Police Seek Music Executive After a Fatal Hit-and-Run
The police in the Los Angeles area were searching Thursday night for Marion Knight, the hip-hop music executive known as Suge, who was believed to have been involved in a…
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TIME Asks Teens The Same Questions Their 1965 Counterparts Answered — Here’s What Hasn’t Changed
Fifty years ago, TIME magazine released its cover story where they profiled a group of teens, asking them questions on everything from music to drinking. This year, the magazine posed…
Why Katy Perry Won’t Be The Superbowl’s ‘Girl Power’ Moment
The Super Bowl wants to have what the VMAs are having. After Beyoncé’s Internet-shaking performance at MTV’s Video Music Awards last year, in which she spelled out “FEMINISM” in bright…
Obama Performs ‘Uptown Funk’ The Only Way A President Can
Now we know why presidents give so many public speeches: so their words can be spliced into music videos that make them appear to sing popular songs! Watch President Barack…
Jill Scott On Why She Only Dates For Six Months
Jill Scott is no stranger to love. After all, this ESSENCE Black Women in Music honoree has written some of the most sensual and heartwarming love ballads of the last…
Mickey Guyton And The Trailblazing Black Women Of Country Music
Mickey Guyton’s debut single Better Than You Left Me has the country music world all abuzz. The ballad scored the biggest radio debut in country music history when it hit…
Dance until you break: Exploring Mozambique’s ‘Marrabenta’
The magic happens when you listen to Marrabenta, Mozambique’s distinctive national music, an energetic mix of local dance rhythms and folk music from Portugal. The word itself is derived from…
Sneaky Ways Retailers Use Science To Trick You Into Buying More Stuff
We’d like to think that we’re in control of our consumption habits. But anyone who’s ever walked out of Whole Foods with two heavy bags in their hands when they…
Here’s Proof That Birds Just Desperately Want To Be Friends With Cats
Cats are notorious loners, yet nothing will stop these extroverted birds from trying to forge a friendship. Haven’t they ever seen a Tweety bird cartoon? It’s a dangerous game for…
Tom DeLonge Leaves Blink-182
As first reported by Radio.com, Blink-182’s Tom DeLonge has “indefinitely” left the band. DeLonge has apparently made this decision in order to pursue his “other non-musical endeavors,” a representative for…
New Juilliard Ensemble’s Focus! Festival Under Joel Sachs
Chinese contemporary music has attained considerable visibility and influence in the West in recent decades. Chinese-born composers, some of them scarred by the Cultural Revolution, have made major inroads in…
Newsboys’ Former Member George Perdikis Is Now An Outspoken Atheist
One of the original members of a world-renowned Christian rock band has come out as an atheist. George Perdikis, an early member of Newsboys, says he’s lost his faith in…
The Vinyl Comeback In America Isn’t Really A Thing (Yet … Maybe)
In comparison to recent years, vinyl has made a significant surge, clawing back from what seemed like extinction. With a 52 percent increase in vinyl purchase in 2014, hitting the…
Orange Is The New Red: In Praise Of A Condiment Better Than Ketchup
It’s time again to take a magnifying glass to one of the best things in life. In case you missed the last two installments, this is the latest in a…
8 Freedom Songs That Promoted Social Activism (LISTEN)
Since the dawn of human history, black people have been the catalysts and contributors to pivotal moments that have greatly affected our world. And during the civil rights movement, music…
Imogen Heap’s sci-fi gloves make anyone a musician
For a start, the “studio” is actually a converted barn deep in the English countryside. The woman playing the “instrument” is Grammy Award-winning musician Imogen Heap. And the drum she’s…