In spite of everything, here are 18 small to midsize music venues that have opened in recent years in Southern California.

She became the first ever female Chutney winner, but the victory has been marred by controversy. Acknowledging that competitions often bring out the best in participants, 2026 Chutney Soca Monarch ...

Savita Singh did not only win the Chutney Soca Monarch (CSM) title this year. She changed the shape of it. In 31 years of the competition, no woman had ever taken the title. Last Sunday night at ...

When Nicole Jonjak, known on stage as YOUNI-T, first landed in Trinidad in 2012, the music scene buzzed with one question. “Who is this white girl singing soca?” To some, she looked like just another ...

(Trinidad Express) Carnival 2026 has received another blow as organisers of the Ultimate Soca Champion (USC) have confirmed there will be no competition for soca artistes this year. The USC, ...

Welcome to New Music Friday, NPR Music's podcast dedicated to sharing the best albums out each week. We listen to dozens of new releases in advance, identify the ones we think you need to hear, and ...

No one could have predicted what the current decade of country music looks like. With new world records being set, new sounds, and amazing collaborations, we’re taking a closer look at three songs ...

OpenAI is working on a new tool that would generate music based on text and audio prompts, according to a report in The Information. Such a tool could be used to add music to existing videos, or to ...

Spotify said it will be partnering with Sony Music Group, Universal Music Group, Warner Music Group, Merlin, and Believe to develop "responsible" artificial intelligence products. The company did not ...

Soca music royalty Bunji Garland and Faye Ann Lyons will turn the Brooklyn Museum into a dance hall ahead of the West Indian American parade. Bear attack in Florida caught on doorbell camera, watch ...

Soca icon Machel Montano says it may take some time for soca music to become as widespread as reggae and dancehall, but he hopes to help lead the way. He also discusses his upcoming "Planet Brooklyn" ...

Some tears were of pain. About 11 percent of Africans brought to Grenada as slaves between 1669 and 1808 are believed to have been Sierra Leonean, like my parents, whose direct lineage avoided the ...