After pronouncing her friends Laura Dockrill and Hugo White husband and wife, Adele announced “expect my album in September” to the wedding party at the Mason’s Arms pub in London. No official release date has yet been set for the album, according to inside sources.

The Black Godfather, the acclaimed documentary about industry legend Clarence Avant, is a mind-blowing chronicle of a storied career, is now streaming on Netflix. So, too, is…

When Warner Music Group made the surprise announcement that it had filed a registration statement on Form S-1 with the SEC for a proposed initial public offering of its common stock on 2/6, it looked like the frontrunner for story of the year. But just seven days later...

As we prepare to unveil our Black History Month special, we revisit veteran music scribe Dave DiMartino's exploration of the history of rap censorship and...

Justin Bieber's Changes is en route to a big #1 bow—likely to be the biggest of 2020 to date—while rapper A Boogie With a Hoodie also debuts with six figures. For a rock album, Tame Impala's buzzing new set is...

Some Grammy insiders are exasperated and pissing outside the tent over a selection process they claim has been broken for well over a decade...

Recording Academy acting head Harvey Mason Jr. had a lot to say to his constituents Thursday in a pair of confidential memos that immediately and inevitably leaked. 

From the British Invasion in 1964 to Motown’s move to Los Angeles in 1972, music kept shooting off in dizzying directions.

Sylvia Rhone has spent her career making history, not least as the first black woman to head a major U.S. record company. This is the perfect time to take another look at her inspiring story.

In commemoration of Black History Month, here’s another sampling from our 2019 special issue on the evolution of African-American music, one of our culture’s most distinctive and resonant art forms.

As part of our Black History Month celebration, we're sharing this testament to the overwhelming power, depth and influence of black music in the 20th Century: The Soul of a Century playlist.