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Nas, Ownership Over Clout, And The Blueprint For Generational Wealth

Shon Murdock

In hip-hop, wealth has often been measured in visible success, diamond chains, foreign cars, and sold-out arenas. But real power […]

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Dave Porter

Winter 2025/26 Cover Feature Artist: Dave Porter

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Dave Porter has crafted the scores for the likes of Pluribus, Echo, Breaking Bad, and Better Call Saul—just a few […]

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Jubilant Sykes

Mourning the Loss of Jubilant Sykes — A Voice Silenced Too Soon

Shon Murdock

On the evening of Monday, December 8, 2025, the music world lost a singular voice. At age 71, Jubilant Sykes […]

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Nas Luke

Nas Luke: The Global Sound Curator Shaping The Future Of Music

Shon Murdock

In a world where producers are the unseen architects of culture, Nas Luke has emerged as one of the most […]

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The Grammys

The Hip-Hop Titans With the Most GRAMMY Wins

Shon Murdock

The Hip-Hop Titans With the Most GRAMMY Wins In a genre defined by innovation, resilience, and cultural disruption, the Grammy […]

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Autumn 2025 Issue with Cosmic Gate Out Now

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Cosmic Gate has produced a wealth of acclaimed projects and years of performances across the globe. A serendipitous meeting in Cologne […]

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Spotify vs. Apple Music: Who’s Really Winning The Streaming War?

Shon Murdock

In today’s music industry, streaming isn’t just the main stage — it is the stage. And two giants are battling […]

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Nas & Jay-Z

The $2,500 Deal That Made Nas A Part Of Jay-Z’s “Dead Presidents”

Shon Murdock

Hip-hop history isn’t just told in bars—it’s written in contracts, clearances, and quiet backroom deals. One of the culture’s most […]

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Top 10 Companies Supporting Independent Artists in 2025

Shon Murdock

As the music industry continues to shift toward artist independence and digital-first strategies, independent musicians now have more tools than […]

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Sylvia Rhone

The Women Behind the Boards: Leading Female Music Executives Shaping The Industry In 2025

Shon Murdock

The music industry has long been a space where creativity meets commerce—but in 2025, it’s increasingly led by women who […]

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Janet Jackson

the Janet Jackson Exhibit Opens At The Grammy Museum in L.A.

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Step Into Music Video History at the Janet Jackson Iconic Style Exhibit At The Grammy Museum in Los Angeles For fans of music, fashion, and pop culture’s most unforgettable moments, a can’t-miss experience is currently on view at the GRAMMY Museum in Los Angeles, California. The Janet Jackson: Music Video Looks exhibit celebrates the artistry and […]

Nas

Nas, Ownership Over Clout, And The Blueprint For Generational Wealth

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In hip-hop, wealth has often been measured in visible success, diamond chains, foreign cars, and sold-out arenas. But real power has always lived somewhere quieter, in ownership. Few artists have embodied that evolution more strategically than Nas, a lyricist who turned street poetry into boardroom leverage and transformed rap earnings into generational equity. From the […]

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EMW Presents Why Not Now? Set For Memorial Day Weekend

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EMW Presents has announced their inaugural Why Not Now?, a two-night event taking place over Memorial Day Weekend, May 23–24, 2026. Set against the towering industrial monoliths and the connected corridors that create Industry City’s open-air courtyards, Why Not Now? will amplify Brooklyn’s raw architectural landscape with a vibrant technicolor energy curated by an “in-the-moment” […]

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Solarstone And Susie Ledge Release New Single-“Haunt Me”

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Bold prediction perhaps, but we’ll say it anyway: “Haunt Me”‘s a one-and-done — the kind of record that locks you in on first listen and plays on loop in the mind, long after the speakers have gone quiet. In that instant catch, there’s a certain irony too, as, for the first time in his career, […]

Christian Burns

Christian Burns Releases Darker Days (Original & Avenue One Mixes)

Tim Stark

From the forward-looking, Jan-hopeful lean of his most recent single “Fall To You,” Christian Burns moves onto the slightly less sanguine sounding “Darker Days.” After all, every lighter yin must result in some shadowy yang, right?? Well not necessarily, as “sounding” is very much the operative word here, as once again Christian delivers the electronic […]

Ciaran McAuley

Ciaran McAuley Announces New Album “Finding Me”

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Ironically perhaps, owes its existence to a period of profound creative doubt on Ciaran McAuley’s behalf. After years of forward momentum, the Irish artist found himself questioning not only his own direction, but his relationship with music itself. At that crossroads, rather than forcing (what now only had the appearance of) progress, he chose to […]