Most independent rappers don’t fail because the music is bad. They fail because they don’t understand the first 24 hours.

Nearly every pop music holiday song written in the past 80 years owes at least some of its DNA to one Christmas tune in particular: "White Christmas," written by Irving Berlin and sung by Bing Crosby, ...

The artist spoke candidly about navigating commercial success while resisting institutional expectations until the timing felt right. Photo by Katharina Poblotzki. Image courtesy of Nicola Vassell and ...

The Oklahoma City Thunder and pre-Kevin Durant Golden State Warriors share a number of similarities. Those Warriors felt the cynicism surrounding their first championship. They heard the critics ...

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Notice anything unusual about this year’s top hits? Yes, more than half of them are from last year. Not all of the 2024 songs are necessarily holdovers from last year — several, including songs by ...

Spotify Wrapped had its “biggest” launch ever, the company announced Thursday, with 200 million engaged users and 500 million shares within the first 24 hours. The music streaming service on Wednesday ...

The number of billionaires worldwide – and their combined wealth – reached record highs this year, buoyed in particular by gains in tech stocks, Swiss bank UBS has found. The world had 2,919 ...

When Toby — not his real name — approached the altar during his ordination Mass roughly a decade ago, he was understandably nervous — perhaps much more so than the average ordinand. Despite growing up ...

Rick Bartow went from a small town Oregon kid to having his art work in over 100 museums. Rick Bartow went from a small-town Oregon kid to having his artwork featured in over 100 museums across the ...

Ray is the first AI artist to have the No. 1 album and song on any iTunes chart. What happens when music fans discover their new go-to praise and worship song, only for the song to be made by an ...

What happens when music fans discover their new go-to praise and worship song, only for the song to be made by an AI-artist? That’s the feeling some gospel fans are having as Solomon Ray, an ...