Originally from Cameroon, Makossa found a home in Nigerian hearts, thanks to stars like Awilo Longomba. With fluid waist rolls, rhythmic hip thrusts, and catchy beats, it was the dance of the ...

Read on, and May The Fourth Installment Be With You. Beware the fourth album curse. While it’s unclear exactly where the term originated, it’s gotten its tendrils into the minds of both ...

For those of you interested in music with a slightly longer shelf life, our weekly New Music Friday episode spotlighted a handful of albums that we'll be listening to for a while. Members of TV on ...

Fusing his signature blend of hip-hop, rock, and Afrobeats, Oma delivers a vibrant, bass-heavy homage to Congolese legend Awilo Longomba, whose sound defined a generation of movement and rhythm.

In fact, some of the albums on this very list stirred up arguments back in 2015 about whether or not they were “emo,” and those arguments are probably still happening today. I had those ...

Here are the 11 best death metal albums of the 2020s so far. In the years following the genre's inception, artists have continuously pushed the envelope when it comes to what death metal is ...

In 1980, Adams released his first solo album, following a 1978 disco single featuring the raspy-voiced singer's voice sped up to meet dance-club requirements. By mid-decade was one of pop ...

Both of these albums were born at a time when outside factors disturbed their peace. Shortly before Cowboy Carter's release, Bey wrote on Instagram that her venture into country music was inspired ...

Labeling an album as “perfect” takes a lot of gall, but I truly do believe the following five country albums are virtually perfect. We’re all entitled to our opinions, though, and if you ...

"Focusing on Ghost's fan community has allowed us to expand their audience size and the impact of the band, album over album, for the last decade," says Loma Vista's Todd Netter. By Dan Rys So far ...

During their ’80s rise to fame, they released covers of hits by trailblazing ’60s Australian bands, “The Loved One” by the Loved Ones and “Good Times” by the Easybeats, as non-album ...

LOS ANGELES -- Bad Bunny and Mexican-American band Fuerza Regida have made history by topping the Billboard 200 albums chart. It's the first time in the chart's nearly 70-year history that two ...