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MFM and Afropop Worldwide present a round table on the life and legacy of Fela Kuti on April 19.

Festival marks 30th anniversary with hot weekend of live music

When it comes to COVID-19 routines, we might want to take notes from Maxi Priest. Since the beginning of the pandemic, the reggae singer has been on the island of Jamaica, jogging its streets, clambering near waterfalls and catching up with pals like In the latest episode of GRAMMYs At Home, a brand-new series where current GRAMMY nominees take us into their homes to show us how they’ll be experiencing the 2021 GRAMMY Awards show from home during the COVID-19 pandemic, watch Priest do all three. GRAMMYs At Home: Maxi Priest Priest is nominated for Best Reggae Album for his 2019 album It ...

15 Great Jazz Albums of 2020 Jazz may not have the mainstream cultural dominance that it once did, but it remains a thriving, multi-faceted form of music that continues to have so much more to say. Jazz informs so much of the rap and electronic music that does have mainstream cultural dominance today, and it's long popped up in indie rock, metal, punk, and other styles of popular music too. Though jazz never went away, the past few years have seen a serious jazz renaissance that continues to grow, branch out into new innovative territory, and attract new listeners. The world of jazz is so va...