In his latest feature, which premiered at Sundance, the 'Inspection' director asks who gets credited for their contributions ...

The album lives up to its name by taking us on an evocative trip through different moods and influences, all channeled ...

There was a time when artists representing two of America’s biggest homegrown musical genres wouldn’t get a look in at the Grammys.

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Anthony Barboza/Getty Images SylvesterThe Queen of Disco1947 – 1988 Few artists have embodied the spirit of liberation quite like Sylvester. As a ...

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While interesting, Elegance Bratton’s documentary falls short of being the definitive voice on Chicago’s role in house music New York City has hip-hop, and Chicago has house music. Although each genre ...

He felt like it was just ‘that Black stuff,’” Vince Lawrence said. But those attendees of “Disco Demolition Night” unknowingly contributed to the birth of a Blacker, gayer genre: house music. “I was ...