Stagecoach 2024: Stacy Vee on country music’s moment in the sun

Crowd at Stagecoach

Country music waxes and wanes in its influence on the broader industry, but this year, it’s been absolutely dominant. For instance: Morgan Wallen topping streaming charts, Beyoncé’s landmark “Cowboy Carter,” Luke Combs and Tracy Chapman’s […]

10 takeaways from music’s biggest night (Taylor’s version) : NPR

10 takeaways from music's biggest night (Taylor's version) : NPR

Taylor Swift poses with Julien Baker, Phoebe Bridgers and Lucy Dacus of boygenius after the 66th annual Grammy Awards. Frederic J. Brown/AFP via Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Frederic J. Brown/AFP via Getty Images […]

Why 1984 Is Pop Music’s Greatest Year

Michael Jackson's Thriller, Prince's Purple Rain, and Madonna's Like a Virgin album covers.

What was the greatest decade in pop music? Well, we think that’s easily the ’60s. Motown, the Beatles, and psychedelic rock, are all game-changing moments in popular music. But the greatest single year in pop […]

‘We were working like crazy’: the studio players behind music’s A-list | Music

Carol King, James Taylor and Danny Kortchmar

At the start of the 70s, a new musical term came into vogue – “the singer-songwriter.” It referred to a swelling wave of stars that included James Taylor, Carole King, Joni Mitchell and Jackson Browne, […]

After ‘Emin-AI-em’ Backlash, David Guetta Says AI Is Music’s Future

AI voice generated music is the future David Guetta

Photo Credit: Sebastiaan Stam David Guetta created a rave hit featuring an AI-generated Eminem rap-a-like. He’s facing a lot of backlash over the use of AI—but he says it’s the future of music like every […]

Nile Rodgers and Otis Williams on Black Music’s Revolution – Rolling Stone

Nile Rodgers and Otis Williams on Black Music’s Revolution – Rolling Stone

In Episode Three of Hulu’s The 1619 Project, narrator and Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist Nikole Hannah-Jones argues that Black Americans have, and still do, create and transform America’s musical landscape. In between a narrative arc examining […]

Naxos Founder Klaus Heymann on Classical Music’s Evolution

Photo Credit: Klaus Heymann © HNH International Ltd

Photo Credit: Klaus Heymann © HNH International Ltd Klaus Heymann, founder of the Naxos classical label, discusses digital distribution, supporting new artists, and classical education in a drastically changing music climate. When Klaus Heymann entered […]

Apple Music’s year-end roundup, Replay, is a little better this year

Apple Music Replay image features a listener’s top album, Hold the Girl by Rina Sawayama.

Best of 2022 lists and end-of-year recaps are just around the corner, including Spotify Wrapped, the streaming platform’s flashy interactive feature that’s become an annual tradition that overtakes social media for a few solid days. […]

Kendrick Lamar’s ‘Mr. Morale & The Big Steppers’ BBC Radio 6 Music’s Album of the Year 2022 – Music News

Kendrick Lamar’s 'Mr. Morale & The Big Steppers' BBC Radio 6 Music’s Album of the Year 2022 - Music News

Today (Tuesday 29th November) on her BBC Radio 6 Music Breakfast Show, Lauren Laverne revealed the Top 10 6 Music Albums of the Year, with Mr. Morale & The Big Steppers by Kendrick Lamar taking […]