When David “Trugoy the Dove” Jolicoeur of influential rap group De La Soul died last month, fans who wished to hear their work on music streaming services would have been unable to do so due ...

S.Dott, the Lawell, Louisiana native and Zydeco trailblazer behind the viral sensation “Cowgirl Trailride,” has been riding ...

Godspeed and Vontee the Singer make waves with “Clothes,” a soulful drill track pulling in over 30,000 streams in its first week. Sexy, cinematic, and rooted in NYC energy.

“Soul!,” a variety show, was unrelated to the paper but had a similar mission. “Serious cultural journalism about pop music was just emerging,” Wald added.

Soul music has a long tradition of great family groups, and the Chicago scene is no exception—our city has birthed stars like the Five Stairsteps and the Staple Singers as well as lower profile ...