Music

In 24 hours, a 72-year-old man from Chicago went from an unknown, amateur producer to a small viral phenomenon. Last Monday, Arthur DuBois walked into Haven Studio with a simple mission: find someone to arrange and mix the beats his family and friends had written off as an annoying, inconsequential …

As a songwriter and producer, Warren “Oak” Felder’s resume encompasses hits from Nicki Minaj (“Your Love”), Usher (“Good Kisser”) and Alessia Cara (“Here”). He’s been in the industry for nearly 15 years and, until 2018, he had never heard anyone say “skip rate” in the studio. “That word was not …

The National‘s songs usually feel warmly hermetic – from their artfully enveloping art-goth sonics to the way Matt Berninger’s merlot-gorged baritone turns midlife malaise into a lush cocoon. Which makes their forthcoming new album I Am Easy to Find, due in May, an interesting change-up. The band is joined by …

The Johnny Cash Heritage Festival, on the grounds of the legendary Man in Black’s boyhood home in Dyess, Arkansas, will be hosted by the late entertainer’s Grammy-winning daughter Rosanne Cash. Also headlining the concert on Saturday, October 19th, will be award-winning artist and country-music historian Marty Stuart. The theme for …

Travis Scott and Golden State Warriors’ Kevin Durant teamed up for an episode of Apple Music’s Carpool Karaoke. Naturally, the pair sang some of Scott’s songs, but they also ventured into other musical territory. In a trailer for the episode, Durant is at the wheel with Scott riding shotgun. The …

In January 1972, Aretha Franklin went back to where it all started. Over two days at Los Angeles’ New Temple Missionary Baptist Church, she gave audiences – which included Clara Ward and Mick Jagger – a glimpse of what she learned in the Detroit church of her father, Reverend C.L. …

Reggaeton icon Daddy Yankee made an electrifying appearance at Univision’s 31st Annual Premio Lo Nuestro awards show on Thursday night. The rapper was one of two top honorees at the show: Both he and the regional Mexican band, Premio veterans Intocable, were given the show’s Premio Lo Nuestro a la …

A venue in Germany defended their decision to book R. Kelly for an April concert following the latest string of allegations against the singer, including those that surfaced in Surviving R. Kelly. Soon after the Lifetime docuseries aired, and RCA quietly parted ways with the singer, Kelly announced (and then …

The coincidence isn’t lost on Mary Bragg that her two new songs “Fight” and “Fool” are being released on Valentine’s Day. Both tracks, from the Nashville singer-songwriter’s upcoming album Violets as Camouflauge (out March 1st), deal with relationship struggles and the ways people respond as things are falling apart, or …

If you’re a one-hit wonder, two-hit wonder or even three-hit wonder from the 1980s, the road can be a tough place in 2019. You can try to eke out a living playing clubs, fairs and remote casinos, but profits are slim once you pay for things like gas, food and …