
A small contingent of country artists and industry players have been speaking up in a business that likes to shut down dissent.
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A small contingent of country artists and industry players have been speaking up in a business that likes to shut down dissent.
The 20-year-old British singer and songwriter makes music that captures modern-day misery in a way that feels improbably heartening. Her debut album is due this month.
The 39-year-old indie rapper’s therapist told him, “Write your feelings.” So he did, on the new LP “Anime, Trauma and Divorce.”
The 20-year-old singer and songwriter Bea Kristi’s song “Coffee” has reached millions. Now she’s releasing “Fake It Flowers,” an album that puts a new spin on ’90s alt-rock.
Ten years ago, the Fab Four’s song about civil rights gave the soul singer a creative spark. Now she’s releasing an album of tracks originally popularized by Black women.
One of Africa’s biggest musical stars hopes his country’s young, impoverished masses can make him their next leader. But can he survive until Election Day?