Thump Records is celebrating its 36th anniversary with a new music festival series, Mojave Music Festival, in Victorville ...

This week on Alt.Latino, it's another new music episode with a global panorama: Canary Islands merengue, Chicano soul, Afro-Brazilian roots and more. Plus, a percussion supergroup that Felix could ...

A group of white teens were cleared of hate crime allegations after a black Virginia Tech professor whined to cops he was a victim of a racist attack when they blasted rap music and dumped snow near ...

Friends, family and original members from Swishahouse records gathered to bid farewell during a public tribute to Michael “5000” Watts, the late Houston DJ and record executive, on Feb.16, 2026. Watts ...

The KISS frontman slammed the institution for including rap and hip-hop artists: "I don't come from the ghetto, it doesn't speak my language." By James Hibberd Writer-at-Large Gene Simmons says ...

“Syracuse Playlist” is a quarterly feature on syracuse.com highlighting music from local artists. If you’re a Syracuse-area musician, email gherbert@syracuse.com to share your music, including your ...

Donald Fountain, a multi-skilled photojournalist for CBS News Atlanta, is known for his captivating work behind the camera, capturing the best of Atlanta. An Atlanta musical group is quickly getting ...

Kendrick Lamar is victorious in the Best Rap Album category again, thanks to his excellent 2024 record GNX. The rapper took home the prize in a field featuring Clipse (Let God Sort Em Out), GloRilla ...

Media pundits have recently been debating whether we are seeing a religious revival among Gen Z. Spoiler alert: mostly no, or at least not in the way people think (but also, sort of yes). Something ...

What's going on with rap? After celebrating 50 years of legacy in 2023 with marquee moments like the Hip Hop 50 multi-headliner concert at Yankee Stadium, plus Kendrick Lamar's historic run – capped ...

**For clarity, rap and hip-hop are used interchangeably throughout the article, as both represent the same space in music charts.** Additionally, in mid-September 2025, only four hip-hop songs were on ...

Hip-hop has been super volatile over the last couple of years. Given all the questions swirling around the genre during its 50th decade—who are the new stars? Where are the hit records? Is hip-hop on ...