Music

“I really just make music that comes from the soul and I think because I’m all mixed up on so many fronts, it’s like an amalgam of everything,” says 26 year-old singer-songwriter, flutist and producer NOAMZ.  There’s truth to her words: elements of hip-hop, jazz, classical music, Afro-Caribbean rhythms and R&B commingle on the Los Angeles, by way of Madison area, artist’s Not Today Sadly EP. Tracks like "Sensuality" and […]

Industry veteran Tim Hinshaw joins forces with AEG Presents following the success of Kendrick Lamar's "Pop Out" event, aiming to elevate Hip-Hop and R&B touring experiences. Photo credit: Kathryn Boyd AEG Presents, a prominent concert promotion and artist development company, has announced a strategic partnership with Tim Hinshaw and his creative studio, Free Lunch. This collaboration follows the success of "The Pop Out – Ken & Friends" Juneteenth concert at […]

Kendrick Lamar performs during "The Pop Out — Ken & Friends," his June 19 concert event at the Kia Forum in Inglewood, Calif. Timothy Norris/Getty Images for pgLang, Amazon/Getty Images North America When Kendrick Lamar released Mr. Morale & the Big Steppers in 2022, he was jittery with agitation. There were many reasons within the songs for him to be anxious, which spend hard-earned therapy hours working through trauma, but […]

For most of the film, hampton is a grinning, tomboy femme fly on the wall. She’s much more in documentarian mode than interviewer. Courtesy of the artist History is never really linear, no matter how nicely it’s packaged. It Was All A Dream, a new documentary by dream hampton, is a collection of archival footage from the famed filmmaker’s early days covering hip-hop. This unearthed material, found in hampton’s home […]

After elevating Afropop's standing with a standout guest spot on Wizkid's "Essence" and becoming a secret weapon for Rihanna, Drake and Beyoncé, Tems is ready for center stage.Adrienne Raquel Tems makes a great case for quitting. Before she was captivating millions with deep, dynamic vocals and setting a new pace for African artists on a global stage, the Nigerian singer-songwriter was daydreaming of the life in music she leads now. […]

This Black Music Month, Tiny Desk is giving the ladies their flowers. We’re releasing nine Tiny Desk concerts from Black women artists, from veterans who’ve paved the way for what we hear today in Black music, to those who are carving out their own paths. Before we start, a warning, this concert includes a song about suicide. Tierra Whack and her band she dubbed "The Big Backs" might go down […]