Andrea Bossi

The West Coast event wrapped up its third since its post-pandemic return and a change of hands. Who is the extravaganza for?

Credo Beauty recently launched its private-label skincare line, focusing on barrier support and hydration.

Discover the greatest rappers of all time, celebrating the iconic voices and lyrical prowess that have shaped hip-hop’s rich history.

Sueños, a first-of-its-kind reggaetón festival, debuted in Chicago on Memorial Day weekend with over 45,000 attendees and headliners like J Balvin. Festival co-founders share how they got here and the future of Sueños.

After years of pandemic hiatus, Corinne Bailey Rae is getting ready to go back on tour. She’s also working on a new project, taking much inspiration from Theaster Gates’s Stony Island Arts Bank in Chicago.

Gender inequality is particularly an issue in the music industry where a sliver of all producers are women. Barbie just made a doll and donation hoping to change that.

Just 3% of the cannabis market share is owned by Black people. Kanye West’s manager just joined a national conglomerate that’s fighting for racial equity in the industry.

A designer and musical education executive got together to write a book on what music can teach us. “Two Beats Ahead” is divided into nine lessons, or “musical mindsets.” Read for three lessons applicable to daily life.

The Ultimate Rap League, or URL, is an online battle rap channel hosted by streaming service Caffeine. Since February 2020, it’s grown by the millions and given a new space to battle rap, especially during the pandemic.

A collaboration between hip hop and visual artists created the first Porsche 911 art car of the century—and an NFT. It’s not all fun and games though. These artists tell why NFTs could be major to changing the music industry.

After too many good late night conversations with friends, T-Pain realized it was time to record and make a podcast. Nappy Boy Radio launches early June 2021.

Reeling from over a year of pandemic crisis, the famed Chicago-based festival returns with headliners including Foo Fighters, Post Malone, DaBaby and Megan Thee Stallion.

A 2020 report by the University of Southern California pointed to shocking statistics about inequality in the music industry. This 2021 survey of 401 woman creatives adds context to those numbers, including some of the three biggest challenges women face.

Jon Batiste’s new album ‘We Are’ tells stories of boyhood, overcoming, and improvisation. To create a body of work like this, Batiste had to travel between his roots and modern life to discover the sounds.

Early 2020, Puerto Rican reggaeton and Latin trap artist was starting to make a name for himself internationally. By the end of 2020, he released three albums and claimed almost every spot on the Top 5 Latin Album end-of-year chart.

Grammy-nominated, R&B artist 6LACK has been focused on a personal journey lately, and he’s finding his rhythm again.

NLE Choppa made headlines throughout September for committing to a positive lifestyle. Now, he’s following up with a new album featuring his journey and a blueprint for how to get started.

As NLE Choppa entered the frenzied world of the music industry, his old life was behind him by the age of 16. A serious mental health struggle this year sent him into what became a fight for his soul and blossomed into much more.

6LACK’s live YouTube performance on the Hilton helipad was a love letter to Atlanta last night in a much needed time, riddled with disease and racial injustice.

Despite an extremely low percent of female producers, female creatives are more represented in other areas of the music industry. But it’s not by much.