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There are more ways to find out about new music than ever. The traditional methods—radio, magazines, billboards, record stores, word of mouth—are still here, and they’ve been joined by new innovations like TikTok and playlists. Meanwhile, technology has also made it easier to make and distribute music than ever, and over 60,000 songs are uploaded […]

From Bob Marley’s “Kaya” to Young Thug’s “Stoner,” weed anthems have been a staple of popular music for decades. Artists like Snoop Dogg, Wiz Khalifa, and Willie Nelson have spent entire careers aligning themselves with the magical plant—making incredible music in the process. Cannabis is still illegal in most areas of the world, but one […]

The Grammy nominations came out this week and though there is some very impressive Canadian representation in the big categories of the night, there was one glaring absence: despite releasing what some have called his best work to date, The Weeknd did not receive any nominations for his ’80s-influenced opus, After Hours. Since then, both The […]