At the end of every year, we are able to look back at some of the larger events and news stories, and see how they paint a picture of what that year was like. Sometimes exact events stand out, and ...

Every year, when I put together this list, I see the same question arise: What is world music? (A better, and even less answerable question: What isn't world music?) So, so much stunningly beautiful ...

NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Nielsen, the music industry's leading data information provider today released the 2014 U.S. Music year-end report for the 12-month period of December 30, 2013 through ...

How will we remember the music of 2014? All Songs Considered starts off NPR Music's year-end coverage by discussing themes that surfaced again and again: new discoveries, best live shows, saddest ...

While many music videos are merely slick, soulless promos for potential hit singles, occasionally a video comes out that transcends crass commercialism and actually stands alone as a work of visual ...

or by phone at 216-241-6000. CLEVELAND, Ohio – Beatles John Lennon and Paul McCartney based their harmonies on those of Phil and Don Everly. Graham Nash, one of the best male harmony singers ever, ...

Texas native, keyboardist Leon Alvarado is a true student of the progressive rock genre, citing the customary troupe of icons such as ELP, Yes, and Jethro Tull as influences, paired with his previous ...

In the first half of 2014, music streaming revenues have surpassed CD sales for the first time in the United States. That’s according to data published by the Recording Industry Association of America ...

This year saw the loss of not just some of the greatest singers in country music, but also some of the most notable songwriters and torchbearers of the genre. The Grand Ole Opry lost a couple of its ...

Game On! We did it! The Best of Miami 2014 is complete! Places to eat, places to meet people, places to go pee in public … This annual issue’s got it all. Of course, though, we here at Crossfade are ...

Imagine this: A whiney, “slimey,” strangely stylish rapper with the most generic name possible takes over the rap game. Crazy, right? Well, in 2014 Young Thug did exactly that. In less than a year, ...