Ranging Across Time and Scale, V. Shayne Frederick Holds Office Hours at Uncle Bobbie’s
MusiQ Department Artist Vince Anthony Debuts “Hurricane” Music Video
MusiQology Rx Fundraiser for One Art Community Center
Beyoncé’s Homecoming Film Preserves and Reveres Black History
Why Country Music is So Scared of Black People
DaMaris B. Hill’s New Book is a Powerful, Wondrous Thing
(FREE SHOW) Dr. Guy Performs with Ursula Rucker this Thursday, March 14, at World Café
Hide/Melt/Ghost’s Harlem Debut is a Major Moment for Black Music Scholarship & Performance
The Time Stevie Wonder Taught White Surfers how to Dance
Music Lives with MusiQology Events in Virginia and Philadelphia
The 2019 GRAMMYs: Streaks Broken, Questions Unanswered
The 2019 MusiQology GRAMMYs Preview
Ursula Rucker Talks Womanhood and Courage in Art
I Remember Roy: Remembering Roy Hargrove
Save the Date!: Dr. Guy brings Hide/Melt/Ghost to Harlem Stage on March 9!
Happy Holidays from MusiQology!
The Encouraging 2019 GRAMMY Nominations are Just One Step in a Long Process
To watch V. Shayne Frederick—who stars in the recently released debut of Dr. Guy’s Office Hours video series and has his own new album, Lovesome, out now—perform feels like observing one of the old, early-twentieth-century masters’ energies and vocal stylings transposed into a contemporary form....
One of the most unfettered and important musical spaces in the sound schedule of every artist is the jam session, where production and planning are eschewed in favor of spontaneity and organic creation in the moment. This Thursday, March 14, Dr. Guy and frequent collaborator Ursula Rucker will offer...
With the dust settled and the hot takes cooled, we wanted to reflect on the surprising results of the 2019 GRAMMY Awards, which upset some longstanding patterns and pathways and doubled down on others. From the moment surprise guest Michelle Obama took the stage with hostess Alicia Keys, Jada Pinkett...
The GRAMMYs, music’s self-declared “greatest night” will return to TV screens this weekend, airing Sunday on CBS at 8PM. MusiQology managing editor John Vilanova, who’s been hard at work on a PhD dissertation that examines the awards’ record on race throughout their sixty-year history,...
We’re still reeling in the MusiQology orbit over the premature passing of trumpeter and boundary-crosser Roy Hargrove. MusiQology band member and director of the Penn Music Department’s jazz combos Matthew Clayton combines an analysis of Hargrove’s impact with personal remembrances as a fellow...
Friends, colleagues, and readers: Happy New Year! We’ll be back with more article content the week of January 14, but we wanted to take a minute to encourage you to make space on your calendars for an exciting performance announcement featuring our leader, Dr. Guy, and the MusiQology band alongside...
As we begin our holiday/winter break, we wanted to take a second wish our readership and larger MusiQology community for a year full of engagement and support of our little corner of the Internet. It’s been a year of firsts and debuts for the MusiQology team, and we are so grateful to have an online...
In the wake of Nancy Wilson’s sad passing this past week at the age of 81, Dr. Guy discusses the iconic singer’s cultural importance, style, and sound. After a lifelong listening relationship culminating with the recent release of Bridget Ramsey’s “Save Your Love for Me”...
Recently, we told you about a set of new and exciting releases from our imprint, The MusiQ Department, from our artists Vince Anthony and Bridget Ramsey. We’re tremendously honored to highlight another release from Bridget Ramsey, the warm, dynamic, Philly-centered music video for her interpretation...
