From a hypnotic psych set from Flaming Lips spinoff Brainwasher to Total Wife’s test of eardrum-assaulting endurance, rock & roll ruled day three of South by Southwest Music. Still, we found pockets ...

But our overall winner for the week were black metal godfathers Venom, Lay Down Your Soul tapping into the primordial nastiness that helped spawn metal's most evil subgenre in the first place. This ...

Eemmyy plays Crowbar in Ybor City, Florida on March 8, 2026. Tampa Bay's live music weekend has arrives, and it's all over the place, from a sapphic ...

Hilltop Hoods returned to Rod Laver with the swagger of artists who know their catalogue is stitched into the DNA of hip-hop.

The April edition of Music Week is a very special one indeed, as we welcome Wu-Tang Clan ’s leader, RZA, to the cover.

You ever wonder what your favorite music growing up would sound like if pushed through a hip-hop inspired deathcore filter and it was accompanied by a Mad Max -esque music video? Just me?

Even though plenty of songs are intended to get stuck in people's heads, some songwriters make tunes that are catchy in the wrong ways.

Some of the finest in Central Pennsylvania's music scene were honored Wednesday night as the annual Central Pennsylvania Music Awards (also called the CPMAs) returned to the American Music Theatre.

Apple Music is close to launching an artificial intelligence-powered playlist generator that would let users create playlists through text prompts, joining streaming rivals that have rolled out ...

To get you in the mood for Valentine’s Day, here are some of The Root’s favorite rap love songs. While hip-hop is often characterized by its bravado and aggression, the genre has also flourished ...

It’s more like the Hall of Hard Feelings for the Demon. Gene Simmons is again sticking his tongue out at the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame for allowing hip-hop artists to snag a spot in rock’s most ...

Fi, Tracey Nelson ft MJ Lenderman, Octo Octa, The Bobby Lees, TMBG, Calla, Tinariwen, Indigo De Souza, Metric, Gia Margaret, ...