From beats to ballots: What political rap lyrics tell us | Music
What role has hip-hop played in activism? From the 1980s, hip-hop has essentially enabled marginalised voices to break through to the mainstream. The song Girl…
Selena’s legacy is still relevant 30 years after her death
I still remember exactly where I was when I found out that Selena Quintanilla-Pérez had been murdered.I was 9, a fourth-grader in south Texas, sitting…
Four Afghan girl guitarists escaped the Taliban. Will they be forced back? | Women’s Rights News
Islamabad, Pakistan – On a pleasant February afternoon in Pakistan’s capital, Islamabad, the sound of strumming guitars fills a small bedroom in a two-storey home…
Commentary: 20 years and counting: How a chance encounter with a street musician led to a lasting bond
I was driving through Westlake, on my way to pay Nathaniel Anthony Ayers a visit at his nursing home, when it hit me.My God. Has…
Remember This Banger: Selena's 'Dreaming of You'
Thirty years after the singer’s death, we look back on the song that encapsulated what could’ve been. Source link
Long Beach’s VIP Records unveils plans for a museum
In the early 1990s, Kelvin Anderson Sr. built a makeshift recording studio in the back of his Long Beach record store, a vinyl-filled paradise called…
Sublime is making a new album with Travis Barker
Sublime is working on a new album with the son of the band’s late frontman.The hugely influential Long Beach ska-punk trio — whose singer Bradley…
‘Buena Vista Social Club’ and writer Marco Ramirez debut on Broadway
Officially, playwright and screenwriter Marco Ramirez began working on the Broadway musical “Buena Vista Social Club” a little more than six years ago. But if…
Review: ASAP Rocky returns to stage at Rolling Loud California
As usual, ASAP Rocky made a memorable entrance on Saturday night.Wearing dark sunglasses, walnut-sized diamond earrings and a T-shirt with a bulletproof vest printed on…
Spotify removes an Andrew Tate podcast from its platform
Audio streaming service Spotify has removed a “pimping” podcast from controversial online influencer Andrew Tate for violating the platform’s policies, a company spokesperson said.Spotify’s policies…
At least 51 people killed in nightclub fire in North Macedonia | Humanitarian Crises News
DEVELOPING STORYDEVELOPING STORY, More than 100 people injured in the deadly fire at at the nightclub in Kocani – about 100km east of the capital,…
Kashmir’s Sufi music lovers are sticking with the audio cassette
Breadcrumb Trail LinksPMNPMN BusinessAuthor of the article:The Associated PressDar Yasin And Aijaz HussainPublished Mar 15, 2025 • 3 minute read You can save this article…
Bill Ackman’s Pershing raises $1.4 billion in Universal Music Group stake sale
A group of Universal Music Group shareholders affiliated with billionaire Bill Ackman’s hedge fund Pershing Square raised more than $1.4 billion from the sale of…
Nathy Peluso talks ‘Grasa’ and her upcoming L.A. show
Jimmy Fallon looked exultant when he greeted Nathy Peluso on his show last December, after she had performed a couple of songs off “Grasa,” her…
Brian James, founding guitarist of The Damned, dead at 70
Brian James, the founding guitarist for the visionary and influential U.K. punk band The Damned, has died. He was 70. James’ death on March 6…
SXSW 2025: Ivan Cornejo, Gale and other Latin acts to check out
Now in its 37th year, South by Southwest, the annual arts and tech conference that runs March 7-15 in Austin, Texas, has no shortage of…
'Secret' UK island you've probably never heard of where Charlie XCX makes music
Osea Island, just 10 miles from Chelmsford in Essex, is a world away from the hustle and bustle of the capital and has been a…
Meghan posts first clip of new Netflix show as she is left stunned by Roy Choi’s ‘dark’ music taste – The Sun
MEGHAN Markle shared a never-seen-before clip of her new Netflix show revealing the moment a celebrity chef left her lost for words.In the exciting new…
Crystal Palace 4-1 Aston Villa: ‘The mood is buzzing, the music is bouncing’
"The mood is buzzing, the music is bouncing and everyone is happy."Those were the words of Crystal Palace striker Eddie Nketiah after he scored his…
Chris Jasper dead: Former Isley Brothers singer was 73
Chris Jasper, a former member of the Isley Brothers who helped the group shape its flamboyant funk-rock sound, has died. The singer-songwriter died Sunday at…