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Safety Concerns? Kodak Black Day Festival Called Off at the Last Minute

By Alex DeLuca

Nov 11, 2024

This would have been the third annual Kodak Black Day hosted by the controversial rapper.

III Points Nominated for Pollstar Awards' Music Festival of the Year

By Jose D. Duran

Nov 11, 2024

Live music industry publication Pollstar has recognized Miami's homegrown music festival, III Points.

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Taylor Swift-Themed Billboard Near Hard Rock Stadium Supports Florida Abortion Amendment

By Alex DeLuca

Oct 18, 2024

The billboard will go up Friday afternoon off I-95 northbound at the Golden Glades interchange near Hard Rock Stadium.

Connect Records Rises From Radio-Active's Ashes in Fort Lauderdale

By Douglas Markowitz

Sep 4, 2024

Connect Records will focus more on imported vinyl, dance music, 45s, and other specialty records.

Ron DeSantis' Florida Board of Education Appointee Was Once an Aspiring Rapper

By Alex DeLuca

Aug 27, 2024

Under various stage names, Dan Foganholi rapped about everything from getting women to getting high.

Rapper Travis Scott in sunglasses and armor-like clothing on stage at the Grammy Awards

Travis Scott's Miami Yacht Clash: One Charge Down, One to Go

By Zulekha Pitts

Aug 8, 2024

Prosecutors are pushing forward with one charge in the Miami Beach yacht dustup that briefly landed Travis Scott behind bars.

Gen Z Can't Get Enough of Blink-182 and the Pop-Punk Resurgence

By Isabel Rivera

Jun 13, 2024

Why is the band’s following being taken over by a growing number of listeners who were in diapers at their peak?

Miami New Times Call for Arts & Culture and Music Contributors

By Jose D. Duran

May 23, 2024

New Times needs Miami freelance writers to join our crew of Arts & Culture and Music contributors. Do you have what it takes?

Singer Taylor Swift chats with music label boss Lucian Grainge at a star-studded Grammy Awards event

Universal Music Boss Demands Attorney Sanctions in Diddy Sex-Trafficking Case

By Izzy Kapnick

May 21, 2024

The executive says his name was fancifully weaved into stories of raucous album-listening parties with "sex workers and underage girls."

Veteran Colorado Concert Promoter Named President of AEG's North American Regional Offices

By Emily Ferguson

May 10, 2024

The longtime Colorado promoter's role is expanding across the continent.

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Rhythm Foundation's New Executive Director Brings an Aspirational Vision for the Future

By Tom Shackleford

Apr 18, 2024

Adam Ganuza, Rhythm Foundation’s newly appointed executive director, has ambitious ideas for the cultural nonprofit.

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Usher's Halftime Show Could Be the Best in History

By Emily Ferguson

Feb 12, 2024

Some people had their misguided doubts, but Usher went on to prove himself as a historic R&B icon.

color photo of a smiling gray-haired woman in an art gallery with framed photos of John Lennon behind her

May Pang and John Lennon Were More Than a "Lost Weekend"

By Emily Ferguson

Feb 9, 2024

May Pang's pop-up exhibition of her candid photographs of John Lennon comes to Keshet Gallery in Boca Raton for three days in February.

Frost Science Will Debut Bad Bunny Laser Light Show

By Jose D. Duran

Jan 5, 2024

The Bad Bunny laser show debuts on January 12 at the Frost Planetarium.

Illustration of Earth for the invitation of Kanye West and Ty Dolla Sign's Vultures event in Miami

Kanye West and Ty Dolla $ign's Livestream Rave Happening at Wynwood Marketplace Tonight

By Jose D. Duran

Dec 11, 2023

Kanye West and Ty Dolla $ign's rave tonight will also include performances by Chris Brown and Lil Durk.

Rapper Trina wearing a pink fur coat while standing against a soft-pink background

Hip Hop Museum Tour Lands in Wynwood With Trina

By Liz Tracy

Dec 8, 2023

In an Art Week pop-up, Miami rap royalty Trina heralds the 2025 opening of the Hip Hop Museum in the Bronx.

Suzi Analogue and Tokimonsta Unearth Their Analogue Monsta Album, Boom

By Grant Albert

Dec 7, 2023

Suzi Analogue and Tokimonsta's 2011 album, Boom, has been remastered and introduced to a new generation of listeners.

Tribeca Music Lounge Brings Eartheater, Actress to Art Basel Miami Beach

By Douglas Markowitz

Nov 22, 2023

Tribeca Festival's Music Lounge returns for Miami Art Week with a murderer's row of cutting-edge musicians.

Jason Aldean, Lainey Wilson Will Headline Tortuga Music Festival 2024

By Douglas Markowitz

Nov 21, 2023

Tortuga Music Festival brings a lineup chock-full of country music to Fort Lauderdale Beach April 5-7, 2024.

Yung Wylin' Spreads the Message of "Good Energy"

By Nile Fortner

Nov 17, 2023

Twenty-four-year-old Yung Wylin' understands music's ability to inspire and unite people.

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