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in-depth look at artists and their motivations

A crowd stands before a stage lit up by several different colored lights as band members play to the audience.

Live at 9:30: The Music Venue that Won Over DC

The 9:30 Club's forty-fifth anniversary reflects on one little venue's outsized effect on the music industry At the corner of Ninth and V Streets sits a building, somewhere between small and mid-sized, fairly nondescript from the outside. The pale, weathered brick from repeated muggy DC

The Music Industry's Image Is Going Female

The Music Industry's Image Is Going Female

A growing wave, or “femininomenon,” of female musicians in pop culture is putting more women in charge of the conversation On March 29, Billboard will host its annual 2025 Women in Music Awards, casting light on those in the industry who have carved out their moment in music history. The

Three women sit on a donkey, depicted in black-and-white, overlaid on top of green and blue mountains.

Scott Klass Takes The Davenports Back Home

An interview with Scott Klass of The Davenports leading up to their new album

The Journey Comes Full Circle

The Journey Comes Full Circle

A feature of Nashville rapper, Brian Brown, as he celebrates 5 years of his critically acclaimed, Journey

When It Rains, It Pours — AG Sully Profile

AG Sully realizes that with pain, and experience, comes growth