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Every artist has a story. One shaped by evolution, experimentation, and the search for something new. Your Story Starts Here is a series dedicated to capturing these journeys. For this chapter, we handed Astrocolor a disposable camera and asked them to document the world behind their music. Known for blending jazz, psychedelia, and electronica into […]

Image Image Credit Jim Dyson / Contributor via Getty Images and Erika Goldring / Contributor via Getty Images Image Alt Shaboozey performs on the Other stage during day five of Glastonbury festival 2025 at Worthy Farm, Pilton and Terius “Juvenile” Gray performs during 2025 New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival at Fair Grounds Race Course

In her latest music video, Bellakath crowns herself the Queen of Reggaeton. At Electro Wow, I’m giving her the full title because her killer flow will make you wanna jump out of your chair and shake your ass. Believe it or not, almost 90% of her songs go viral, and her bold, straight-up rhymes are

Complex, a leading platform for global youth culture, hosted a dynamic and interactive event during New York Fashion Week that brought together the worlds of high fashion, gaming, and financial empowerment. The exclusive invite-only gathering on Thursday, September 11, at Moonlight Studio in SoHo, showcased a series of boundary-pushing brand collaborations. A Masterclass in Finance

Even in today’s digital music scene, physical CDs still play an important role for indie artists. Short run CD duplication provides an affordable and flexible way to produce and sell high-quality discs without a big upfront investment. Benefits of Short Run CD Duplication for Independent Artists by Chris Huff via Discmakers Blog As an indie

Week in and week out, there are plenty of brand-new rap songs, no matter the time of year. It can be really difficult to stay aware of what’s out and also what’s hot, so XXL decided to make things much easier for you. Instead of sorting out nearly everything that was released this week, we’ve

Are you on TikTok and want to make some money from your efforts? TikTok isn’t just a place to go viral; it’s a platform where you can actually earn some cash and collect royalties as an independent artist. The monetization landscape has changed a lot since the early Creator Fund days, and now there are

Keeping up with new music can be exhausting, even impossible. From the weekly album releases to standalone singles dropping on a daily basis, the amount of music is so vast it’s easy for something to slip through the cracks. Even following along with the Uproxx recommendations on a daily basis can be a lot to

This Minimal Tech House flip of a classic Michael Jackson hit is about to break the underground scene. Of course, I’m talking about XCENTRiC‘s upcoming track “Annie Okay,” which transforms the iconic “Smooth Criminal.” Probably, you have heard countless remixes and reworks of classic hits, but most of them just slap a generic beat over