The big thinkers at Aperture explain how lofi hip-hop became a dominant cultural phenomenon online. Alaska Airlines pilot who ...

Here are four fascinating tunes featuring backing vocals by Michael Stipe in honor of the R.E.M. frontman’s 66th birthday.

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In 2017, hip-hop became the most consumed genre in the US, and it hasn't shown any signs of slowing down. Now that we're just over the halfway mark into the 2020s, hip-hop continues to dominate with ...

It may be relatively compact, but the iFi Zen Blue 3 is a versatile device when it comes to streaming over Bluetooth. Bluetooth is about to celebrate its 27 th birthday. It was back in 1999 that the ...

Rap in 2025 was all about experimentation. From the year’s first runaway hit, NBA player-turned-musician Gelo’s single “Tweaker,” to the maximalist ecclesiastics of Playboi Carti’s Music, or even in ...

Spotify might have over 700 million customers around the world, but it has its share of enemies as well. The anti-Spotify movement has been growing in recent years, animated by what it sees as the ...

We recently explored the concept of the Hi-Fi Hotel — a home away from home for the audiophile who wants high-quality music playback to be part of the vacation experience. (See our article Hi-Fi ...

M83 is back on his film score bullshit. For a long time now, Anthony Gonzalez has been balancing out work for visual media with his own mainline M83 records. Earlier this year, he released A Necessary ...

We’re at the end of yet another year where commentators and fans speculated on the health of the rap world. In October, it was reported that, for the first time in 35 years, there were no rap songs in ...