It's perhaps the most recognizable opening riff in music history — and those first 17 seconds came out swinging, kick-starting a new era of popular music. "Johnny B. Goode," the unsurpassable shift ...

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African music is dominating the global soundscape, with Afrobeats and other genres reshaping mainstream music worldwide. But Rick Ross says this moment was inevitable — and believes Africa’s global ...

On February 19, 2026 indie rockers Rosehill, Wisdom Drive, 998,669 Beers and Grenadine came together at LIVE for 2026’s Battle of the Bands.

Only a few of the excerpts include vocals, and even then, it’s limited to mostly ooh-ing or howling — although one of the links does feature the sound of frontman Dave Grohl repeatedly singing the ...

In 1985, rock music continued its evolution by adopting the trends of the time. Many bands blended their guitars with synthesizers, embraced new wave, and gave the blues-based genre a new glossy ...

There are two distinct halves in the history of music: before 2000 and after 2000. In a few days Paste will stake its claim on who the “greatest guitarist of all time” is, but first we have to talk ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. I report on media as well as its intersection with news and culture. The AI audio company on Wednesday dropped a full-length AI ...

Whether you prefer Vanilla Gorilla, Peach Panther, Butterscotch Babe Ruth, Jody Highroller or any other of his dozens of delicious self-penned nicknames, there is only one Riff Raff. Wholly predicated ...

Another song list! This one is a personal favorite of mine, because it means I get to spend a lot of time with artists I like covering other artist’s songs. Last December, Paste crowned Merce Lemon’s ...

To learn more about their journey leading to the delicious and dastardly Double Wide Yukon, I met Diet Lite virtually, two days before their album release show. Guitarist/vocalist Max Niemann was ...