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Since Kendrick Lamar unleashed Good Kid, mAAd City in 2012, the album not only holds a place in the hip-hop cannon but it shifted the culture.
From Nirvana to Billie Eilish, here are some of the best SNL musical performances from late-night TV’s grandest show.
Unafraid to speak up against injustice, the best protest songs take on the issues of their day, but transcend their eras to speak to future generations.
Pop music has a way of reminding us what matters most and these inspiring songs of peace keep the world reaching for higher ground.
Listen to the best viral TikTok songs from artists like Drake, Billie Eilish, La Roux, WILLOW, Lil Mosey, Bag Raiders, LANY & many more.
The superstar rapper will take the stage at the Polish event on June 30 next year.
From indelible images to perfect portraits, the 100 greatest album covers provoke and awe just as much as the contents inside.
From Kendrick Lamar’s “HiiiPoWeR,” to Jay-Z’s “What We Talkin’ About,” MLK Jr.’s speech has been sampled 110 times.
The protest’s anniversary is celebrated with long-unseen footage of Coretta Scott King, an exclusive March on Washington and more.
It's impossible to tell the history of any genre in a single article, but these 20 songs provide a roadmap for listening... and further exploration.
While we wait for better times to return to festivals around the world, it’s worth taking a look at how modern music festivals came to be.
Since The Beatles revolutionary ‘Sgt Pepper’ album, each subsequent decade had its own “Pepper” moment. See which ones defined each decade.
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