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The following is a list of events and releases that happened in 2021 in music in the United States.
Shannon J. Effinger considers the valiant, prolific output of our jazz elders, including Sanders. Larry Blumenfeld explores the significance of jazz in high places, placing Iphigenia...
- Amapiano
- Hyperpop
- Global Drill
- City Pop
- Corridos Tumbados
WHAT IT IS This dance style out of South Africa blends elements of deep house and kwaito, a local genre dating to the Nineties. Deep bass lines, jazzy keyboards, and synths blend to bring good vibes to the dance floor. WHO’S DOING IT MFR Souls are pioneers of amapiano, and have a number of streaming hits. Perhaps the biggest crossover story is Kabz...
WHAT IT IS A bit nebulous, but you know it by the way it bursts with bits of countless genres cranked to their most exaggerated extremes, plus dollops of Auto-Tune and glitchy synths. You know it by the way you wonder, “Is this meant to be ironic?” WHO’S DOING IT The late Scottish producer Sophie was a hyperpop pioneer; she produced Charli XCX’s hy...
WHAT IT IS After its birth on the South Side of Chicago, the minor chords and distorted bass lines of drill first spread across the U.S. and U.K., where it spawned its own potent subgenre. Now, artists in Spain, Brazil, Puerto Rico, Turkey, and elsewhere bring their own flavor to the genre. WHO’S DOING IT Skinny Flex is a leader in Spain’s drill sc...
WHAT IT IS This Japanese style — currently enjoying a revival online — is a take on Western music of the 1980s that sparks nostalgia while also feeling entirely new. WHO’S DOING IT City pop’s first big revival, in 2017, came when Mariya Takeuchi’s 1984 disco-pop burner “Plastic Love” went viral. And check out Tatsuro Yamashita’s acclaimed soft-rock...
WHAT IT IS In this Gen Z reinvention of the traditional Mexican folk ballad, six-string and 12-string guitars are the backdrop of stories of partying and diamonds and sipping lean, delivered in trap-influenced flows. WHO’S DOING IT The genre’s biggest star is Natanael Cano, who broke through in 2019 with the album Corridos Tumbados; L.A.-based labe...
Sep 13, 2021 · While it is evident that the content of the audio version of the entertainment industry has changed, there is a lot more that is different about what we now listen to and enjoy.
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Dec 21, 2021 · Dry Cleaning, L'Rain, Olivia Rodrigo and 37 other musicians who made indelible first impressions in 2021.
Aug 14, 2020 · The neglect of Black America within the world of classical music since the 1960s will haunt efforts to revive and sustain the magical world of symphonic, choral, and chamber music and opera in America.
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Dec 27, 2021 · After five decades in the archives, “Summer of Soul” is still timely in 2021; it’s anything but quaint. Here’s hoping that far more of the festival footage emerges; bring on the expanded...
