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This video grab taken from AFPTV video footage on April 19, 2023, shows an aerial view of black smoke covering the sky above the capital Khartoum.

Sudanese American rapper Bas on using music to cope with the brutal conflict in Sudan

9:43am November 11, 2023

by Emmanuel Akinwotu

One Sudanese American rapper has been so affected by the brutal conflict in Sudan, that he has turned to what he knows best — music — to express his sense of loss and frustration.

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Copies of Britney Spears' book The Woman In Me in a book store window.

What Britney Spears' book taught me about resilience and self love

7:00am November 11, 2023

by Luke Medina

The release of Britney Spears' memoir, The Woman in Me, means she gets to reclaim her story after it has been told for her for too long. And in a way, I got to revisit and reclaim my own, too.

People take part in a protest on Sept. 21 in Lagos, Nigeria, to demand justice following the death of Afrobeats star Mohbad.

World News

Nigerian police detain prominent musician for questioning after a young star's death

12:58pm October 04, 2023

by Emmanuel Akinwotu, Olivia Ndubuisi

Naira Marley, a major Afrobeats star, is in police custody for questioning over the death of Mohbad, who died in a Lagos hospital last month at age 27. Marley has denied involvement in Mohbad's death.

The Nigerian music star Mohbad died on Sept. 12 in Lagos at age 27.

World News

Fans of a rising Nigerian music star are protesting after his untimely death

10:05am September 21, 2023

by Emmanuel Akinwotu

The sudden death last week of 27-year-old rapper Mohbad has led to an outpouring of grief and anger across Nigeria, and put the treatment of musicians by powerful labels into sharper focus.

Lauren Mayberry performs at the 9:30 Club in D.C. on Monday.

Chvrches' Lauren Mayberry goes solo — and we got exclusive backstage access

7:15pm September 06, 2023

At the 9:30 Club in Washington, D.C. on Monday, Lauren Mayberry announced herself as a solo star.

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How K-pop took over the world — as told by one fan who rode the wave

5:11pm August 29, 2023

by Manuela López Restrepo

In a new podcast, Vivian Yoon dissects her personal stake in K-pop, and how her obscure childhood passion has evolved into a billion-dollar industry.

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Juan Wauters has had to change his creative process in recent years.

Music & Culture

Juan Wauters wants to connect with you, no matter what

5:01am June 29, 2023

by Manuela López Restrepo

The Uruguayan-American musician reflects on identity, autonomy and how the pandemic changed his artistic process.

Kelly Clarkson's 10th studio album explores the rollercoaster of emotions she felt with her ex-husband.

Kelly Clarkson wants you to know her new album isn't just a sad divorce record

11:47am June 23, 2023

by Gurjit Kaur

On Chemistry, Clarkson's 10th studio album, she explores the rollercoaster of emotions she felt throughout her relationship with her ex-husband.

Newborn babies listen to music with headphones.

An ode to playlists, the perfect kind of sonic diary

6:00am April 03, 2023

by Teresa Xie

Listening to old playlists triggers more complicated emotions than looking at old journals; instead of reading stories told from my perspective, I'm hearing music for what it was and always has been.

Russian-born violinist Nataly Merezhuk's new album 'Jazz on Bones' explores the history of jazz in the former Soviet Union.

Music & Culture

Violinist's album honors the underground effort to keep jazz alive after Stalin's ban

3:14pm February 13, 2023

Russian-born violinist Nataly Merezhuk explores the history of jazz in the former Soviet Union in her new album: Jazz on Bones.

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