Listen to new must-hear songs from emerging R&B/hip-hop artists like Pooh Shiesty, J Hus, FLO, Sasha Keable, Otis Kane, Def Soulja, GENA & Samara Cyn.

To make a list is immediately to begin second-guessing it. This year that’s especially true below the Top 10, in my list of 20 runner-up albums, for which I had double that many candidates I could ...

I n the late spring of 1980, when Bob Marley embarked on a tour to promote his Uprising album with the Wailers, the stage was set for the reggae trailblazer to reach a new level in the culture. The ...

Reggae legend Jimmy Cliff is being remembered by his peers and admirers following his death at the age of 81. In a post on Instagram, the family of Bob Marley, including his son Ziggy, expressed their ...

Karly B. is a music news journalist at Collider, specializing in the Western and Asian music industries. With a Bachelor of Science degree in Digital Media and Web Technology, she has dedicated part ...

Slash's grandma had the blues and rock 'n' roll is better for it. The famed Guns 'N Roses guitarist, who just dropped the blues album “Live at the S.E.R.P.E.N.T. Festival” on Nov. 7, was rocking and ...

Apple Music's selection is exceptional, but I've never enjoyed using its Mac app much. It's slow, buggy, and lacks the razor sharp focus on albums that I sometimes desire. On my iPhone, I often turn ...

New York’s next mayor played “The Times They Are a-Changin’” in a spot on social media. The company that owns Dylan’s catalog said his songs can’t be used for politics. By Ben Sisario “New York is ...

I was very surprised to see that an episode of PBS's "American Masters" would be devoted to an artist who is NOT from the United States and who spent very little time here. When I did a quick check, I ...

J.S. Gornael has a BA in English with a Creative Writing Emphasis in Poetry and an MFA in Fiction. He has taken workshops in poetry, fiction, and non-fiction (though mostly the second). Half-cinephile ...

The Welcome to Jamrock Reggae Cruise has become more than a music festival at sea — it’s a movement. Over the years, the voyage co-founded by Damian Marley and his longtime manager Dan Dalton ...