| From new work by living legends to up-and-coming indie bands, here's a mix for listeners who like to go a little deeper—a place where lyrics can scan like poetry and the sound doesn't always hit right on the nose | And where does he go from here? I always loved to sing along, and they always remind me of my mom |
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| We tell stories from the fringes | With roots—and, often, rabid grassroots followings—on social media platforms that reward experimentation and a strong sense of self, these are the artists defying genres, sparking trends, and steering the future of music as we know it |
I always knew I needed to write another song like it on the next album.
| The Apple Music radio show accompanying the playlist of the same name is the place where Hip-Hop is lived, loved and celebrated | I was a little too young to fully understand what I was seeing, but it made an impression, and when I moved to the States I became fully immersed in that culture |
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| An hour-long show airing every Friday, The Agenda Radio sees host Dotty interview the artists lighting up the Apple Music playlist and present the biggest tracks across hip-hop, grime, Afrobeats, and everything in between, from the UK and beyond | As a hip-hop fan, you know when you hear them drums in a certain way, you're like, 'Wait a minute, what we about to do right now? Just look to the athletes going for medals in Tokyo: Sometimes we win and sometimes we lose, but the work we put in still means everything |
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| I think my roots went deeper in a way that I really needed | Bae introduces listeners to different genres and themes in each episode, bringing a nonstop mid-century house party vibe that will have you busting a move past midnight |
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| I actually believe that the history has something to do with how good it sounds—at least it felt that way to me when I was playing it | I wanted to take that feeling of just living in the moment and escaping with someone you love, and so that's kind of what 'Motorbike' is |
It was an actual picture of an actual artist on the rise.