Guitar World

1 min read

“GOSSIP” WORDS AND MUSIC BY DAVID DAMIANO, VICTORIA DE ANGELIS, ETHAN TORCHIO, THOMAS RAGGI, JOE JANIAK, MADISON LOVE AND THOMAS B. MORELLO. COPYRIGHT © 2023 SONY MUSIC PUBLISHING (ITALY) S.R.L., PROMISED LAND MUSIC LTD., ARTIST PUBLISHING GROUP WEST

Total Guitar

1 min read

he first six shapes are used in the intro, verse and refrain; you can then switch from fingerpicking to a simple strum pattern for a lift during the second half of the song. Perfect when performing solo. Use the regular D shape (instead of D/F#) for

NPR

7 min read

An Oklahoma country station made news this week when it briefly refused to play a Beyoncé song. It's a resonant tale for the Black and women musicians who have tried to crack the format for decades.

NPR

10 min read

Taylor Swift is far from the first to revisit her old catalog for reasons of business as much as art – but even if it's often a managerial decision, the process can't help but be heartfelt.

You South Africa

2 min read

As one of SA’s best-loved indie-rock bands, December Streets need little introduction. They’re known for their energetic live performances and quirky rock sound that have earned them a huge fan base. Earlier this year they brought us the ridiculously

Under the Radar

31 min read

In the fall of 2019, we began a series of interviews with the intention of examining the changes in the music industry over the previous decade. A number of lines of inquiry were identified—How do musicians make a living in 2020? What do the words “i

NPR

7 min read

2020 is sure to reveal fantastic music from talented, emerging bands. This list features a diverse celebration of artists who've been here all along, but are only now getting to be heard.

NPR

4 min read

NPR is celebrating Black history, culture, music, art and stories for Black History Month! Check it out here.

AppleMagazine

1 min read

Given his prolific and highly acclaimed back catalogue in hip hop, the legendary Nas can be easily excused for spending much of his new release looking back at the good times. There’s a wistful tone to King’s Disease that will chime with many of the

Prog

53 min read

We asked. You voted. In your thousands. Almost 80,000 of you to be precise, by far and away the biggest reader vote this magazine has ever undertaken. So the past month has been a heady whirlwind of names, numbers, quotes, frayed tempers, late nights

Goldmine

4 min read

THIRTY-THREE YEARS AGO, they were recognized as the number one selling duo in music history by the industry standard RIAA, a record that stands to this day. Over the years they garnered such hits as “Rich Girl,” “Maneater,” “Kiss on My List,” “Privat

Evening Standard

5 min read

Ever since Beyoncé announced that the second installment of Renaissance would be landing at the end of March, fans have been abuzz with excitement. But the Houston singer added a twist to the forthcoming release: massively deviating from the dance-th

Classic Rock

2 min read

FOUNDED IN 2005 by Philadelphia neighbours Kurt Vile and Adam Granduciel, The War On Drugs have since expanded into a fearsome sextet, updating the classic tenets of heartland rock for a whole new generation. Latest album I Don’t Live Here Anymore –

The Atlantic

8 min read

Old songs now represent 70 percent of the U.S. music market. Even worse: The new-music market is actually shrinking.

The Independent

5 min read

It was an unexpected musical success story last year, one that has only continued to snowball: Country music, with its loyal listenership on the margins of pop's mainstream, had a crossover moment. Some of the biggest albums and songs of the year are

Nashville Lifestyles Magazine

4 min read

Fusing a wild-eyed mix of old-time country with a bit of punk-rock mischief, the Grammy-winning Americana group Old Crow Medicine Show has done the important work of shooting folks straight for more than 20 years now. Whether decrying prejudice, ineq

Evening Standard

2 min read

A rapper in hip hop group Cypress Hill said their music being picked up by a new generation on TikTok shows it is “timeless”. Their song titled Illusions has been used in more than 2.5 million posts on the social media app, despite reaching only numb

NPR

4 min read

Music offers freedom. Freedom of expression — a way to rejoice and to mourn, to offer comfort, to call for change.

Evening Standard

2 min read

The culmination of Usher’s 30 years in music comes as he headlines the Super Bowl’s half-time show on Sunday. The eight-time Grammy-winning R&B musician has a busy schedule, having recently finished a residency in Las Vegas whilst preparing for the r

Attitude Magazine

4 min read

When Gideön founded Homo-Centric Records, his manifesto was passionate, definitive and powerful. He wanted to “re-establish the lines of queer musical tradition at the heart of house music lost to Aids and the recent capitalist desecration of dance m

NPR

2 min read

Andre Harrell, a record executive who shepherded the careers of Mary J. Blige and Sean "Diddy" Combs and combined the sounds of R&B and hip-hop with his label, Uptown Records, has died.

Journal of Alta California

13 min read

Few American rock bands have been as original, influential and beloved as the Talking Heads. With their dark lyrics, angular beats and dazzling live shows, they wove together elements of punk, new wave and art rock to create a body of work that has b

NPR

2 min read

NPR's Audie Cornish talks with longtime DJs and producers Stretch Armstrong and Bobbito Garcia about their debut album, No Requests, loaded with new renditions of some of their favorite songs.

NPR

3 min read

Trumpeter Hugh Masekela and producer Stewart Levine organized the 1974 festival and produced the new album Zaire 74: The African Artists, which captures performances by Miriam Makeba, Franco and more.

Harper's Bazaar India

3 min read

It says something when 10-year-olds croon to hopelessly falling in love without quite grasping the meaning of it. For perspective, that was the impact Grammy-nominated, English reggae and pop band UB40 had from the ’80s onwards, with their Billboard

JazzTimes

4 min read

Out of the ashes often comes hope and a new beginning. We can be proud to have an organization in 2023 that is dedicated to Jazz’s survival—and in the Black Mecca! KEEPING LIVE MUSIC ALIVE! Founded in 2016, Harlem Late Night Jazz is a non-profit 501(

Indianapolis Monthly

2 min read

IT’S PRONOUNCED “TREESE.” HERE’S WHY. During one episode of local rapper Sean “Oreo” Jones’s music-meets-food You-Tube show, Let’s Do Lunch, Jones accidentally mashed up the words “Cheers” and “Peace” while making a toast. Later that year, the Warsaw

Vogue Australia

2 min read

When I was a teenager, about the same age as my twin daughters are now, I had a huge vinyl collection that had pride of place by the record player next to my bed. My passion for listening to records, scattered ever so fashionably on the floor of my

Global Voices

4 min read

"This is an issue with the rights of all musicians to speak out. This tells me how powerful music is. If it wasn’t this strong, it wouldn’t be so feared."

WHO

1 min read

For the past decade, you couldn’t switch on a radio or music TV channel without hearing a Calvin Harris track. A string of hits including ‘We Found Love’, ‘Feel So Close’, ‘This Is What You Came For’ and ‘Sweet Nothing’ became the soundtrack for summ