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“Peace, yo, and welcome to Jazzmatazz, an experimental fusion of hip-hop and live jazz,” announces Guru in his trademark suave monotone at the outset of...

Janet Jackson was a 16-year-old ingénue when she began her solo recording career at A&M Records in 1982. Though she scored a couple of Top...

Trying to sum up George Strait’s career in 20 songs is like trying to drive across Texas in a day: you can do it, but...

Why do over half a million people flock to Graceland every year or fly across the world to see The Beatles’ instruments in person? Music...

His name is synonymous with excess: keyboards stacked higher than Stonehenge; capes that resemble the outer shell of an interplanetary spacecraft; and, of course, concept...

What makes music “alternative”? It’s been three decades since the advent of alternative rock, and it’s still a tricky question to answer. For one, “alternative”...