Never heard of this guy.” This innocuous dismissal appeared — where else? — in the comments section of a YouTube video announcing that Oakland homegrown R&B superstar Raphael Saadiq was going to ...

Seattle satirist Maria Semple’s breakthrough novel is a flurry of contemporary, epistolary wit. Passive aggressive e-mail ...

Questlove has been very busy of late making music documentaries. His latest about Saturday Night Live is a complete gem.

Khari Mosley may be a bowtie-wearing City Councilman by day, but by night he is KMOS — half of a hip-hop duo that is “Bringing ’88 Back." ...

She's reviving the Black Arts Movement’s tradition of pairing poetry with live music—and drawing Gen Z off their phones and ...

On Wednesday (Feb. 12), OutKast was announced by the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame as one of the 14 nominees to be considered for ...

Mariah Carey, Chubby Checker, Cyndi Lauper, OutKast and Phish are some the 2025 nominees for induction into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame, a list that also includes two sets of musical brothers ...

A local arts organization has developed a unique partnership to create collaborative masterpieces that will go up for auction and benefit the nonprofit. At We ...

Ana Navarro suggested during "The View" on Monday that President Trump would ban "Black people from halftime" following ...

Crafting one of hip-hop's classic songs, A Tribe Called Quest clashed with Lou Reed over a sampling dispute on 1990's 'Can I Kick It?'.

In honor of what would be James Dewitt Yancey’s 51st birthday, we’re taking a look back at some of the best (and most rare) ...

Vinyl aficionados, assemble: the full list of releases for Record Store Day 2025 has been unveiled – with exclusive vinyl set ...