Music

On Monday, legendary singer-songwriter Stevie Wonder released a video commemorating this year’s Martin Luther King Jr. Day. The musician-activist’s overall message was that the “universe” is profoundly “pissed” off at us for doing the opposite of achieving the fallen civil-rights leader’s vision of a just society. Early on in the four-minute video, posted to Twitter
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Yukihiro Takahashi, the drummer and lead vocalist for electronic music trailblazers Yellow Magic Orchestra, has died at the age of 70. Takahashi’s office released a statement to the The Japan Times and NHK confirming Takahashi’s death on Jan. 11, citing aspiration pneumonia as the cause. Takahashi previously revealed that he underwent surgery to remove a
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Hosted by Chance the Rapper and his close friend and collaborator Vic Mensa, the inaugural Black Star Line Festival — a week of talks, parties, skating, and music in Accra, Ghana —  was dreamt of and designed to catalyze physical connectivity, understanding, and eventually, radical movement-making among Black people globally.  “I think this is kind
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Now You Know The 16-track set includes collaborations with Father John Misty, Jack Antonoff’s Bleachers, and more With two months left to go before the release of Lana Del Rey’s ninth studio album,  Did You Know That There’s A Tunnel Under Ocean Blvd, the singer-songwriter shared the official track list and new cover art on Friday
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In the land of hip-hop and sports, one man is standing out. MARJA’KIM has released his hit single “PARTY N’DA HILLS” to rave reviews from critics and fans alike. The single has been streaming, with the accompanying music video having garnered nearly 150K views on YouTube since its release. After releasing “PARTY N’DA HILLS”, music lovers can’t stop playing
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From DJ-turned-producer Uncle Waffles’ club-filling take on Amapiano to singer/songwriter Hailey Whitters’ middle-American storytelling, some of the best music of 2022 may have slipped under the radar for some listeners. Even some great albums by veterans, including Willie Nelson’s poignant A Beautiful Time and Ozzy Osbourne’s unexpectedly strong Patient Number 9, may not have connected
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