El Hijo, La Antropólogo De La Cumbia, Returns
El Hijo de la Cumbia's new album Genero, Genero is the result of a decade spent traversing the globe and a lifetime spent mastering the art of the studio.
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Meet Naia Izumi, The 2018 Tiny Desk Contest Winner
The fourth annual Tiny Desk Contest winner has been revealed. Get to know the Georgia-hailing guitarist who won over the hearts of our judges this year.
Spotify Redesigns Its Free Tier, With Hopes Of Grabbing Even More Users
The streaming giant announced changes to its mobile app that the company hopes will lure even more users worldwide to its free tier.
Bob Dorough, Jazz Musician Best Known For 'Schoolhouse Rock!,' Dead At 94
Dorough spent two decades as a jazz player, singer, conductor and arranger in New York before being approached, at his advertising day job, to explain math to children via music.
Songs We Love: Retirement Party, 'Passion Fruit Tea'
The first single from the Chicago emo band's debut album, Somewhat Literate, bubbles with big hooks, classic rock solos and pending adulthood.
Hop Along On World Cafe
The Philadelphia group delivers a live performance that gives you that bubbling feeling of a band about to break.
Announcing The 2018 Tiny Desk Contest Winner
After receiving nearly 5,000 entries this year, we have a winner! Meet the virtuosic talent who won over this year's panel of judges.
Prince's Family Files Wrongful Death Suit Against Hospital, Pharmacy Chain
The pop superstar was treated for an overdose a week before his death. The suit contends that the hospital failed to realize the drug he was taking was a deadly counterfeit.
Petal's 'Better Than You' Video Combats Artistic Self-Doubt
Watch as frontwoman Kiley Lotz engages in a nightmarish game of Whac-A-Mole.
Chastity's 'Children' Will Lead The Way
For Brandon Williams, heavy music functions as a way to ponder heavy ideas just as much as sound. Chastity's new video documents police brutality in his Ontario hometown.