The independent record label Empire has brought nineteen acts from six African nations together on one album and is set to share it with the world in less than two weeks. The compilation, titled Where We Come From (Vol. 1), which arrives November 30th, first started to take shape at …

The 2022 Latin Grammy Awards were full of dazzling performances and surprises last night in Las Vegas. The highlights came from all kinds of artists: Chiquis, who won her second Latin Grammy for Best Banda Album, proudly represented música Mexicana with Banda Los Recoditos, joining forces for moving renditions of …

This week we’ve got a banger from Saweetie, a moving tribute to Takeoff from fellow Atlanta native Gucci Mane, Brockhampton‘s farewell, and great new songs from Noah Cyrus, Billy Strings, Don Toliver, and more. Cue it up on Spotify, or check out the full list, below. Gucci Mane, “Letter to …

Taylor Swift has hit back at Ticketmaster, saying the company “assured” her and her team that it would be able to meet the demand for her Eras Tour. Which, as the on-sale chaos this week suggested, it was not. In a statement shared on Instagram Stories, Swift said, “There are …

“Waka Waka,” move over. “Tukoh Taka” is here. Days before the 2022 FIFA World Cup hosts its opening ceremony, Nicki Minaj, Maluma, and Myriam Fares are bringing the Arab-Latin fusion on the soccer tournament‘s fan festival anthem. The video, released Friday, opens with Lebanese singer Fares singing the chorus and …

As a follow-up to my previous piece, “Web Series: Let’s Talk About It,” I’d like to go back to the importance of story in your web series. I can’t stress enough how important story is. Web series are episodic by nature; there is more than one episode and usually no …

Chance the Rapper is redefining what home means to him. On his latest single “Yah Know,” which features Ghanian singer King Promise, the musician channels Eighties house music through a sample of Whitney Houston’s “How Will I Know” while pondering ideas of liberation, freedom, and protecting his own peace. “Let …

Getting press for your business helps your public relations tremendously, whether it means being featured on a podcast, an Instagram Live or even a news segment. Giving a face to the business helps humanize the brand and also allows you to share more explicit insight into your company’s values. Making …

Celebrated French electronic artist Jean-Michel Jarre has enlisted Brian Eno’s help for a reworking of his Oxymore song, “Epica.” “Epica Extension” boasts a bustling breakbeat as the drums drive ahead over an array of pulsing synths and a lead loop that sounds like it’s coming from some uncanny choral singer. …

In late February 2020, Evelyn Yang gathered at Foley Square in Manhattan with a handful of survivors in the hopes of pulling off something unprecedented. Her husband, Andrew Yang, had recently wrapped his presidential campaign, and all of the travel and scheduling demands that went along with that bid had …