Music has a funny way of rising from the ashes when everyone least expects it. Every few years, critics and industry insiders ...

Hard-techno, emerging from Eastern Europe—and cultivated in the underground circuits of Monasterio—marks a defining shift in alternative music. Like the grunge movement of 1990s Seattle, it captures ...

The Hyperpop Evolution: The origins of hyperpop, as is the case with every other genre, are tough to nail down. It’s generally accepted that it was born in the UK, sometime during the 2010s. But the ...

The Fisk Jubilee Singers’ rendition of the classic spiritual, “Swing Low Sweet Chariot” became the first commercially viable recording of its kind in 1909. This feat became something country ...

From street-corner harmonies to electronic drops, American music has seen waves of genres that dominated the airwaves, clubs, and cultural imagination, only to fade as quickly as they arrived. Some ...

K-pop has seen massive popularity due to boy bands’ and girl groups’ debuts and comebacks with new concepts every year. 2021 was no different, witnessing a continued surge of Korean stars embarking on ...

Horror, a genre long hated by critics and adored by the public, has always strived to challenge the status quo. Between pushing what can be shown on screen and the sanity of mothers everywhere, the ...

Gospel music experts discuss the evolution and influence of Black religious music in America. For Black Music Month, American Black Journal’s “Black Church in Detroit” series examines the influence of ...

The brand new music docuseries Hip Hop Was Born Here premieres exclusively on Paramount Plus Tuesday, July 22. Cord cutters who have yet to explore Paramount Plus can enjoy a 7-day free trial before ...