Is This The End For "Urban" Music?
Industry stakeholders have been pushing to change the name since at least 2018.
— NPR
Why "Bitter Sweet Symphony" Keeps Hitting
One of the best-known samples reveals that music is a flat circle
— MEL
The coronavirus pandemic shut down live music.
All my concerts were postponed by the coronavirus, so why can’t I get a refund? It’s complicated.
— Vox
Exploring Sailor Moon’s most magical soundtracks
The landmark anime series about interplanetary guardians and talking cats is a wild ride, and its music is even wilder
— Dazed
The Age of (Not That) Innocence
Twenty years ago, Britney Spears released the final classic of the teen-pop era and a goodbye to the gilded years…
— The Ringer
Bring Back Turntable.fm
Turntable.fm predicted the future of the internet, but didn't survive to see it.
— Vice
Loops Are Changing the Sound and Business of Rap Production
Hip-hop producers are increasingly outsourcing their melodies to a global network of loopmakers.
— Pitchfork
Why Do We Even Listen to New Music?
Our brains reward us for seeking out what we already know.
— Pitchfork
Where did all the saxophones go?
How one instrument went from being the backbone of American popular music to being a punchline in a joke about…
— The Outline
The My Generation: An Oral History Of Myspace Music
Myspace changed the way we discovered music and fell apart after conquering the world.
— Stereogum