A diamond of turntable precision is tucked into a Glendale brick-and-mortar DJ school, the Beat Junkie Institute of Sound, co-founded and co-operated by LA’s ...

Houston lost one of its rap icons Jan. 30 with the death of Swishahouse co-founder and CEO Michael "5000" Watts. Instrumental in helping to popularize DJ Screw's "chopped and screwed" as Houston's ...

The day begins with the Super Bowl halftime and pregame performers media event, hosted at the NFL’s media hub. Reporters and ...

The rappers, rockers, crooners, K-pop idols, indie kids, and at least one wannabe 18th-century pirate who are setting the standard for how we dress right now.

Revelers lined up at Rivers Casino on Saturday night in their best club wear — with a generous sprinkling of “GTL” T-shirts thorwn in. This wasn’t a typical night of partying; they were here to see a ...

For decades, Gerald McBride has shared music with Detroit radio listeners. Now McBride is sharing his life story in a memoir packed with history.

The Houston native died just days after he was hospitalized for serious health issues ...

The music world has lost a rare gem with the death of Michael ‘5000’ Watts. A visionary DJ and producer, Watts founded Swishahouse, amplifying Houston’s chopped and screwed sound worldwide. Alas, the ...

Spotify’s annual Best New Artist party returned in a big way after last year’s cancellation due to the L.A. wildfires—and I ...

“At KEXP, there are no rules about what we can play,” Evie Stokes, resident KEXP radio DJ said.

At any given moment, DJ A-Trak is somewhere on the planet on “non-stop tour,” juggling beats, bookings and business, cutting back and forth between roles and responsibilities while keeping pace with ...

Jennifer Lee, aka TOKiMONSTA, got her start in the beat battles of Leimert Park, and quickly carved out a space in the legendary Low End Theory scene out of Lincoln Heights. She was the first ...