Category: Rappers

Jeff Hanna, Nitty Gritty Dirt Band founder and de facto leader, is tucked into a nondescript booth at El Palenque, a 30-years-plus local restaurant in a Nashville strip mall, talking about “Nashville Skyline,” a pensive track from their EP, “Night After Night.” The family-owned Mexican restaurant is the kind of place he’s gravitated toward since… Continue reading Why the Nitty Gritty Dirt Band’s musical bridge between generations still matters today

Last year, Spotify paid out more than $11 billion to the music industry, bringing the company’s total payouts since launch to nearly $70 billion. The milestone year reflected the “largest annual payment to music from any retailer in history,” the company announced on Wednesday in a post. In 2025, Spotify’s payout amount grew by over… Continue reading Spotify paid out a record $11 billion into the music industry in 2025

A few weeks ago, Ben Winston and the rest of the team behind the annual Grammy Awards telecast were going over plans for this year’s show when suddenly Winston recalled sitting in the same room with the same people almost exactly 12 months earlier as the Palisades and Eaton wildfires were ravaging large swaths of… Continue reading 2026 Grammy Awards: What to expect from Sunday’s show

Hey, Greenland — feeling a little low after President Trump’s ongoing attempts to buy or otherwise acquire the land under your feet? Neil Young can fix that framework! Just keep “Rockin’ in the Free World.” For free. Forever. The 80-year-old “hippie at heart” on Tuesday granted “our friends in Greenland” a year of free access… Continue reading Neil Young gives Greenlanders a key to ‘Our House’ and more

World-renowned composer Philip Glass abruptly canceled June’s world premiere of Symphony No. 15 “Lincoln” at the Kennedy Center, saying its message does not align with the vision for the venue under the Trump administration. “Symphony No. 15 is a portrait of Abraham Lincoln, and the values of the Kennedy Center today are in direct conflict… Continue reading Kennedy Center cancellations mount as Philip Glass drops out

Ye, the provocative rapper formerly known as Kanye West, explains himself once again — this time in a full-page ad in Monday’s issue of the Wall Street Journal. The Grammy-winning musician penned a lengthy apology in the advertisement, voicing regrets for his social media attacks on Jewish people and his public embracing of Nazism in… Continue reading Ye, a.k.a. Kanye West, apologizes for antisemitic acts in WSJ ad