Music

The Warehouse, a former club consecrated by house music pioneer DJ Frankie Knuckles, got its official landmark status in Chicago.
/ June 23, 2023
Host of “TheGrio with Marc Lamont Hill,” leads energetic music debate about the catalogs of Boyz II Men, Jodeci, New Edition, and Dru Hill.
/ June 23, 2023
Music industry veteran Amber Grimes discusses her journey to becoming one of the most coveted executives in the game.
/ June 23, 2023
The show breaks down how Public Enemy’s “Black Steel in the Hours of Chaos” perfectly captures the horrors of mass incarceration.
/ June 22, 2023
8th Annual Black Music Honors
Rapper Juvenile taped a performance of “NPR Tiny Desk” with special guests Mannie Fresh, Jon Batiste, and Trombone Shorty.
/ June 22, 2023
Artists are always using new ways to promote their music and gain popularity. Find out how fan response got one artist to change his mind…
/ June 22, 2023
Big Pokey dies
An autopsy report for Houston rapper Big Pokey, who died during a performance Sunday night, did not list his cause of death.
/ June 22, 2023