In 2012, Swedish DJ and producer Alesso scored his first No. 1 single, played to a crowd of 60,000 at Britain’s Milton Keynes Bowl, and was selected by Madonna to open her MDNA tour – and he was just 21. Under the mentorship of Swedish House Mafia’s Sebastian Ingrosso, the progressive house wunderki...

In 2012, SoMo—aka Joseph Somers-Morales— independently released his mixtape, My Life, after growing a vast following by uploading popular renditions of new and old classics to YouTube.   A powerful, palpable, and passionate collection, My Life merged R&B spirit with pop soul, showcasing SoMo’s d...

In 2012, rap legend Busta Rhymes made a triumphant return to the game with two Grammy nominations for "Look At Me Now," his chart-topping collaboration with young R&B star Chris Brown. Rhymes continued to assert his preeminence on the Superstars of Hip Hop Tour in 2013, delivering songs ...

In 2012, award-winning contemporary Christian band Tenth Avenue North released their third studio album, "The Struggle," which made an impressive impact by debuting in the top spots of Billboard's Christian and Rock charts. "Losing," the band's lead single from the new album,...

In 2012, a single titled “Trojans” gained online notoriety overnight and quickly edged its way into alternative radio locality in the United States. The source of the successful first effort was a sibling duo from Adelaide, Australia called Atlas Genius. Once fronting as a rock cover band while they...

In 2011, Rolling Stone listed Aretha Franklin as the No. 1 Greatest Singer of All Time, an honor that was long overdue in the eyes of her fans. Since she first hit the scene more than 40 years ago, she has been considered a legend and the living embodiment of soul music. Franklin’s musical and perfo...

In 2010, Tinie Tempah officially put England on the hip-hop map with his breakthrough album Disc-Overy, following three years later with Demonstration, which featured the hit singles "Trampoline" and "Children of the Sun." Notorious for his high-energy performances, fans anticipating...

In 2009, vocalist and guitarist Beth Cosentino and multi-instrumentalist Bobb Bruno started the band Best Coast as a love letter to surf rock and 1960s Southern California girl groups. According to Cosetino and Bruno, there's no doubt which coast is best -- it's the one that spawned such not...

In 2006, Hellogoodbye released its debut album, Zombies! Aliens! Vampires! Dinosaurs!, which rose to the No. 1 spot on the US Indie Charts, bringing a new spotlight to the indie industry as a whole. This would also lead to its success in the indie pop genre in the years to come. Hellogoodbye concert...

In 2005, long before Justin Vernon started making recordings under the name of Bon Iver -- and before his previous band, DeYarmond Edison, had even split up -- he collaborated with Collections of Colonies of Bees' Jon Mueller, Chris Rosenau, Jim Schoenecker, Daniel Spack, and Thomas Wincek o...