The 60 Best Songs of 2018
The year in song reflected the state of the world around us. Here are the 60 songs that spoke to us this year.
18 Dec 2018
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'Black Lives Matter and Music': From a Movement That's Only Beginning to Find Its Voice
Scholars share their initial thoughts on the musical reactions to the burgeoning social movement, Black Lives Matter, in this anthology from Indiana University Press.
05 Nov 2018
Sziget Festival Days 1 and 2: Kendrick Lamar Is Late for the Party, Gorillaz Turn Things Around
The first two days of one of world's largest music festivals are marked by sizzling heat, several great performances, a decline in attendance - and, as always, great spirits.
10 Aug 2018
10 Acts to Watch at Sziget Festival
With another grandiose edition of the legendary Sziget festival about to begin, we draw your attention to the acts you shouldn't miss this year, here or anywhere else globally.
08 Aug 2018
Say It Loud! 100 Great Protest Songs: Part 5 - Bright Eyes to Childish Gambino
PopMatters has scoured the musical spectrum for the best examples of the protest song form, including anthems of great popularity and obscurity alike. Our list concludes today with the most recent examples of important protest music.
22 Jun 2018
'Black Panther' Is Its Own Kind of Animal
Marvel Studios scores another major success, and taps the zeitgeist, by allowing Ryan Coogler free reign to make the most thoughtful, socially conscious superhero film to date.
20 Feb 2018
Wokeness, Out of Focus: The 60th Annual Grammy Awards
It was a year of truly progressive nominees. It was a year of confrontational, powerful performances. It could've been an all-timer -- and then the Grammys went horribly, painfully wrong.
Evan Sawdey
Music
30 Jan 2018
The Best Hip-Hop of 2017
The hip-hop story is more exciting to follow than a lot of primetime TV as it changes and adapts, telling stories of so-called "minorities". These are the ten albums that we think tell the biggest stories of 2017's hip-hop scene.
06 Dec 2017
Kendrick Lamar - "LOYALTY." ft. Rihanna (Singles Going Steady)
Standing on a funky foundation, the beats are intoxicating and the chemistry between Lamar and his co-star, Rihanna, take this to another level.
10 Aug 2017
Kendrick Lamar - "HUMBLE." (Singles Going Steady)
Typically for a Kendrick Lamar single, there's plenty to chew on here...
12 Apr 2017
J. Cole: 4 Your Eyez Only
A deeply personal album 4 Your Eyez Only represents J. Cole's most mature and cohesive record to date.
17 Jan 2017
The Good and Bad of ACL 2016 Weekend Two
No music festival is perfect, but with its stacked lineup and orderly schedule Austin City Limits Festival 2016 is a success in all the important ways.
17 Oct 2016
Isaiah Rashad: The Sun's Tirade
Isaiah Rashad doesn't go out of his way to prove his transcendent talent on The Sun's Tirade, but it's undeniable by the album's conclusion.
16 Oct 2016
Artists and Audience Rally International Support Around Social Causes for Global Citizen Festival
Relive highlights of the 2016 Global Citizen Festival including songs Kendrick Lamar, Rihanna, Metallica and Chris Martin & Eddie Vedder.
11 Oct 2016
Austin City Limits 2016 Weekend 2: Saturday
Kendrick Lamar gives a towering headlining performance on Saturday night, and the electronic sibling duo Tennyson is our pick for the sleeper favorite of the festival.
09 Oct 2016
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