IN SEPTEMBER 1978, soul producer extraordinaire Kenneth Gamble helped launch the Black Music Association, an advocacy group set on pushing the music industry to “recognize and celebrate the economic and cultural power of black music as well as those who made and promoted it.” “It was time for something new and more inclusive of all black music industry professionals,” Gamble said in 2015.

Keith Levene, a guitarist and founding member of punk-rock bands the Clash and Public Image Ltd, has died at 65.

Taylor Swift’s rerecordings of her music catalog, including the “Red” album, are going viral on TikTok and outperforming the originals on streaming services—and her label, Universal Music Group, has tightened up terms with other artists.

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Mash-up of the week

From the album ØF KINGDØM AND CRØWN (2022)

From the album Rising (1976) - This is one of my favourite songs from this incredible band. It demands for being played at full volume. Air-guitar, air-drum, air-bass and air-keys are all on level 9000 with this one.

During Selena Gomez’s new documentary, Selena Gomez: My Mind and Me, she gets candid and shows a new side of herself. She discusses her mental and physical health struggles, showing her debate about whether or not she wanted to go public with her bipolar diagnosis and a lupus flare-up. And now, after she’s surprised fans by releasing a song to accompany her documentary release, she’s doubling down on being more intimate with her music.

Eminem celebrated his induction into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame on Saturday by performing a six-song set that featured surprise appearances from Steven Tyler and Ed Sheeran. Marshall Mathers ran through hits like “My Name Is,” “Rap God,” “Forever,” and “Not Afraid.” He also teamed up with Aerosmith’s Tyler on “Sing for the Moment” and Sheeran on “Stan.”

Aaron Carter, the singer-rapper who began performing as a child and had hit albums starting in his teen years, was found dead Saturday at his home in Southern California. He was 34.

With Takeoff's death, a fraught debate has emerged about the cost of authenticity in the hip-hop community, where artists might feel pressure to live up to the lifestyle they describe in their music — but can still be killed without participating in crime themselves.

“If a brilliant idea pops in my head, I guess I do it,” says the man behind “Fat” and “Amish Paradise.” “But I’m leaving that to other people for the…

In a new video you can hear Quavo on the phone, presumably with a 911 operator, and he's asking ... "What does she need to do?" A woman on the scene had said she was a nurse and was offering to help Takeoff.

Almost 50 years ago, a band made an incredible song about Inflation. Then the song was lost to the dustbin of history. Now, Planet Money is on a mission to make this record a hit.

From the album Screaming for Vengeance (1982)

From the album Cowboys from Hell (1990) - My neighbours told me that this track is one of the best on the album.

Kanye West continues to face repercussions for his antisemitic and anti-Black rhetoric, this time by Apple Music.

Tom Jones performs 'Burning Hell' in an intimate session for O2

The growing corporate boycott of Kanye “Ye” West after he made antisemitic remarks in several interviews has increased pressure on music streaming services to pull the rapper-turned-fashion mogul’s albums from their platforms. On Tuesday, Spotify CEO Daniel Ek addressed the issue in an interview with Reuters, making clear that Ye’s comments were “awful” but his music did not violate the streamer’s anti-hate policies.

From the album Little Queen (1977) - These are the kind of songs that keep me from working and you know what? I'll play it again. Loud.