Drake

Hip Hop Rap 

The Definitive Guide to Hating Drake

May 6, 2024May 7, 2024 Dan Weiss 1 Comment Aubrey Graham, battle, beef, DAMN., Drake, Euphoria, Family Matters, Future, Hip-hop, J. Cole, K-Dot, Kendrick Lamar, King Push, Like That, Meet The Grahams, Metro Boomin, Not Like Us, Pusha T

Enjoy the rap battle of the century, because we’ve never seen anything like this before

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Pop Rock 

Olivia Rodrigo’s Guts Doesn’t Have to Be a Classic, She Already Made One

September 11, 2023September 11, 2023 Ted Miller 0 Comments 2023, Alanis Morrissette, Angaleena Presley, Bikini Kill, Drake, Franz Ferdinand, Geffen Records, Guts, Miranda Lambert, Olivia Rodrigo, Paramore, Pistol Annies, Sour, Taylor Swift

The biggest pop star of the 2020s shows off her intestinal fortitude

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Soul 

WATCH: ZADA Shares Video for “Atlantic Times”

August 24, 2023August 24, 2023 Ron Hart 0 Comments 2023, Brian West, British Columbia, Canada, Chin Injeti, Drake, Eminem, Maroon 5, Nelly Furtatdo, R&B, Sia, ZADA

Debut album from Canadian artist out February 2024

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Alternative Rock Dream Pop Noise Rock 

Sweet Little Agony: Smashing Pumpkins’ Siamese Dream Turns 30

July 25, 2023July 25, 2023 Ted Miller 0 Comments 1993, 30th Anniversary, Billy Corgan, Cherub Rock, D'Arcy, Drake, James Iha, Jimmy Chamberlin, Kanye West, Mayonaise, My Bloody Valentine, Quiet, Siamese Dream, Silverfuck, Smashing Pumpkins, Soma, Today

Looking back on the band’s breakthrough second album

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Music Journalism 

I Bought a Hit Song by Mux Mool

November 10, 2021March 27, 2024 Ken Kurson 0 Comments Barry Manilow., Big Pun, Blondie, Bob Dylan, Brian Lindgren, Chrissie Hynde, Domingo Padilla, Drake, Hipgnosis Song Fund, Imagine Dragons, KRS One, Masta Ace, Mux Mool, Richie Sambora, Rick James, royalties, Stevie Nicks

Unexpected payday when EDM artist lands a song on a TV show

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Hip Hop 

ALBUMS: Introverted Swagger

October 1, 2021October 3, 2021 Kara Tucker 0 Comments Certified Lover Boy, Donda, Drake, England, Kanye West, Lil Simz, SAULT, Sometimes I Might Be Introvert

Released on the same day as Donda and the new Drake, Little Simz’ follow-up to 2019’s GREY Area is every bit the impressive star turn its predecessor was

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Music Journalism 

The Hypnosis of Hipgnosis

January 11, 2021January 12, 2021 Marcus K. Dowling 0 Comments Apple Music, Black Sabbath, Bruno Mars, Celine Dion, Drake, Fleetwood Mac, Goo Goo Dolls, Hipgnosis, Hipgnosis Songs Fund, Jimmy Iovine, Kiss, Lady Gaga, Lil Wayne, Lindsey Buckingham, Louis Armstrong, Mark Ronson, Merck Mercuriadis, Mötley Crüe, Neil Young, Nicki Minaj, Nikki Sixx, Nile Rodgers, Pandora, RedOne, Rodney Jerkins, Spotify, Stevie Nicks, The Beatles, The Rolling Stones, Tidal, Timbaland, Youtube

Why are all our favorite artists selling their creative souls to this new company?

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Rock 

Betting on Music at the Royalty Exchange

September 21, 2020July 29, 2022 Ken Kurson 5 Comments Antony Bruno, Ariana Grande, BMI, Brian Swindle, Chief Keef, David Pullman, Domingo Padilla, Drake, Green, Have Mercy, Hipgnosis Songs Fund, I Saw Her First, KRS One, Lil' Uzi Vert, Little Steven’s Underground Garage, Macklemore, Masta Ace, Megadisc, Mills Music Trus, Misfits, Mux Mool, My Sister Jane, REO Speedwagon, Richard Lloyd, Rodney Bingenheimer, Royalty Exchange, SiriusXM, Studio 19, the Doobie Brothers, The Lilacs, The Lilacs Endure, The Returnables, Three Doors Down, Tony Defries, White Soul

The song’s the thing

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Dance Electronic 

Open Air and Big Love: The xx’s xx Turns 10

August 10, 2019April 11, 2021 Ted Miller 0 Comments Drake, Frank Ocean, Lana del Rey, the Weeknd, The xx, XL Recordings, xx

How the group’s auspicious debut changed the direction of pop music for the next decade

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