Country, rap, and pop are the big three music genres of the 21st century. Frankly, and in regard to commercial success, the genres have monopolized the industry to a massive fault. Though that can of ...

How will the first quarter of this century be remembered? In this episode of a multi-part series, we explore how file-sharing and streaming totally transformed the music industry. Sponsor Message : ...

One of my former colleagues was fond of saying, “Classical music isn’t for everyone but it’s for anyone.” By that he meant, classical music may not be to everyone’s taste but it can appeal to anyone ...

The 20th century was a time of musical revolutions and innovations. Composers searched for new harmonies, rhythms and forms. What doors are left to kick open this century? Precious few. With no ...

What do we possess today as “art”? A faked music, filled with artificial noisiness of massed instruments; a failed painting, full of idiotic, exotic and showcard effects, that every ten years or so ...

No genre of music is without its controversy, and country music is no exception. Even before the age of the internet, plenty of scandals rattled the country music world. Let’s look at just a few ...

The late Cuban American singer Celia Cruz, known as the Queen of Salsa, will be the first Afro Latina to appear on the U.S. quarter. Cruz was one of the 20th century's most celebrated Latin music ...