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Genre Spotlight: The birth of House music

As one of the more recent genres to emerge, house music represents freedom, escapism and community in such a physically expressive format. House music is so heavily tied to disco, a widely established genre by the time the 1980s came around. This is where house was born and where it thrived — within its confined, underground club scene. Its name actually comes from a venue named The Warehouse, where DJ […]

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Hip Hop

Artist Spotlight: Kendrick Lamar

Kendrick Lamar is one of the top artists of 2025, headlining the Superbowl half-time show, winning five GRAMMY awards and currently on his stadium world tour. Rap came back with a vengeance this year, with 37-year-old Lamar at the helm of the rocky ship — especially with his infamous diss track Not Like Us winning all five GRAMMYs, including Song of the Year and Record of the Year. In total, […]

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Interviews

Behind the Scenes: Pop Music’s Hottest Producers and Songwriters

Music is a form of art that involves organized and audible sounds and silence. It is normally expressed in terms of pitch (which includes melody and harmony), rhythm (which includes tempo and meter), and the quality of sound (which includes timbre, articulation, dynamics, and texture). Music may also involve complex generative forms in time through the construction of patterns and combinations of natural stimuli, principally sound. Music may be used […]

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Electronic

The Rise of K-Pop: How Korean Music Continues to Dominate the Global Scene

The group announced the disbandment on Facebook with an official statement, followed by a more personal one from founder and singer John Monster saying the decision rested on his shoulders. If I had my life to live over again, I would have made a rule to read some poetry and listen to some music at least once every week The whole point of digital music is the risk-free grazing" Cory […]

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Classical

Chart-Toppers Unite: Pop Music’s Biggest Collaborations of the Year

The whole point of digital music is the risk-free grazing" Cory Doctorow, Canadian journalist and co-editor and of the off-beat blog Boing Boing, is an activist in favor of liberalizing copyright laws and a proponent of the Creative Commons non-profit organization devoted to expanding the range of creative works available for others to build upon legally and to share. Doctorow and others continue to write prolifically about the apocalyptic changes […]

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Interviews

Breaking: Top Pop Star’s Surprise Album Release Sends Fans into Frenzy

The whole point of digital music is the risk-free grazing" Cory Doctorow, Canadian journalist and co-editor and of the off-beat blog Boing Boing, is an activist in favor of liberalizing copyright laws and a proponent of the Creative Commons non-profit organization devoted to expanding the range of creative works available for others to build upon legally and to share. Doctorow and others continue to write prolifically about the apocalyptic changes […]

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Electronic

Fashion Forward: Iconic Pop Music Video Looks That Defined an Era

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eVCfp8WuAA0 What do you believe is the number one thing that musicians are doing to ruin their chances at succeeding in the music industry? Is it: not practicing their instrument enough? Not putting together enough good music industry connections? Living in a city with no music scene? The answer to all of this is NO - none of these things. There can be countless reasons why a musician would fail […]

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Electronic

Exclusive Interview: Pop Sensation Opens Up About Their New Album and Personal Journey

Chances are, you are already ruining your potential to succeed in the music industry because you believe in one or more music career myths. How do I know? I am sent e-mail messages on a constant basis by tons of musicians (all seeking the answers to the WRONG questions). These are questions that may seem like good questions on the top level, but are really highly damaging questions that take […]

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Videos

Fan Favorites: The Most Anticipated Pop Concert Tours of 2023

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tfh8ynYS7X4 Multiple studies link music study to academic achievement. But what is it about serious music training that seems to correlate with outsize success in other fields? The whole point of digital music is the risk-free grazing" Cory Doctorow, Canadian journalist and co-editor and of the off-beat blog Boing Boing, is an activist in favor of liberalizing copyright laws and a proponent of the Creative Commons non-profit organization devoted to […]

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