auntie "yes" — Dance music where kicks and toms fight for control of the groove beneath a chill soundscape

In this series, I pick up a track I've encountered in my daily musical life and record its appeal and the points I want to ...

MUSIC | OPINION: Billy Jeter releases blues-fueled ‘Dreamland’

Dreamland,” the eighth album from Arkansas singer-songwriter Billy Jeter, came out last month and features duos with blues ...

The 55 Legal Heavyweights Behind the Hitmakers

A$AP Rocky, Rihanna, Billie Eilish and Bad Bunny look to these top legal mavens to make sure the music never stops.

The Most Powerful Man in Music Isn’t Afraid of AI

Lucian Grainge has survived Napster, piracy, Kanye, and a $64 billion hostile takeover bid, not to mention a friendly rivalry with his son. AI is just the next disruption to tame: “Seen it, done it, ...
The Guardian Nigeria

How Audiomack rewired the way Nigeria listens to music, and why it took Lagos seriously long before the rest of the industry saw gold

Ask any Nigerian who was a teenager around 2014 hunting MP3s on blogs how they got new music, and you will hear some version ...

Hinatazaka46’s ‘Icha Icha Mushi’ Tops Japan Hot 100 as All 16 Tracks Chart From Mrs. GREEN APPLE’s ‘POPS’

By Billboard Japan Hinatazaka46‘s “Icha Icha Mushi” soars to No. 1 on the Billboard Japan Hot 100, on the chart released Oct.

The story of how a download error occurred right after exceeding 12,000 tracks and reaching over 100 users per day

Hello. I run Japan's number one free BGM site. Thanks to everyone's support, the number of BGM tracks published has exceeded ...