Alphonse Pierre’s Off the Dome column covers songs, mixtapes, albums, scenes, snippets, movies, Meek Mill tweets, fashion trends—and anything else that catches his attention. This week, Alphonse meets ...

Lizzo kicks off a new era with the rock-inspired 'Love In Real Life' and intimate tour dates, showcasing her musical ...

Listen to new must-hear songs from emerging R&B/hip-hop artists like 1900Rugrat and ... the flame on us/ Show devotion, never hide the truth/ Love is war and that’s just principle,” he croons ...

Angie Stone’s voice was always more than a sound — it was an emotion, a truth-teller, a vessel for love, pain, and survival.

The rising West Coast rapper was stabbed to death backstage at hip-hop festival Once Upon a Time in L.A. Witnessing and writing about the slaying, journalist Jeff Weiss reckons with complex feelings ...

Angus Batey unpicks the difficult, troubling legacy of the rapper/ actor Tupac Shakur and the album he released one year ...

Hanging in Hamburg with DJ Koze, as the iconoclastic German producer talks politics, privacy, and his new album, 'Music Can ...

Doechii is using rap to redefine the genre via jazz, theatre and combination of different sounds. By: Rachel Meatte . After an incredible year, Doechii is taking the lead in the m ...

Stevie Wonder and Lionel Richie may be known for their Grammy-winning hits, but they've also both taken home the Oscar for ...

In one of his songs for the Velvet Underground, Lou Reed wrote about Jenny, whose “life was saved by rock and roll.” In the case of Five Eight’s Mike Mantione, that’s just about the size of it. When ...

Award-winning Christian recording artist TobyMac has long created music that reflects what's happening in his life, and his ...