For Sampa The Great, there's no place like home
Born in Zambia, raised in Botswana and having spent much of her music career in Australia, Sampa The Great returned to Zambia to make As Above So Below.
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Róisín Murphy, 'CooCool'
The Irish singer knows how to make any emotion feel dazzlingly danceable; here, she basks in uncomplicated love.
Eluvium, 'Void Manifest'
Amid dreamy strings and a cloudy swirl of synths, vocalist Charlotte Mundy lends the song a haunted, impressionistic quality.
Some trees in San Diego are getting a second life thanks to 2 local businesses
The company West Coast Arborists removes trees that are near the end of their lives. They're then cut and dried. After that Taylor Guitars turns them into musical instruments.
Taylor Swift's much-anticipated Eras tour kicks off Friday in Swift City
The first stop on the tour is Glendale, Ariz., in the same stadium that hosted this year's Super Bowl. Glendale has temporarily changed its name to Swift City to celebrate the singer-songwriter.
The Oscar for 'Naatu Naatu' fans the impossible dreams of India's musicians
A song from the blockbuster Indian film RRR won the Oscar for best song and is now the talk of India's music biz. But will it lift other musicians to — well, not fame but at least financial security?
For Puerto Rico's Villano Antillano, femininity is a shield — and a superpower
The rapper's first full-length record is a testament to the way she's been able to interact with her femininity through her creative process.
Caroline Polachek's new album pulses with the sound of exhilaration and relief
Desire, I Want to Turn Into You was recorded during a time when many were emerging from pandemic isolation, and, intentionally or not, it taps into the upheaval and disorientation we've lived through.
Mississippi is home of the blues and key to civil rights past. Locals tell the story
With pandemic restrictions lifted, tourists are returning to Mississippi's famous Blues Trail. Civil rights leaders are noticing some are now hungry for more context about the music's origins.
From viral dance hit to Oscar winner, RRR's 'Naatu Naatu' has a big night
In a field full of heavy hitters, the film's soundtrack to a dance battle won best original song at Sunday's Academy Awards, becoming the first-ever song from an Indian film to win the prize.