Merging hip hop and Indigenous culture, rap duo Snotty Nose Rez Kids are creating a sound that goes hard for a cause. On tracks like “War Club” with DJ Shub, Yung Trybez and Young D connect Indigenous protests to the Black Lives Matter movement, and on “Boujee Natives,” Snotty Nose Rez Kids celebrate traditional culture through a modern lens. But as much as ... Show More
Apr 28
Hrishikesh Hirway made an album about running out of time — in no time
Hrishikesh Hirway, host of Song Exploder, returns with his first album in fifteen years, In the Last Hour of Light, made under a premise that's almost contradictory for a podcaster built around isolated stems: session players who had never heard the songs, vocals tracked live in ... Show More
43m 12s
Apr 17
Maggie Rogers: going viral is a trap
Ten years ago, Maggie Rogers was a senior at NYU, scrambling to finish a song for a music production class she was close to failing. The guest critic that week happened to be Pharrell Williams. She played him "Alaska," a track she'd written in about fifteen minutes. It is a bit o ... Show More
37m 36s
Apr 2024
Feed Drop: Let The Kids Dance! from KUOW
Seattle in the 90s: A tidal wave of unforgettable music roars out of the city. Nirvana, Soundgarden and Pearl Jam take over global pop culture and Seattle is declared the world's coolest place to be. But here, reality is different for young people. For almost two decades, the Tee ... Show More
41m 57s
Nov 2020
Afrobeats’ Global Takeover
Over the last several years, American listeners have grown more and more attuned to the sounds of West African pop music—also known as Afrobeats–whether it’s the swaggering Nigerian Afro-fusion of Burna Boy, the playfully genre-bending anthems of Ghanaian-American singer Amaarae, ... Show More
51m 9s
Jun 2020
June 9th - Fall Out Boy Donates to Black Lives Matter, BTS Sings 'Baby Shark' & the Music Community Mourns Two Music Legends
The music community mourns the death of two music legends, the Black Lives Matter movement gets a large donation from Fall Out Boy and BTS sings "Baby Shark" on 'Carpool Karaoke.' This is Billboard News Now, rounding out the top music news for Tuesday, June 9th. Learn more about ... Show More
3m 54s
Sep 2021
September 16th - Nicki Minaj Calls Out the White House, Ed Sheeran Gets Real About "Horrible Atmosphere" at U.S. Awards Shows & Kid Cudi Wants to Help Lil Nas X
Nicki Minaj slams the White House after they denied her claim that she was invited to discuss the COVID-19 vaccines after she tweeted unsubstantiated claims about the shots' potential side effects. Plus, Ed Sheeran gets candid about what it's really like at American awards shows, ... Show More
7m 37s