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Black Is King (ICYMI Beyoncé's Gift To Africa ft. Ivie Ani)
Beyoncé' has released "Black Is King," a visual album based off of music that she released last year. We're rerunning that piece so that you can plac…
5 years, 10 months ago
folklore: taylor swift's quarantine dream
Taylor Swift has released folklore, her unexpected eighth studio album. It is an understated work that firmly puts celebrity gossip behind her (there…
5 years, 10 months ago
The Women Reclaiming Nu-Metal ft. Rina Sawayama
Nu-Metal, the mid 90s creation that blended metal, rap and pop, is one of the most critically derided pop genres. So it is strange that this genre is…
5 years, 10 months ago
Rosie: Investigating a Crime at the Heart of the Music Industry
Listen closely to the start of the 2015 hit "Hey Mama" by David Guetta, Nicki Minaj, Afrojack, and Bebe Rexha and you'll hear voices intoning a chant…
5 years, 10 months ago
Song of Summer 2020: TikTok Jams, Protest Anthems, Breezy Bops & Bummer Bangers
The 2020 song of summer competition is underway. We asked you for your favorite songs and put them in a head-to-head tournament. Find out which is th…
5 years, 10 months ago
The Many Colors of Lady Gaga’s ‘Chromatica’
Lady Gaga’s 6th album is a conceptual release about a future that is neither utopian nor dystopian. Despite its sci-fi visuals, the album looks more …
5 years, 11 months ago
I Am America (w Shea Diamond and Justin Tranter)
Shea Diamond has experienced so many facets of America as a black trans woman, and with songwriter Justin Tranter, she's woven those experiences into…
5 years, 11 months ago
Baz Luhrmann’s “Sunscreen Song” — The 90s’ Most Unlikely Hit (with Avery Trufelman)
In 1999 filmmaker Baz Luhrmann released the song “Everybody’s Free To Wear Sunscreen,” a 7-minute-long graduation speech set to downtempo electronic …
5 years, 11 months ago
Jacob Collier on staying creative and his 646 track song “All I Need”
Quarantined in his family’s music room, musician Jacob Collier has been remarkably productive. Known for his polymathic musical talents, Collier has …
5 years, 11 months ago
What it means to make music in 2020
Episode 169
The pandemic has upended the art and business of making music. Producing, performing and releasing — every aspect is new and uncharted. The need for …
5 years, 11 months ago