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2021 Grammy Awards Postponed Due To Coronavirus Concerns
The 2021 Grammy Awards ceremony has been postponed, due to concerns about the spread of the coronavirus. The Recording Academy announced on Tuesday that… -
Lil Nas X Says Children Are His Core Audience Right Now, And That's OK
A little boy decked out in a pink rhinestone cowboy outfit travels around a farm and points out things that bring him joy. “A is for adventure. Every day… -
3 Grammy Contenders Share Outrage At All-White Category, Decline Nominations
Three of the five acts nominated for the 2021 Best Children’s Album Grammy Award are saying “no thanks.” They’re upset that the contenders in their… -
Encore: Kathy Iandoli's 'God Save The Queens' Gives Back The Mic To The Women Of Hip-Hop
Almost from the beginning, the story of women in hip-hop has been sidelined, diminished, or erased. -
Bluegrass Band Sister Sadie Embodies Tradition, But Bends It Too
To be a respected citizen of the bluegrass world, no matter how far newgrass, jamgrass, folk-rock, pop, indie and classical offshoots push its boundaries,… -
MF DOOM, Intricate And Enigmatic Rapper And Producer, Dead At 49
Daniel Dumile, the rapper and producer best known as MF DOOM, died Oct. 31, 2020, according to a message posted on his Instagram account by his wife… -
Pianist Claude Bolling, Creator Of Popular Jazz/Classical Suites, Has Died
French jazz pianist, bandleader and composer Claude Bolling, whose work spanned jazz clubs, the big screen, and Carnegie Hall, died Tuesday at the age of… -
Tony Rice, A Giant Of The Acoustic Guitar, Dead At 69
Tony Rice could seemingly do it all: sing, compose, play spot-on rhythm. But it was his guitar solos that just astounded audiences and fellow musicians… -
Music And Mayhem: A Diary Of Classical Albums For A Troubled 2020
The year 2020 was, in so many ways, divided. In terms of live performances, musicians were forced to reinvent, reflect and respond from a distance and in… -
'I Want Us To Dream A Little Bigger': Noname And Mariame Kaba On Art And Abolition
In the shadow of police killings of George Floyd and Breonna Taylor and in the midst of a global pandemic, the Black Lives Matter movement caught a tidal…
