Drummers, the vibe shift has come for you.

Last year, hp-hop mogul and Def Jam co-founder Russell Simmons was sued for an alleged rape of an unnamed Def Jam exec in the 1990s. It wasn’t the first lawsuit of its kind against Simmons, who stepped down from his businesses in 2017 as allegations of sexual misconduct began to pile up. In 2020, HBO Max aired On The Record, …

On this day in 1996, Queens-bred collective Lost Boyz dropped their seminal debut Legal Drug Money on Uptown/MCA Records; a project that, nearly three decades later, remains a definitive artifact… The post Today In Hip Hop History: The Lost Boyz Dropped Their Debut LP ‘Legal Drug Money’ 29 Years Ago appeared first on .

Toronto singer-songwriter Georgia Harmer has already released three singles this year — “Can We Be Still,” “Little Light,” and “Take It On.” Unsurprisingly, those tracks will appear on a new Georgia Harmer album, announced today. Eye Of The Storm is set for release in August, and its title track arrives today with a video by Norman Wong.

Fredro Starr, best known as a founding member of Onyx and a seasoned actor, is stepping into a new creative role; film director. Starr is set to helm The Tunnel,… The post Fredro Starr To Make His Directorial Debut With ‘The Tunnel’ Based On NYC’s Famous 90s Nightclub appeared first on .

Guitars are more than just blocks of wood with strings attached. They are tethers to a musician’s heart…soul even! So when instruments are stolen or go missing, it’s not only someone’s livelihood that’s at stake but also a piece of themselves. The most recent victim is the iconic American rock band Heart.

In the five years since Teyana Taylor last released new music, the multi-hyphenate (R&B singer, dancer, model, director, etc.) has enjoyed a serious glow-up as an actor. She had a breakout role in the 2023 indie film A Thousand And One. In a huge coup, she’s starring alongside Leonardo DiCaprio in this fall’s Paul Thomas Anderson movie One Battle After …

Some artists can make you feel like you’re floating outside of time. The sounds they mix feel like a spell. Such is the case of the latest single “Play” from New York’s james K, which announces her new album Friend. (You might remember her from the collabs she’s done with Yves Tumor, including the magnetic “Licking An Orchid.”) The new …

Last month, Chicago band Moontype provided a great anthem for weeping with “Let Me Cry.” Now, with her new Precipice preview, Asheville singer-songwriter Indigo De Souza is offering a perfect tune for tears as well with “Crying Over Nothing.”