Who doesn’t love a good underground rap posse cut? Fly Anakin, the great Richmond rapper and producer, is the leader of the Mutant Academy crew, and he’s been responsible for a lot of songs like that. Earlier this year, Fly Anakin released his solo album (The) Forever Dream, and its lead single “My N***a” features… The post Fly Anakin – …

Editor’s note: The following is an op-ed by Darius Van Arman, founder of the independent record label Jagjaguwar, which has released music by Bon Iver, Sharon Van Etten, Angel Olsen, Dinosaur Jr., and dozens of others. Van Arman also co-leads Secretly Group, Secretly Distribution, Numero Group, and Ghostly International. He is based in Brooklyn. I… The post The Struggle For …

It doesn’t matter if nobody actually wants AI music; the major labels are still going to push it on us. Reuters reports that Universal Music Group, Sony Music, and Warner Music Group, the three currently extant major-label umbrella groups, have all negotiated a licensing deal with an AI music streaming startup called Klay. That means that Klay is the first …

Tekashi 6ix9ine’s mother was held at gunpoint during a violent home invasion at the rapper’s residence in Palm Beach County, Florida, according to multiple reports. The incident occurred while the…

A former cast member of The Real Housewives of the Potomac is in custody after being arrested by police at the Atlanta airport. Records from the Fulton County Jail show…

On this day in 1970, the second lyrical half of A Tribe Called Quest, Phife Dawg was born. Born Malik Isaac Taylor in Queens, New York, Phife was one-fourth of…

Spotify is celebrating the 25th anniversary of Erykah Badu’s landmark album Mama’s Gun with a new installment of its Anniversaries series, now streaming on the platform. The episode gives fans…

Shoe Palace has introduced an exclusive new apparel collection inspired by the intensity and precision of the John Wick universe. Designed to mirror the sharp style and fierce discipline of…

It’s been nearly a year since My Bloody Valentine announced their first show since 2018, a gig at Dublin’s 3arena this coming Saturday that also marks their first headlining show in Ireland since 1992. They’ve since added more live dates in the UK for later this month, plus a performance at Clockenflap next month (their first ever Hong Kong concert), …

This past May, Scottish musician Katie Lynch, who releases music as Theo Bleak, released her EP Bad Luck Is Two Yellow Flowers. Today, she’s announced that she has a larger project that will be released just before the end of the year. Out Dec. 19, Bargaining muses on connection and explores moving through grief via… The post Theo Bleak Announces …