The grounds of Highland Park are full of snow now but the 127th annual is just months away, complete with a star-studded ...

As New Orleans heads into the Carnival season, local venues provide the soundtrack for the season.

Scientific studies claim that modern music is growing simpler than ever before - both lyrically and musically. But are they ...

When Emmylou Harris released “Wrecking Ball” in 1995, the album earned acclaim as a departure for the country-folk star.

The Afrobeats pioneer's unstoppable rise reflects a cultural shift as he prepares to make history as the first ...

A new documentary on Afrobeats, Nigerian Yoruba music, and politics will look at a century of fuji, juju, apala, sakara, highlife and more ...

Sunny Adé‘s stage show was characterized by top musicianship, highlighted by his guitar mastery, and dexterous dancing.’ Sunday Adeniyi Adegeye MFR (born 22 September 1946), known professionally as ...

Denise Trucello Today, the Recording Academy carries on its tradition of enshrining the most impactful and enduring ...

Big Star’s “#1 Record” and Eddie Floyd’s “Knock on Wood” are among the 13 recordings inducted into the Grammy Hall of Fame.

Seun Kuti and Chief Commander Ebenezer Obey feature in 'The Odyssey,' a new film documenting the rise or Yoruba music and ...

Speaking about Wha-Gwaan!, he says, "The legendary Nigerian Godfather of Afro Beat, Fela Ransome Kuti, once said: 'Music is the weapon of the future'. Well...The future is most definitely NOW!

For Femi Kuti, music and dedication are a lifelong story ... He made his first steps on stage when he joined the band Egypt 80, led by his father, the legendary Fela Anikulapo Kuti. Two years later, ...