Global Record Business Saw Sizable Growth Last Year, Thanks To Streaming
An annual report on the worldwide recording industry has some good news, especially when it comes to on-demand listening.
Music & Culture
Celebrating The Centennial Of Jazz Legend Ella Fitzgerald
Fitzgerald, who died in 1996, had her first hits with Chick Webb's big band before going out on her own in the 1940s. Critic Kevin Whitehead says Fitzgerald at her best is as good as it gets.
Radiohead's Hilarious Cover Of 'Gasolina' Not Remotely Real
A rogue fan video of the band's April 17 show in Berkeley, Calif., shows Thom Yorke shaking his hips to the reggaeton hit.
How Mike WiLL Made-It And Kendrick Lamar Created The Year's Most Urgent Music
The super producer who made trap go pop on collaborations with Miley Cyrus, Rae Sremmurd and Beyoncé reveals how Kendrick Lamar inspired him to scale back for bigger impact on DAMN.
Songs We Love: Palm, 'Walkie Talkie'
Experimental but precise, curious but composed, Palm's new song feels put together like a Jackson Pollock jigsaw puzzle.
Beyoncé Funds College Scholarship Award For 'Bold, Creative' Women
Tied to the one-year anniversary of her Lemonade project, she will be funding "Formation Scholars" at four institutions of higher learning, including two historically black colleges.
Listen: Shabazz Palaces Returns With 'Shine A Light'
Sentient beings and mysteries await as the experimental hip-hop group announces a new album and tour dates.
Hear Sufjan Stevens' Latest 'Planetarium' Collaboration, 'Mercury'
The gorgeous new song feels like an elegy to lost love but may be more of an ode to the Roman god of thievery.
Watch Big Boi Perform 'Mic Jack' With Sleepy Brown On 'The Tonight Show'
"Mic Jack" has got a lot of what you want in a Big Boi jam: an '80s R&B funk swagger fully loaded with sweaty synths.
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The Mountain Goats On Growing Up, And Growing Older, In Goth
"When I was 16 I dyed my hair black and I started wearing white Oxfords." John Darnielle shares the Nashville Symphony Chorus-starring barnburner "Rain In Soho."