Despite jazz’s reputation as an exclusive genre, many female artists have made influential contributions that shaped the art form.
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Our favorite floppy-haired rainbow boy does it yet again: and this time, he’s saving the world.
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Two artists who released folk music in the early 1970s and gained popularity decades later make for a breathtaking listening experience.
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The song “Do You Hear the People Sing?” from the celebrated musical and movie “Les Miserables” lyrically symbolizes the heart of all protests and popular movements — people who believe that their voices are being silenced.
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Synthesizers, melodic basslines, and transparent self-doubt: Los Angeles trio Moaning are here to bring 1980s post-punk to the 21st century. The band’s alternative style is the perfect soundtrack to a moody quarantine.
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Laugh, cringe, relax, or dance to these Internet music mashups that combine songs that shouldn’t even be on the same playlists.
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The Earth is criminally underrated, so take today to remember how rad it is, and listen to these tunes inspired by the natural world.
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Rina Sawayama chronicles her past and present to create a pop record that finds its strengths from multiple genres and experiences.
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Meet the androgynous, glitter punk rock and roll band shaking up the music scene with their eye-catching stage looks and fuzzy psychedelic jams.
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With only one album and five Grammys to his name while relying heavily on iPhone-recorded sound bites, FINNEAS may have effectively democratized innovative music production.
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Grivo frontman Timothy Heck talks Glenn Danzig, jazz chords, and embracing experimentation in his latest interview with Afterglow.
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After eight long years, Fiona Apple has returned. Her fifth album is a dynamic, percussive ode to anger, women’s solidarity, and individuality.
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In the year since Weyes Blood released Titanic Rising, the album’s themes of finding hope in isolation ring all the more poignant today.
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In the midst of present-day turmoil, a group of millennial indie-rockers from New York City reminisce on their youth, love, and living in the city, while addressing their disdain for the current worldly situation.
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Taylor Swift brought music ownership to the attention of millions of fans following her fallout with her former label. Although the pop star has chosen to stay silent on other musicians' similar struggles, here are four artists she could support to push the conversation forward.
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In these uncertain times, one thing is certain: live music isn’t slowing down.
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The raging rams are ready to kick ass with a soundtrack that celebrates their dynamism.
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