Childhood friends Ben Bridwell and Sam Beam used to share mixtapes of their favorite songs. Now they've made a cover album together, "Making Good Time." They talk to NPR's.

The world is mourning the loss of music icon Brian Wilson, who died Wednesday at 82. The beloved beating heart of the Beach Boys was one of the most influential and consequential minds and voices in ...

Hip Hop’s influence has stretched far beyond American borders for quite some time, but when it collided with Asian pop music, something truly global began to take shape. While K-pop and J-pop have ...

Babyfxce E stepped onto the stage of a Detroit strip club for his debut performance, nerves coursing through him. As dollar ...

When a song or album drops, you’ll hear about chart rankings and first-week sales in the following weeks, but how songs perform over time is the true testament to their success. The bragging rights of ...

Razor-sharp synths. Euphoric electronic leads. Chest-thumping 808s. Distorted vocals drenched in autotune. Welcome to the world of rage rap, a subgenre of hip-hop that’s had its moment thanks to the ...

A recent tiff between underground rap promo pages has sparked an impassioned online debate about the definition of “gimmick rappers” over the past week. Most of it is boring and wrapped up in ...

The White House has refuted reports from 'TMZ,' which claims an insider has told them the president is considering commuting Diddy's prison sentence. 16 minutes ago JAY-Z on Meek Mill’s “What’s Free” ...

No matter how many times rappers mention Black women in their songs, we’ll never get over it. Over the past decades, celebrities like Nia Long and Rihanna have become muses for many of your favorite ...