Music & Culture

Young M.A relies on her fans to support her independent career, but the power dynamic often leaves her in the lurch.

Music & Culture

In The 2010s, Music Fans Asserted Their Power, But The Industry Caught On

1:48pm November 19, 2019

by Frannie Kelley

Music fans would seem to have gained a lot of power over the past decade. Their online fury has silenced those who would dare to criticize their faves. But the music industry has caught on.

Queue Listen Now

The Head and the Heart performed live for World Cafe.

Music & Culture

An Audience Q&A Leads To Surprising Answers From The Head and the Heart

12:05pm November 19, 2019

You don't want to ask silly questions, but sometimes a silly or lighthearted question is a great way to learn something about a band. Our audience takes over in this interview.

Blood Incantation's Hidden History of the Human Race features artwork by science fiction and fantasy painter Bruce Pennington.

Music & Culture

Viking's Choice: Cosmic Death Metal, Blackened String Music, Russian Straight-Edge

11:50am November 19, 2019

by Lars Gotrich

New music from Blood Incantation, Maria W Horn, Vital Force, Forest of Tygers and Envy highlight a playlist of heavy, heady music.

Music & Culture

Blue Ivy Is Honored At BET's Soul Train Awards

6:42am November 19, 2019

Blue Ivy — the 7-year-old daughter of Beyoncé and Jay-Z — has won a songwriting award for the hit "Brown Skin Girl." The song was featured on the new Lion King soundtrack.

Taylor Swift, performing during the 2019 MTV Video Music Awards in August in Newark, New Jersey.

Music & Culture

Taylor Swift's American Music Awards Medley In Limbo Amid Conflicting Reports

5:05pm November 18, 2019

by Anastasia Tsioulcas

The pop megastar's former label announced Monday that it had an agreement with the made-for-TV event. The awards show's producers say otherwise.

Music & Culture

Poll: Your Favorite Songs Of The 2010s

3:17pm November 18, 2019

by Robin Hilton

We know there were a lot, but we'd like to know what songs stand out the most to you from the 2010s — the ones you've gone back to again and again.

We're guessing that Kanye West's opera at the Hollywood Bowl will have a different vibe than his visit to Paris' Opéra Garnier in 2010.

Music & Culture

Kanye West Announces An Opera (Which Isn't As Crazy As It Sounds)

1:38pm November 18, 2019

by Tom Huizenga

Before any opera purists start wringing their hands, let's remember that the 400-year-old art form has proven itself terrifically adaptable and resilient.

Music & Culture

The New Haitian Sound

1:25pm November 18, 2019

We talk with an influential Haitian DJ about why we should care about unique new music emerging from this Caribbean nation.

Denzel Curry's Super Saiyan energy offsets Glass Animals' eerie, horn-submerged production on "Tokyo Drifting."

Music & Culture

Heat Check: Charge The Haters Interest

12:45pm November 18, 2019

by Sidney Madden

Featuring Jhené Aiko, Denzel Curry, Ambré and more, this week's Heat Check selects come from artists who don't entertain the haters or mutter their feelings.

Pete Townshend originally wrote the songs on The Who's new album for Roger Daltrey as a solo artist. "I wrote them for Roger because I knew that Roger would sing them best," he says.

Pete Townshend On Creativity, 'The Age Of Anxiety' And The Who's New Record

10:10am November 18, 2019

Townshend talks about his debut novel, how it relates to The Who's rock opera, Tommy, and what he'd say now to his younger self – the one who wrote the lyric "I hope I die before I get old."