15 Thoughts on the 2021 Grammys
Posted in: Music Features
Dua Lipa, Megan Thee Stallion, BTS, Harry Styles, and more gave unforgettable performances — but fixing the Recording Academy will be harder
Paul Wall Has Entered the Chat: The Rap Icon on Going Viral and Getting Vaccinated
Posted in: Music FeaturesThe legendary MC would prefer it if you compared him to Lil’ Keke
Surprise! The Best Grammys Ever
Posted in: Music FeaturesThe pandemic meant this year’s Grammys were a true music celebration like never before. Let’s never go back
How R.E.M. Invented the Nineties With ‘Out of Time’
Posted in: Music FeaturesA look back at the album that changed everything about the band’s story, and presaged the whole decade to come
Arab Strap Are Trying to Make You Cry and Maybe Laugh, Too, on ‘Tears on Tour’
Posted in: Music FeaturesThe song, which comes off the duo’s reunion album As Days Get Dark, presents a different kind of comedy tour
Anna B Savage Takes Flight
Posted in: Music FeaturesEnglish singer-songwriter mines complicated feelings with dark humor and an unforgettable voice
Inside the ‘Black Market’ Where Artists Can Pay for Millions of Streams
Posted in: Music FeaturesDigital marketer Joshua Mack brags on call with high-powered management company about the ability to “manipulate” streaming systems to “hit astronomical numbers”
Music NFTs Have Gone Mainstream. Who’s In?
Posted in: Music FeaturesShawn Mendes, Grimes, and Tory Lanez are just a few celebrities who’ve jumped aboard the crypto train to release exclusive digital goods — turning the Internet into a futuristic, fine-art auction house on crack
Is Drake Trying to Tell Us Something?
Posted in: Music FeaturesOn ‘Scary Hours 2’ Drake sounds like he’s growing tired of being the most successful rapper in the world
Eladio Carrion Has Seen the Future of Latin Trap
Posted in: Music FeaturesPuerto Rican rapper on ‘Monarca,’ collaborations with J Balvin and Natanael Cano, and more
