Music

Spotify's recent announcement about revamping its royalty system marks a pivotal shift in the music streaming landscape. As the platform's payouts to the music industry surpass $40 billion, this initiative addresses critical challenges in the royalty distribution process, ensuring fair compensation for artists. Spotify's Growing Payouts and the Need for Change The exponential growth of Spotify's payouts highlights the platform's significant role in the music industry. However, this growth has […]

"I'm better than ever," Brown says. "It just took some time for me to get back to being me again." Peter Beste Age has always been embedded into the narrative of Danny Brown's music. He was a late bloomer in the industry who once titled an album Old. These days, he's relishing his adulthood, welcoming the accumulated wisdom it brings and hoping to impart that wisdom on younger artists who […]

Bobbi Rich/Courtesy of the artist By the standards of the 2020s, when younger audiences metabolize music so quickly that performers need to keep a constant flow of memeable, streamable content coming, Brittany Howard's been laying low. Since wrapping the tour promoting her 2019 solo album Jaime and commissioning remixes of it from peers, she's resurfaced only a handful of times leading up to the announcement of her second solo album, […]

Black Girls Code, a trailblazing nonprofit, has just announced an exhilarating nationwide contest, "Build a Beat Challenge with Ciara," sponsored by Infosys Foundation USA. This unique competition is not just any contest - it's a musical coding revolution waiting to happen, and you could be a part of it! Unleash the Power of Music and Coding: Aimed at students aged 13-18, this challenge empowers you to code your own song. […]

In the landscape of modern music, few artists encapsulate the essence of transformative artistry as André 3000 does. From his groundbreaking work with OutKast to his latest solo endeavor, "New Blue Sun," his career has been a testament to the relentless pursuit of artistic evolution and authenticity. This feature delves into André's journey, exploring his collaboration with Carlos Niño, insights from his interviews with Rick Rubin and NPR, and the […]

The result of the improvised sessions that led to New Blue Sun is subtle but daring. Mainly because it flies in the face of everything we've come to expect, and selfishly demand, as André 3000 fans. Kai Regan/Courtesy of the artist At a certain point in the winding lifespan of André 3000's musical journey, there came a time when we as fans began to worry less about his lack of […]