music industry

Canadian R&B singer, songwriter and producer PartyNextDoor has a bit of a conundrum, if you want to call it that.  By all accounts, this introvert...

With over 30 years in Hip-hop, Common's illustrious career continues to shine. The release of "The Auditorium Vol. 1" with Pete Rock, his performance...

by Katie Kapurch, Texas State University and Jon Marc Smith, Texas State University Prior to the release of “Cowboy Carter,” Beyoncé explained that her album’s...

That Rihanna reign still hasn't let up after all these years.The self-proclaimed Bad Gal added yet another feat to her list of accomplishments this...

If you're in the music industry or consider yourself a mover and shaker on the Hip Hop scene then the second weekend in October...

*Of late, I’ve been getting into these passionate debates with many of my fellow music industry peers – some much younger than me, others 40 and up – about who or what is a musical genius. I’ve said for some time that I wanted to draft an essay from what I’d like to think is […]

Ten years after becoming the winner of “American Idol’s” second season, Ruben Studdard has released his 6th studio album this month entitled, “Unconditional Love." The...

The game just changed. And Beyonce just changed it. The music industry has a track record knowing how to market the extremely prolific, gifted, inspiring,...