Raekwon is set to release his new album “Fly International Luxurious Art”. With his sixth solo record, the rapper from the Wu-Tang Clan stays true to the raw sound of the Wu, except for the single “All About You” that stems from 2013, was produced by Jerry Wonda and features … Continue Reading →
More often these days, the hip-hop industry is reverting to the roots of the genre by creating a marriage of rock and roll, blues, and folk with modern vocal acrobatics. The combination of rhythms in a silky twang and machine gun chorus create a new wave of hip-hop that can … Continue Reading →
Today marks the one-year anniversary of Pop Magazine and we want to take this opportunity to say that we are happy to have you as a reader. Pop Magazine has seen some nice growth since its launch one year ago: more writers, more content, and most importantly more readers. Still … Continue Reading →
Things have happened pretty quickly for roots rock band Alabama Shakes and their rise to stardom. The group formed in Limestone County, Alabama, and has gone from relative obscurity to playing iconic venues like Bonnaroo Music & Arts Festival and Coachella within just a few years. But if you ask … Continue Reading →
New Zealand’s Mel Parsons has a lot to say about living life to the fullest extent of opportunity and possibilities. Perhaps the most poignant lyrics of her new studio album Drylands come from these lines that state: “Don’t wait your whole life hoping that things might change, don’t wait your … Continue Reading →
Christian pop rock singer Lauren Daigle has released her debut album “How Can It Be”. First published as a five-track EP in 2014, the project has grown into a full-length album since. Produced by Paul Mabury and Jason Ingram, and largely written by Lauren Daigle herself, the result is a … Continue Reading →
I’m a writer and musician. I’m also an unashamed 90s R&B nut. The way I grew up resulted in an unrelenting exposure to the likes of Jodeci, Joe, Blackstreet, Brian McKnight, Boyz II Men, and a plethora of other sensitive, soulful black singers – including Kenny Lattimore, who initially found … Continue Reading →
Today marks the release of Reba McEntire’s twenty-seventh studio album, entitled “Love Somebody”. A long list of chart-topping and platinum-certified records by the 60-year-old country singer made her one of the best-selling artists of all time. And after 40 years of recording and performing, McEntire is not slowing down, delivering … Continue Reading →
Sharon Robinson releases her new studio album “Caffeine”. Robinson is an established songwriter, best known for her work with Leonard Cohen, and a Grammy winner in 1985 with the song “New Attitude” written for Patti LaBelle. As a background singer she recorded and toured with Cohen, but despite leaving her … Continue Reading →
If you consider the epic body of work that Brian Wilson, mastermind of the celebrated surf rock group The Beach Boys, has contributed to the canon of American popular music, then you can’t help but feel a twinge of dissatisfaction when listening to his latest solo record No Pier Pressure. … Continue Reading →
