Venue managers are industrious multitaskers who oversee all of the activities, employees, and business associated with a concert facility. They make it possible for concertgoers to waltz into a bar, ...

With few exceptions, nearly all the acts topping the charts today are "electronic" in some way. The reasons are multifaceted—technical, cultural, financial, and logistical—but one thing is clear: ...

Country music is having a moment. Country artists regularly top the Billboard Top 100 chart, which tracks the most popular songs in the US. The genre is the fastest growing in America, and 2023 was ...

Rosie Scher ’20 was a student at Berklee when she had a viral TikTok hit in 2020 with “Never the 1.” The song launched her career and landed her a deal with Arista Records. When Scher first posted ...

It’s heard in the clubs. All over TikTok. In nearly uncountable Spotify playlists. Thumping off the walls of Zumba classes. Through the halls of malls. Scan the radio—it’s there too. Luis Saldarriaga ...

Music documentaries grant unprecedented access to the stories behind our favorite songs, artists, and iconic moments that have made their mark on music history. Whether you’re looking to broaden your ...

This year marks the 50th anniversary of the birth of hip-hop. From one perspective, it’s a relatively short period of time. Consider how many of the genre’s founding legends—DJ Kool Herc, Kurtis Blow, ...

Bruce Springsteen, Foo Fighters, Metallica—obviously dad rock at this point. But the genre is bigger than you might guess. In this Father's Day playlist, listen to songs from various generations that ...

Everybody is talking about the Velvet Sundown, a prolific band that, in just a few months, released three albums and garnered over 1.4 million monthly listeners via its verified Spotify account. If ...

Berklee has announced that Jim Lucchese, a pioneering music industry executive and a dedicated artist advocate will become its fifth president, effective January 1, 2025. Lucchese brings to this role ...

The three-time Jazz Journalists Association “Drummer of the Year” nominee will join Berklee’s Harmony and Jazz Composition Department this fall. Acclaimed jazz drummer, composer, and bandleader ...

Berklee Now's Keyed In series features Berklee artists and experts making news and sounding off on the latest news and trends from the music world and beyond. Few individuals have had as meaningful an ...