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Articles & Reviews

How to write a love song – three tips for beginners from a songwriting expert

Love and romance are unquestionably the dominant lyrical themes of popular music. In fact, research in 2017 found that “love” has been the most...

February 9, 2024
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Articles & Reviews

One Love: From rebel to retail − inside Bob Marley’s posthumous musical and merchandising empire

The upcoming Bob Marley biopic "One Love" contrasts his anti-capitalist legacy with the commercialization of his image and music after his death.

February 5, 2024
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Articles & Reviews

The death of Pitchfork is worrying news for music journalism – and the women who read it

It was recently announced that renowned music website Pitchfork is to merge with GQ. Several staff members have been made redundant. The site’s apparent...

January 30, 2024
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Unstoppable? Reggaeton has got the world listening to Spanish – here’s what the language data tells us

In 2023, Urbano music (also known as “urban Latin”) dominated the international streaming charts. In fact, this genre – a broad sonic and geographic...

January 25, 2024
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Off Topic

50 years later, The Exorcist continues to possess Hollywood’s imagination, reflecting our obsession with evil

When the “The Exorcist” premiered 50 years ago, in December 1973, some theatergoers fainted or broke down in tears. A few even vomited. The...

December 21, 2023
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Articles & Reviews

How movies use music to manipulate your memory

Around one in five American adults manage to squeeze in watching a movie on a daily basis. It’s a great way to escape the...

November 21, 2023
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Videos

Iced Tea: Buzzing Florida rapper & Kodak Black signee Lil Crix releases new single & video

Primed to make a major impact, Haitian-American rap phenomenon and Kodak Black signee Lil Crix serves up a brand new single and music video...

November 17, 2023
A dynamic cyberpunk style image with rappers and singers performing to a crowd in a digital comic book style, with soft colors and dramatic angles. A dynamic cyberpunk style image with rappers and singers performing to a crowd in a digital comic book style, with soft colors and dramatic angles.

Articles & Reviews

How Canadian R&B artists like Drake & Justin Bieber complicate ideas of race, music & nationality

Drake and Justin Bieber are among the biggest popular music stars in the world. Part of their appeal has been blurring pop, hip-hop and...

October 13, 2023
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Videos

By The River: Aesop Rock shares new single & video from forthcoming album Integrated Tech Solutions

Prolific rapper and producer Aesop Rock has just shared the second single and video from his forthcoming album, Integrated Tech Solutions, dropping Nov. 10 via...

October 5, 2023
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Articles & Reviews

Hip-hop at 50: 7 essential listens to celebrate rap’s widespread influence

On the evening of Aug. 11, 1973, DJ Kool Herc attended a block party in the South Bronx. Armed with two record players and...

August 18, 2023
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Articles & Reviews

Hip-hop and health – why so many rap artists die young

The song “Be Healthy” from the 2000 album by hip-hop duo dead prez, “Let’s Get Free,” is a rare rap anthem dedicated to diet,...

July 19, 2023
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