Vivid Seats is the New York Post’s official ticketing partner. We may receive revenue from this partnership for sharing this content and/or when you make a purchase. Is Radiohead the same as The Smile? Well, […]
One would hope that the profile of the pianist and composer Duval Timothy might rise exponentially after his high-profile production work on Kendrick Lamar’s Mr Morale & the Big Steppers. This former art student – […]
Silvana Estrada is still processing her two Latin Grammy nominations. “It’s still shocking,” she says, recalling when she first found out about the nominations in September. More shocking still was the way she found out. […]
Though the music journalist Colin Irwin, who has died suddenly aged 71, specialised in folk music, his writing ranged across many genres, especially during the 1970s and 80s, when he worked on Melody Maker magazine. […]
Knucks, Little Simz, and Central C lead the nominations for this year’s MOBO Awards. The ‘Home’ hitmaker, 27, has been put up for five nods at the ceremony – which is taking place on 30 […]
Drake and 21 Savage end Taylor Swift’s two-week reign atop the Official Albums Chart with Her Loss. The record becomes Savage’s first-ever UK Number 1 album, the rapper having previously enjoyed Top 40 success with […]
On Nov 9., Weedie Braimah and his band, The Hands of Time, kicked off their two-night run at the Blue Note Jazz Club in New York City. During their performance, the Ghana-born and East St. […]
R&B icon Anita Baker is bringing her rapturous mezzo-soprano voice to Los Angeles next year. After a 28-year touring hiatus, Baker announced Thursday that she’ll return with a 15-show trek. Baker — one of the […]
In 1975, a group of teenage siblings in Aberdeen, Mississippi, recorded an album of gospel songs focused on toil, conflict, succour and redemption. They named themselves the Staples Jr Singers in tribute to Mavis and […]
The MOBO Awards in association with Lucozade has announced its 2022 nominees ahead of the triumphant 25th anniversary celebration on 30 November 2022. The UK’s biggest and most prestigious celebration of black music is coming […]
Much has been said of how João Gilberto disrupted Brazillian music with his take on samba, which went on to become bossa nova. His whispering vocals and offbeat, percussion-laced guitar were a novelty to Brazil […]
It has been a head-spinning year for drummer Tom Skinner. He has been crossing the globe touring new albums simultaneously with London jazz group Sons of Kemet and with Thom Yorke and Jonny Greenwood as […]
Drake and 21 Savage are on course to claim their first Official Number 1 album as a duo this week with Her Loss. The first collaborative LP from Canadian rapper and singer Drake and rapper […]
Lionel Richie was joined by none other than Foo Fighters frontman Dave Grohl during the former’s performance at the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame induction ceremony in Los Angeles on Saturday (November 5th). The […]
There are few places to hide on a solo piano record. The often fragile and expressive format has been a gauntlet for some of music’s great improvisers, including Abdullah Ibrahim on 2021’s Solotude and Keith […]
Manchester power 4-piece Maruja unleashes ‘Thunder’ Maruja image via press photo November 4, 2022 Maruja unleashes a raucous new track that ebbs and flows throughout the 5-plus minutes of airplay. Manchester jazz-punks Maruja have released […]
Ulla Straus, better known as Ulla, has released a surprise new album on Berlin’s 3XL. Foam is the mysterious producer’s first full-length since 2021’s Limitless Frame on Motion Ward. The year before, she put out […]
Everything But the Girl, the husband and wife pop duo who released 11 records between 1984 and 1999 before going on indefinite hiatus, have announced their first new album in over 20 years. Vocalist Tracey […]
A few years ago, Cakes Da Killa felt trapped. The Atlanta-via-NYC rapper and producer had released a few acclaimed mixtapes, each showcasing his blooming talent as a lyricist and stylist. But, no matter how dexterous, […]
In his biography Space Is the Place, documenting the life, times and boundless dreams of Arkestra leader Sun Ra, John F Szwed described Ra’s vivid presence amid “a cockpit of electronics” at the heart of […]