Few artists treat hip-hop as both a spiritual pulpit and a political loudspeaker quite like Malak Shalom. In this A&R Factory interview, the Texas-born rapper reflects on the influences that
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Photo Credit: Rifki Kurniawan According to a new report, the U.S. has added north of 100 million on-demand and non-interactive music subscribers since 2016, with the total having cracked a
Country Joe McDonald, who led ’60s psychedelic counterculture band Country Joe & The Fish, died on Saturday from complications from Parkinson’s Disease. He was 84. McDonald is probably best known
Photo Credit: Markus Winkler Rep. Nancy Mace confirms that music mogul Jay-Z is among those the government is eyeing in connection with the broadening Epstein investigation. A social media post
The Californian underground has never struggled for talent; the real challenge has always been capturing it without burying it beneath studio gimmicks and gloss. That’s the thinking behind Early Risers,
Photo Credit: Audible As WMG bangs the drum on streaming price increases, Audible launches a cheaper ‘Standard’ plan to better compete with Spotify. So how price-sensitive are streaming subscribers worldwide?
Anna von Hausswolff was scheduled to begin a North American tour supporting her fantastic 2025 album ICONOCLASTS later this month, but she’s been forced to postpone the shows because of
One of the suspects charged with Foolio‘s murder is seeking to have his own trial. According to documents obtained by XXL, attorneys for Rashad Murphy, one of the suspects in
Wavves just released a deluxe edition of their 2025 album Spun. There are seven previously unreleased bonus tracks, including outtakes “Bozo” — which features Travis Barker (who produced two songs
Photo Credit: Nahrizul Kadri By 2026, nearly every music streamer has established policies surrounding AI-generated music on their platform. Here’s a quick rundown. There’s no doubt that artificial intelligence has
