There is no American music without Black roots. From country-western, which draws upon banjo music from Africa, to rock 'n' roll—first electrified by a Black woman in 1938—every major American genre ...

An American Idol winner left a lasting impression on the music world by transforming a 1971 Carpenters classic into a ...

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In the late 1990s and early 2000s, jam band music was rising fast in the minds of many music fans. The style that Dave Matthews Band made popular in the early 90s blossomed into something bigger later ...

Reggae music icon Jimmy Cliff, who's unique tone, lyricism and breakthrough role on the silver screen helped make the music of his native Jamaica part of popular culture across the globe, has died at ...

There are only a handful of people alive today who participated in the formation of modern gospel music in Chicago during the 1930s and 1940s. Fewer still worked directly with the genre’s founding ...

Spotify may have popularized the Wrapped user recap trend, but more companies are jumping on that bandwagon every year. From rival music streaming providers like Apple, Amazon, YouTube, and Deezer, to ...

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14:02, Wed, Dec 3, 2025 Updated: 14:15, Wed, Dec 3, 2025 Each year, music streaming service Spotify sends all its subscribers a listening summary of their year called Spotify Wrapped. It summarises ...

Spotify Wrapped has finally been released, giving music fans an insight into their listening habits over the last year. But a new part of the Wrapped experience for 2025 is providing particularly ...

Holiday, a countertenor, has forged a career that blends classical repertoire and his upbringing in church and pop music. Holiday, a countertenor, has forged a career that blends classical repertoire ...