Rapsody and Erykah Badu have won Best Melodic Rap Performance for “3:AM” at the 2025 Grammys, earning Rapsody her first-ever ...

The wife of an Iranian political activist who criticized the Islamic Republic’s ruling system says he has been arrested.

Artist Adel Yazdi has been turning the long-neglected neighbourhood of Narenjestan's walls into a vivid visual tapestry ...

Ahead of the release of his 15th solo album, Vaughaligan "Von Won" Walwyn talks music, politics, and Houston culture.

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Two young Iranian women have been arrested for dancing to a Persian rap song at the Martyrs' Cemetery in Tehran. According to the police, the two ...

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We get the resistance to streaming. You're paying not to own music, just rent it. And physical media is so much better in so many ways – sound quality, tactility, artwork, a deeper connection with the ...

The Sun has reported that Jake Fahri, now 35, is masked drill artist TEN – who was showcased on BBC 1Xtra – and published rap music about murdering Jimmy. Culture secretary Lisa Nandy has ...

Syracuse, N.Y. – A Syracuse man’s rap music video played for a jury showed him raising his arm and miming firing a gun. The lyrics included a line that a gang expert says refers to a rival ...

Now 35, he was released on licence in June 2023. Reports in the Sun newspaper claim he is TEN, a drill rap artist whose music often features violent themes, and who conceals his identity with a ...