The Recording Academy has announced that SZA, the artist with the highest number of nominations at this year’s Grammy Awards, will be taking the stage for a live performance at the Los Angeles ceremony on February 4. With a remarkable nine nominations in various categories, SZA is a top contender for…
According to Luminate’s 2023 roundup, Taylor Swift emerged as a dominant force in the U.S. streaming landscape, representing a significant 1.79 percent of on-demand streams in a record-breaking year for global streaming. This impressive statistic translates to approximately one in every 78 on-demand streams in the United States. However, amidst Swift’s…
2 Chainz/ Lil Wayne Seven years after its original release, the two rappers deliver a sequel that exists outside of a specific era, containing remnants of bygone times but lacking the charm associated with those eras. Interestingly, 2 Chainz is revealed to be five years older than Lil Wayne, a fact…
Buju Banton Each Sunday, Pitchfork takes an in-depth look at a significant album from the past, and any record not in our archives is eligible. Today we revisit a 1995 album that changed the sound of dancehall while pointing the genre in a newly reflective direction.“Strangest feeling I’m feeling/But Jah love…
Commissioned as the soundtrack to a line of prefab homes, this 1986 ambient masterpiece doubles as a frame for the smallest, most quotidian sounds. It’s a testament to the act of listening itself. Hiroshi Yoshimura was sitting with his eyes closed. Beneath him, a mat. Beside him, several stones. In his…
Sol Generation has announced plans to equip over 300 Eastern Africa musicians with the necessary skills to develop their talent amidst the popularity of African music globally. The initiative dubbed Press Play is an Artists’ Development Program(ADP) aimed at taking young Eastern Africa artists from aspiring musicians to professionalization through developing…