Amid the geniuses, stylists, and show people that made up the Sixties Motown roster, Stevie Wonder may have been the most purely original singer. Even before he asserted himself musically with his ...

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The Notorious B.I.G.'s debut opus Ready to Die turns 30 this year. To celebrate, we take a look at the album and rank all 17 ...

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As summer’s end brings a welcome chill, the fall music season is heating up. September has brought us Indoor Safari, a ...

From Earth, Wind & Fire and Ella Fitzgerald to Kaytranada and Neil Young, this is the ultimate autumn soundtrack.

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30 years ago, the Bad Boy revolution began when Hip-Hop producer/budding record mogul Sean “Puffy” Combs released two albums ...