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Sly Stone, Family Stone Architect Who Fused Funk, Rock, and Soul, Dead at 82
Wildly inventive musician and singer uplifted crowds but faced personal demons later on
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Quincy Jones, Peerless Music Producer Behind ‘Thriller,’ Dead at 91
One of the most prolific and revered producers in music history, Jones touched on jazz, soul, funk, disco, rock, pop, and hip-hop during his seven-decade career
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The 50 Greatest Eminem Songs
The best from the bloody, bombastic, brilliant career of the hip-hop troublemaker
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Russ Doesn't Trust Other Labels. So He Built His Own
"We're not suits with no rhythm," rapper says of his new label DIEMON. "We're also artists that are active [and] currently in the game"
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'A Breath of Fresh Air': How Giveon Became R&B's King of Warmth
He doesn't sound like anyone else on the radio — and that unforgettable voice is exactly why he broke through
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It Started as a College Project. Now It's the Music Industry's Hottest Recommendation Tool
Discz recommends songs based on past listening preferences and plays TikTok-sized 15-second snippets of each. Its interactive component, though, has made it one of the most popular new apps
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TikTok Already Helps Artists Go Viral. Now It's Helping Them Build Careers
Artists like Muni Long are using this new marketing and distribution platform to harness “the expertise and power of TikTok”
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Old Hit, New Flip: How 2rare’s ‘Cupid’ Channels Bad Boy Records’ Sure-Fire ’90s Formula
A young Philadelphia rapper released a galloping remix of 112's 1996 R&B classic. Now major labels are calling
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Is the Next Big Hit 15 Seconds Long?
For artists like Dove Cameron and David Kushner, a new strategy called the "evergreen pre-save" is upending traditional ideas about how to build a fan base — and what even constitutes a song
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It Took Him 15 Minutes to Make a Hit — and Seven Months to Reclaim It
Rapper G. Moore didn't own the rights to the beat that became the unexpected hit "Dash." The legal wrangling to get it back is becoming increasingly common for rising stars
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