Whether you choose to admit or not, D4L made a lasting impact when they released their breakout “Laffy Taffy” single on October 18, 2005. In previous years, rap songs that sounded like they were ...

The last social network to truly “get” music was MySpace — unfortunately, they didn’t get much else. Today’s biggest player, Facebook, doesn’t “get” music — and artists still don’t really use it. Even ...

Every so often, a new hip-hop sound emerges from a corner of the US, throwing the entire scene off balance. In the late Eighties, there was jazz-rap. At the same time, Miami bass, or "booty" music, ...

Snap Inc. SNAP owned Snapchat has announced that it is adding more music to its Sounds library, as it looks to tap into the popularity of audio elements, which have seen a big rise on the back of the ...

Snap SNAP recently acquired Voisey, an app that makes it easier for musicians, singers and producers to collaborate, per a TechCrunch report. The terms of the deal are yet to be disclosed. Notably, as ...

Snap is launching a new Sounds Creator Fund to financially support independent artists who are distributing music on Snapchat via DistroKid. Starting in August, the company will distribute payments ...

Cécile McLorin Salvant never intended to release the songs on her new album, "Oh Snap." Her work has explored Haitian folk ...

A new partnership between a popular local music venue and an Asheville-based nonprofit organization is turning live music ...