When the mainstream popularity of rap music elevated in the late 1980s, it often did so with the help of inventive sampling. While many samples came from the R&B funk world, clever hip-hop artists and ...
The Jackson 5's The Jackson 5 Christmas Album rises to a new peak on multiple Billboard charts, as Americans return to one of ...
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Jack Harlow, Vince Staples, EST Gee, Duke Deuce, Memphis Bleek, and more also unveil new material for your listening pleasure.
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Sir Elton John is still shining bright on the U.K.'s Albums Chart as his greatest hits collection Diamonds has finally hit No ...
The Rock & Roll Hall of Fame's nominating committee is meeting this month to put together the ballot for 2025. The intrigue: ...
The estate of late rap star Mac Miller has unveiled the tracklist for his forthcoming posthumous album, Balloonerism, which ...
Staff writer Dylan Paradise reviews Kendrick Lamar’s extremely successful, newest album, “GNX,” which was filled with quality ...
Will.i.am was born on March 15, 1975, in Eastside Los Angeles, California, and was raised by his single mother, Debra, in the ...
A new year brings a new batch of music concerts to Baton Rouge. Here are four well-known artists taking the stage in town ...