Two years ago, the young artist Rene Matić had the far-right slogan “Born British Die British” tattooed on their back. The words unfurl in a delicate font across their rippling shoulders in the elegiac black-and-white […]
Rihanna and the NFL have announced that she’s headlining the 2023 Apple Music Super Bowl Halftime Show. It marks Rihanna’s first public performance since her appearance with DJ Khaled and Bryson Tiller at the 2018 […]
Ali Farka Touré had a complex relationship with success outside Africa. It came to him relatively late in life – he was nearly 50 when the music he’d been recording for a small French label […]
Photo Credit: Robson Hatsukami Morgan A Sublime biopic is officially in the works — backed by Sony Pictures. Sony’s 3000 Pictures is developing a movie with director Francis Lawrence (“The Hunger Games”) about Sublime, the […]
Sublime are coming to a screen near you. A biopic about the reggae-rock crew is currently in the works, with the band’s own Bud Gaugh and Eric Wilson executive producing. The as-yet-untitled film will document […]
Sublime with Rome’s Rome Ramirez and Dirty Heads’ Duddy B do a lot together, whether it’s collaborating musically, co-hosting their podcast, or creating their line of CBD products. Now, Rome and Duddy are ready to return […]
Reggaeton originated in Panama as Afro-diasporic music. It was a transformation of dancehall, hip-hop, and reggae en español that eventually made its way to NYC, Puerto Rico, the Dominican Republic, and the rest of Latin […]
I heard reggae for the first time when I was 10, in the summer of 1972. My expat father was home on leave from Hong Kong, visiting my mum and I in our Devon bungalow. […]
The cellist Sheku Kanneh-Mason, 23, is the third of seven siblings – Isata, Braimah, Konya, Jeneba, Aminata, Mariatu, aged 26 to 13 years – all musicians who regularly perform together. He grew up in Nottingham […]
Dua Lipa’s lawyer has insisted she’s “never heard” the tracks she is accused of infringing in a copyright lawsuit about her song Levitating. The singer was sued in March by songwriters L. Russell Brown and […]
Dave leads the nominations for the GRM Daily Rated Awards 2022 with six nods. The 24-year-old rapper’s chart-topping LP ‘We’re All Alone In This Together’ has been nominated for Album of the Year at the […]
Last night, Jamaican roots reggae singer-songwriter, vocalist, musician and icon Burning Spear made his return to New York City for the first time since 2010 with a performance at SummerStage in New York’s beautiful Central […]
Since the beginning of time, people have revered African music for its upbeat rhythms, potent lyrics, and vibrant dance moves. African music has significantly improved over time and is currently gaining more acceptance and recognition […]
This year, Notting Hill Carnival makes its grand return to the streets of West London after two years away. It’s fitting timing, too, since this year marks 60 years of Jamaican Independence. The ripple effect […]
To determine the most popular song in Beyoncé’s discography, Stacker looked at her RIAA singles data and Billboard Hot 100 data and ranked her top 10 tracks. – Kevin Winter // Getty Images Kaiya Shunyata Beyoncé Knowles-Carter—or Queen Bey, as […]
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 […]
Birmingham 2022 has today unveiled the all-star line-up that will perform at the Commonwealth Games’ upcoming Closing Ceremony (8 Aug). Bringing to an end 11 days of incredible sport, this high octane production will celebrate […]
Photo credit: Sara Kurfeß People have been debating whether streaming platforms should change their method for paying streaming royalties to artists. This is driven by the desire to see fairer streaming payouts for indie artists, […]
Lashana Lynch To Play Bob Marley’s Wife ( Photo Credit – Instagram ) British actress Lashana Lynch, who is known for her work in “No Time To Die”, has been tapped to play Bob Marley’s […]