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With the release of “Stars,” a new song featuring Dr. Cornel West and Béla Fleck, the bass legend reflects on the power of music, what James Brown taught him, and more
With subtle production and lines about looking back on life, the ballad is a beautiful send off from one of America’s greatest songwriters
Legendary sidemen Danny Kortchmar, Waddy Wachtel, Leland Sklar, and Russ Kunkel unveil their latest collaboration with a Zoom-filmed video
A highlight from a great new U.K. band’s debut
As TikTok’s user-base has ballooned, the cost of promoting music on the app has skyrocketed
“You have to look at the song itself,” Inner Circle bassist-songwriter Ian Lewis says. “What is the song saying? How is it being misconstrued?”
On their new LP, Far Enough, the Melbourne trio infuses furious punk with socially conscious lyrics
The keyboardist has spent the last four years gigging with Guns N’ Roses, but it’s just the first part of her quest to become ‘the female Trent Reznor’
Major labels, led by Republic Records, are moving to ditch the label “urban.” It’s part of a process of sidelining black music that’s been going on for 80 years.
The producer and engineer is Drake’s right-hand man, and the sonic architect behind a decade of pop music. Now, he’s finally fighting back against a disease that could take away everything
