Nigerian activist and Afrobeat pioneer Fela Kuti has cultivated a profound global impact on the music industry, inspiring generations of artists through his political Pan-Africanist songs.
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25 years after its release, No Doubt’s third album lives on through its quirky new wave ska, breakup melodrama, and Gwen Stefani’s digestible feminism.
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Kanye West’s elusive album will likely never be released officially, but the question remains: what is Yandhi?
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Move over, Bad Bunny and J Balvin: Argentinian pop diva Nathy Peluso is coming for the trapero throne.
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The 2010s pop king burst into the limelight with his chart-topping debut Doo-Wops & Hooligans, a breezy dance record dedicated to the wild side in us all.
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The duo hasn’t collaborated on a project in three years, but they still can’t seem to miss.
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It’s said that there are two kinds of Libras: the balanced and the unbalanced. Here's a playlist for both sides of the scale!
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The queens of “RuPaul’s Drag Race” have achieved critical recognition for their many talents. Music, as of now, is not one of them.
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Original interpretations get a seat on this list.
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If you’re stuck inside with nothing but schoolwork, jobs, or other stressors, the kalimba is here to provide you with a cheap and easy distraction.
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At the end of each month, Afterglow presents a staff-picked list of new albums that left an impression on our ears.
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For the past century, LGBTQ+ musicians have expressed their sexual and romantic experiences through their work. Listeners today reference the music of their favorite LGBTQ+ artists to find community online and figure out if their social media crushes swing the same way they do.
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After 32 years, it’s still difficult to box them into any specific genre, but one thing's for certain: there's no one in the industry who sounds like Deftones. On their ninth studio album, Ohms, the alt-metal band unleashes an invigorating jolt of energy to combat the exhaustion of 2020.
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Today, we celebrate “Mean Girls” in all its one hour and 37 minutes glory: pink on Wednesdays, Aaron Samuels, t-shirts with holes in the chest, and, of course, the word “fetch.”
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Today not only marks the 1970 release of Pink Floyd's fifth studio album, Atom Heart Mother, but also an end to the band’s era of bizarre improvisations, as they moved toward a mature and deliberate sound.
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In his latest album, Sufjan Stevens' desperate cries for help amid inner battles and dissonance with the world lead to profound self-reflection.
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A novel infused with tragedy, anger, and sadness, Mary Shelley’s “Frankenstein” deserves a playlist just as grim and morbid for fans to listen along as they read.
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We couldn't have ACL this year, so we're manifesting instead.
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