Folk singer Janis Ian, of Farmingdale, New Jersey, now has a plaque in the sidewalk, but was not at Wednesday’s unveiling.

In the latest edition of his indie rap column No Filler, Andre Gee writes about new records from Brian Ennals and Infinity Knives,Ché Noir, and Lord Sko ...

Cade’s latest mixtape pre after party is a bundle of calm jams that never let knocking hard get in the way of the Detroit rapper’s carefully considered words. His flows are nimble, assonant, delivered ...

The upcoming season will celebrate the 30th anniversary of key Memphis rap albums released in 1995. These include titles from ...

Every Friday, pop critics for The New York Times weigh in on the week’s most notable new tracks. Listen to the Playlist on Spotify here (or find our profile: nytimes) and at Apple Music here, and sign ...

The ’90s were a time of great upheaval in the music world. Between Nirvana’s shifting sea change towards grunge and alternative rock and the rise of gangster rap, music fans of all types had something ...

Will Smith has rapped the Fresh Prince Of Bel-Air theme track over the beat of Missy Elliott’s track ‘Work It’. As part of Lyrical Lemonade’s Lunch Break Freestyle series, Smith performed ...

Even outside the NBA, Luka's name has been referenced in tracks by the biggest stars in hip-hop, such as Kendrick ... admiration for the NBA star in their music, either through direct references ...

On this date four years ago, the Hip Hop community took a tremendous loss ... three Grammy Award nominations, and an American Music Award under his belt. DMX gained his notoriety after appearing ...

Weeks after Big U's arrest (on March 19, 2025), Tony Yayo - a member of G-Unit - discussed the recent arrest of the music executive ... Yayo described his NYC-based hip-hop group as a "militant ...

There’s multi-day metal headbanger balls, K-Pop jamborees, EDM get-togethers, Latin music celebrations, country hoedowns and so many more. So, grab a lighter, bandana or whatever festival gear ...