Here are nine new picks for our playlist. From Brazilian rap and Malian reggae to Salin's global jazz on a beach in Thailand, it's a rich mix, once again with women in the foreground.

As improbable as it might have seemed, Three Dog Night played a role in popularizing reggae in the U.S. With “Black and White,” they also brought attention to an 18-year-old song that had historical ...

King Britt and DJ John Michael have put their own spin on James Brown, providing remixes to 'Soul Power' and 'We Got to ...

Oxlade, Fireboy DML, Mofe., Morravey & More R&B/Hip-Hop Fresh Picks of the Week: Jae Stephens, Jaz Karis, Ray Vaughn & More R ...

The Recording Academy is gearing up for another exciting year, with first-round voting now open for the 67th Annual Grammy ...

When Stefani Germanotta loudly crashed onto the music scene in the transgressive electro-pop guise of Lady Gaga in 2008, I ...

Gang of Four's 1979 LP Entertainment! made shockwaves. 45 years on, it still speaks powerfully to today's youth.

For comparison's sake, McCartney's entire creative relationship with John Lennon lasted 14 years. Wings broke up after just a ...

A landmark lawsuit brought by two Jamaican producers raises difficult questions around the legal ownership of the dembow riddim and the cultural ownership of reggaeton as a genre. Isabelia Herrera ...

Last Thursday, Vampire Weekend took Chinatown by surprise, putting on a concert performance for a small crowd in front of the ...

Jaša Bužinel address the "panopticonisation" of dance music culture, and reviews exciting new releases from various ...

The Juno Awards are reversing course on their plan to shelve three awards after strong blowback from the music community.