Musicians produce soundtrack to isolation

Jimi Davies, frontman of the long-running Annapolis rock band Jimmie's Chicken Shack, is one of millions of freelance musicians in the U.S. who has lost work due to the coronavirus pandemic. And like so many, his efforts to secure government relief funds established by the CARES Act has amounted to an exercise in futility. "I got so frustrated at

Though basketball fans are still reeling from the postponement of the 2019-2020 season due to the coronavirus pandemic, a new documentary helmed by Kevin Durant and his agent Rich Kleiman titled Basketball County: In the Water will arrive on Showtime next Friday (May 15). D.C. native, IDK, will serve as the music supervisor, composer and executive producer for the project's soundtrack.

Big reputation, big reputation–um, I mean “isolation.”

Big reputation, big reputation--um, I mean "isolation."That's what Taylor Swift is experiencing while celebrating two years since her Reputation stadium tour in quarantine.In a photo shared to Instagram on Friday (May 8), Swift is seen wearing a daisy-patterned sweater, lounging on her couch with a glass of wine. "biiig isolation," she wrote with snake and wine emojis, referring to "End Game," her reputation collaboration with Ed Sheeran and Future.

The Late Late Show was bemoaned for seemingly ignoring the existence of female musicians week in week out over the last few weeks but that is being made up for in spade this Friday. 

Musicians are often rocking the coolest styles, whether they're performing or just hanging out with friends. But since the global coronavirus pandemic, they're accessorizing with something we should all be wearing -- a mask.

By Dave McNary

For too long, many people have silently battled mental health issues, putting on a happy face for the rest of the world -- including musicians.

While you may be going a little stir-crazy at home after weeks of abiding by shelter-in-place orders to help squash the coronavirus, there are some members of the family who are glad you've been around so much lately: our pets.

If you have no idea how long it takes to make the Kessel Run and you don't know your Dewback from your Tauntaun, then you're probably not putting on your finest Star Wars regalia today for the first-ever lockdown May the 4th Be With You celebration. This is normally the day when aficionados of George Lucas' space epic celebrate their love of everything Skywalker. But with the much of t

In the wake of Cady Groves' untimely passing at the age of 30, her friends and former collaborators in the music community are turning to social media to express their disbelief and honor the late singer-songwriter."I’m so so sad to find out about the passing of @cadygroves...will miss her very much.

By Peter White

By Jem Aswad

The musician answered a fan's question on originality in music

In a world of TikTok posts, Instagram Lives and shirtless photos, the black and white posts that started cropping up last week under the @desdecasaestudio_ Instagram account stood out. They featured photos of well-known Latin musicians, like Colombi

By Andreas Wiseman

By Jem Aswad

Alanis Morissette has claimed women in music aren’t able to speak out about their experiences of sexual abuse due to non-disclosure agreements (NDAs).

By Andreas Wiseman

Following a day-long waiving of service fees in March, that saw musicians around the world receive one-hundred percent of all sales, independent digital music service Bandcamp is set to waive fees again on Friday May 1, as part of its efforts to help artists amid the Covid-19 crisis.