The next great breakout act might not come from a label pipeline. It could come straight from the fans. Which is why SPIN has joined forces with artist-support platform Tipify to launch Road to Austin, a new discovery program spotlighting independent and emerging musicians. The multi-week initiative will culminate in a live SPIN x Tipify […]
When Karen Bella sat down to record “Living on the Great” during the early days of the pandemic, she didn’t set out to create anything grandiose. Her friend and producer, Teddy Kumpel, who has worked with big names like Nine Inch Nails, and Joe Jackson, had casually suggested she send over anything she was working […]
By 2002, Philly-bred emcee Bahamadia was already established among the hip-hop elite. After jumpstarting her career as a DJ, she caught Gang Starr rapper Guru’s attention for her work on the Funky Vibes EP. Her 1996 debut, Kollage, landed on the Billboard 200 and peaked at No. 13 on the Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums chart, anchored […]
In the summer of 1985, Queen seized the world’s attention with their Live Aid set, and Freddie Mercury commanded the entire crowd at Wembley Stadium to clap their hands in unison to “Radio Gaga.” Eight-and-a-half months later in the spring of 1986, Stefani Joanne Angelina Germanotta was born on the Upper East Side of Manhattan, […]