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Stutter House is a fresh new genre exploding in the dance music world in early 2024. Still, Steve Cardigan, the guy responsible for coining and championing the sound through popular playlists, says it's been around for ages and is only now hitting the mainstream hard. With its heavy use of tremolo ...Continue reading  » Read More

The Inuk throat singer and experimental composer Tanya Tagaq made her acting debut in True Detective: Night Country, the latest season of the HBO anthology show. Tagaq appears as a doula in three episodes, including last night’s finale.  » Read More

Cassette sales are still a very small fraction of the recorded music retail market — just 0.41% of all albums sold in the US last year — but sales have been steadily rising for the past decade, fueled in part by a nostalgia factor among younger listeners and limited-edition runs from major artists.  » Read More

The Roots have announced their lineup for the 2024 edition of their annual Roots Picnic, which will take place at Fairmount Park in Philadelphia on June 1 and 2. Lil Wayne will serve as one of its headliners, with a special set celebrating the music of his hometown of New Orleans. He’ll team up with the Roots for a show that will include contributions from special guests PJ Morton and […]

A new documentary about Brian Eno called Eno debuted at Sundance earlier this year, where it was revealed that the film — which was directed by Gary Hustwit — will use generative AI technology to change the movie for every audience that screens it.  » Read More

The man contains multitudes. Over the weekend, Lil Jon released a guided meditation album called Total Meditation, which contains 10 songs that the rapper and producer said will “relieve anxiety, boost focus and find peace,” per a recent interview with XXL.  » Read More

Lenny Kravitz received the Music Icon Award at the 2024 People’s Choice Awards on Sunday night. He performed a career-spanning medley that included renditions of “Fly Away,” “TK421,” “It Ain’t Over Til It’s Over,” “Let Love Rule,” and “Are You Gonna Go My Way.” The award was presented to him by Victoria Monét,  » Read More

In The Number Ones, I’m reviewing every single #1 single in the history of the Billboard Hot 100, starting with the chart’s beginning, in 1958, and working my way up into the present. Book Bonus Beat: The Number Ones: Twenty Chart-Topping Hits That Reveal the History of Pop Music.  » Read More

Over the weekend, Damon Albarn joined his Africa Express collective on-stage at the Bahidorá Festival, which took place in Morelos, which is just outside of Mexico City. Albarn helped out with a ska cover of the Smiths’ “Panic,” in the group alongside Camilo Lara. Albarn is one of the leaders of Africa Express.  » Read More