'00s singer Shaggy is making a major comeback with a brand-new album on the way, as well as a role in the smash-hit musical The Last Ship, which was written and composed by Sting. See details.

BTS. Alex Isley. Dubstep-infused hyperpop from underscores. NPR Music's Hazel Cills chats with Francesca Harding of member station KCRW in Los Angeles about their favorite albums out Friday, March 20.

African music is dominating the global soundscape, with Afrobeats and other genres reshaping mainstream music worldwide. But Rick Ross says this moment was inevitable — and believes Africa’s global ...

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Ne-Yo and Akon are hitting the road on a massive co-headlining Nights Like This tour that will take them to 57 cities across three continents this year. UPDATE (3/17, 9:18 a.m. ET): Due to popular ...