‘Our children will know who we were by our vinyl’: the magic and mayhem of running a record shop | Record Store Day

Dave’s co-workers Jack and Aidan.

As a teenager in Leeds in the 1980s, the centre of my universe was Jumbo Records. I bought all my New Order and Smiths singles there. The tiny unit in the Merrion Centre shopping precinct […]

Relix Music Conference Concludes at Brooklyn Bowl Nashville – Day 2 (A Gallery)

Relix Music Conference Concludes at Brooklyn Bowl Nashville – Day 2 (A Gallery)

Photo Credit: Em Walis On Monday, April 17, the fourth iteration of the Relix Music Conference took place at Brooklyn Bowl Nashville in Nashville, Tenn. The first day of the event overflowed with conversations about […]

Pier 17 Outlines Expansive Summer Concert Series for Fifth Anniversary

Pier 17 Outlines Expansive Summer Concert Series for Fifth Anniversary

New York City’s beloved outdoor rooftop venue Pier 17, opened in 2018 and is celebrating its fifth year of top-tier entertainment this summer. In celebration of their milestone, the venue, launched by The Howard Hughes […]

Songs by Mariah Carey, Queen Latifah, More Enter Library of Congress

Songs by Mariah Carey, Queen Latifah, More Enter Library of Congress

Madonna’s ’80s bop “Like a Virgin,” John Lennon’s classic hit “Imagine,” and the Queen of Xmas Mariah Carey’s holiday staple “All I Want for Christmas Is You” are officially inducted into the Library of Congress National […]

Ryuichi Sakamoto: the avant gardist who became a groundbreaking pop star | Music

Ryuichi Sakamoto performing in 1988.

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 […]

What we’re reading: writers and readers on the books they enjoyed in March | Books

Safiya Kamaria Kinshasa.

In this series we ask authors, Guardian writers and readers to share what they have been reading recently. This month, recommendations include a searing poetry collection, a brilliant history of dancefloors and unputdownable novels. Tell […]

AMR Songs Purchases ‘Entire’ Catalog of John Sebastian

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The Lovin’ Spoonful co-founder John Sebastian (pictured) has sold his catalog to AMR Songs. Photo Credit: AMR Amplified Music Rights (AMR Songs), a self-described “full service publishing, music rights acquisition & management company,” has officially […]

Martinique Lewis Talks ‘Black Travel Across America’ [Exclusive]

Black Travel Across America

Black travelers are exploring more than ever and a documentary is spotlighting the billion-dollar movement and Green Book locations. Source: National Geographic for Disney / Victoria Donfor Black Travel Across America is highlighting historically listed […]

Can you copyright a rhythm? Inside the reggaeton lawsuit that could shake the pop world | Music

The label on the 7” single of Fish Market by Steely & Clevie

With the release of their song Fish Market in 1989, the Jamaican duo Cleveland “Clevie” Browne and Wycliffe “Steely” Johnson inadvertently changed the course of pop music. The track featured the first known example of […]

Myke Towers sets sights on Latin music stardom

A reggaeton artist performs onstage with a pink background and two backup dancers

Outside the Crypto.com arena in January, a frenzy of young Latinos assembled for Calibash, L.A.’s annual festival for música urbana, hosted by local radio station Mega 96.3. With his performance sandwiched between MCs Jhay Cortez […]

Listen to the biggest releases here

Listen to the biggest releases here

Happy Friday! It’s been a long week full of Oscars recaps and celebrity news, but the weekend is here. To get your St. Patrick’s weekend started, check out a round-up of some new music dropped […]

Listen to the hottest releases here

Listen to the hottest releases here

Happy Friday! To get the weekend started we havea round up of 10 new songs released this week from some of your favorite artists, and rising stars. 1. Maluma – La Reina Just in time […]

RUSH Commemorates 40th Anniversary Of ‘Signals’ With Expanded Reissues

RUSH Commemorates 40th Anniversary Of 'Signals' With Expanded Reissues

On April 28, UMe/Mercury and Anthem Records continue the comprehensive RUSH 40th-anniversary album series with new and expanded editions of the band’s decade-defining 1982 release “Signals”, an album that signified how the band was in […]

50 songs you won’t believe are turning 50 this year

50 songs you won't believe are turning 50 this year

Stacker surveyed Billboard’s Hot 100 list of top songs in 1973 and highlighted the top 50. – Michael Ochs Archives // Getty Images Kaiya Shunyata The 1970s was a tumultuous time, full of upheaval on many […]

GEORGE LYNCH’s THE BANISHMENT Shares Lyric Video For ‘Right’ Feat. TOMMY VICTOR

GEORGE LYNCH's THE BANISHMENT Shares Lyric Video For 'Right' Feat. TOMMY VICTOR

The official lyric video for the song “Right” from THE BANISHMENT can be seen below. The track, which features a guest appearance from Tommy Victor (PRONG),is taken from THE BANISHMENT‘s debut album, “Machine And Bone”, […]