First up, we have an alternative R&B classic, “Thinkin Bout You.” The bridge sees Frank Ocean up the tempo, spouting off lyrics at double the pace of the rest of the song. This new rhythm allows Ocean ...

If you had sat down with a musician in 1976 and told them the entire way they approach recording, tracking, and ultimately releasing music would be down to a single device, they’d scoff. The recording ...

Debut‍‌‍‍‌‍‌‍‍‌ albums have a unique aura that can only be discerned through their first offerings. Not sparkle or control, but the feeling of someone showing all their cards before being told by ...

The historical significance of Black popular music in American culture is powerful. Even former President Jimmy Carter dedicated a month to African American music appreciation beginning in 1979. With ...

These rap icons transformed more than just a genre; they shifted the direction of modern music itself. Their innovation and impact continue to shape the sound of today’s biggest artists. Few genres ...

Nancy Galbraith has been publishing her orchestral musical compositions since 1979. But even four-plus decades is a drop in the bucket, compared to the centuries’ worth of classical music written over ...

The 1970s were an important era in the evolution of modern-day music. But there was one particular “genre” of music from that time period that inevitably influenced how music sounds today. And I’ll ...

For the past 13 years, Orlando events promoter Modern Music Movement has managed the deft trick of remaining relevant without succumbing to fad. While their music events have spanned wide — from indie ...

The risk of incorporating contemporary pop into the Regency era "Bridgerton" is set in has come with great reward. Other similar shows could benefit from the same approach to their scoring. When ...

For more than seventy years, Arnold Schoenberg’s student Egon Wellesz (1885-1974) occupied a position at the center of international musical life. Composer, scholar, critic, teacher, Wellesz was ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. American blues musician Aaron 'T-Bone' Walker (1910 - 1975), UK, 3rd March 1965. (Photo by Evening Standard/Hulton Archive/Getty ...