Formed to celebrate the unique and inspirational power of African gospel music, Soweto Gospel Choir brings together top talent from the many churches in and around Soweto, South Africa. Dedicated to ...

Some of the greatest recordings of all time have been made with remote recording setups and minimal equipment. Consider Billie Eilish's When We All Fall Asleep, Where Do We Go? Or Bruce Springsteen's ...

Country music is having a moment. Country artists regularly top the Billboard Top 100 chart, which tracks the most popular songs in the US. The genre is the fastest growing in America, and 2023 was ...

It’s heard in the clubs. All over TikTok. In nearly uncountable Spotify playlists. Thumping off the walls of Zumba classes. Through the halls of malls. Scan the radio—it’s there too. Luis Saldarriaga ...

While many musicians daydream about touring the world, the reality and challenges of touring life are well-documented. One doesn't need to read too many interviews with famous bands to catch anecdotes ...

Rosie Scher ’20 was a student at Berklee when she had a viral TikTok hit in 2020 with “Never the 1.” The song launched her career and landed her a deal with Arista Records. When Scher first posted ...

I was born with a congenital defect and have lived my entire life without the use of my right hand. When I was nine years old, our music teacher informed us that we would be playing the recorder for ...

Playing “Hot Cross Buns” on a recorder is nearly universal in American elementary school music curricula. But the simple tune sounds a little different in the classroom of Patrick Pate B.M. ’08, M.M. ...

With few exceptions, nearly all the acts topping the charts today are "electronic" in some way. The reasons are multifaceted—technical, cultural, financial, and logistical—but one thing is clear: ...

If this playlist seems like an abbreviated history of popular music from the last 200 years, that's because it is. Looking closely at musical trends, it’s not hard to find a queer artist at the ...

Berklee's Songwriting Department and Songs for Social Change initiative have announced the results of their 2020 Songs for Social Change Contest. This year's contest received 90 submissions of ...

During a recent Visiting Artist Series session, the iconic singer and hitmaker T-Pain talked about how he discovered Auto-Tune, and created a singing-rapping hybrid style that he calls "Hard&B" in ...