France has long been the largest market for rap outside of the US but it has been noticeably absent from the country's mainstream awards. The first awards ceremony in France for rap, R&B and Afrobeats ...

(From L) Members of 4Keus Gang rap music band, Bne, Djeffi and HK pose during a photo call prior to the first edition of "Les Flammes" music award ceremony at the Chatelet Theatre, in Paris, on May 11 ...

This is a small section of a far longer text about music, called "Some Musical Notes" which was originally published on the old endangered phoenix site. It was published at the beginning of 2006. " ...

French authorities have pulled the plug on a popular rap star’s show during war commemorations in the town of Verdun after a clamour of criticism, notably from far-rightists who said the singer’s ...

The Northern Irish trio face backlash in France as officials pull festival funding and Jewish groups demand their Paris show ...

Philippe Langlois and his friends drove nearly three hours from Quebec City to Montreal for two nights of back-to-back rap concerts -- performed in a strange new idiom that only few can understand. A ...

The president of France is to try to turn around his abysmal approval ratings by hiring an expert in gangsta rap music to write his speeches. Francois Hollande has appointed Pierre-Yves Bocquet to ...