto was not a man cut out to be a pop star. As a teenager, he liked the Beatles and the Rolling Stones, but his abiding passion was New York’s underground avant garde art […]
In early July, a Twitter account called The Zimbabwean posted a thread highlighting the popularity of country music across Africa. The posts included videos – mostly phone footage from bars and weddings – that persuasively […]
Kanya Iwana Ogi actually had no plan to be a full-time singer. That’s the most shocking part about the Chicago-born Nigerian-American singer. Prior to everything that’s occurred for her over the last four years, Ogi […]
Pat Benatar in Paris on January 12th, 1983. Dolly Parton on ‘Dolly,’ in 1987. Lionel Richie at the American Music Awards, 1985. Patrick Aventurier/Gamma-Rapho via Getty Images/ABC Photo Archives/Disney General Entertainment Content via Getty Images […]
The love for Dolly Parton is just too deep. Even after the 76-year-old country queen took herself out of the running to be inducted into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame in March — […]
Dolly Parton is joining the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame whether she wants to or not. The country-music legend, who made global headlines recently when she asked that her nomination be withdrawn because she […]
The American Association of Independent Music (A2IM) has announced their list of nominees for the 2022 Libera Awards—and EDM.com will be presenting the Best Dance Record. The ceremony serves as the culmination of A2IM’s Indie Week, […]
photo credit: Iliana Kanellopoulou *** “For me, it’s the law to play behind,” notes David “Mr DM” Mrakpor, multi-instrumentalist of London duo Blue Lab Beats. “It just feels better.” He’s reflecting on the laid-back groove […]
Despite her protests, the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame is “proud to have nominated” Dolly Parton for induction into this year’s class of musicians. And, in any case, the voting process has already begun. […]