Some songs sound simple until you actually try to play them. This video breaks down how to figure out chords to tricky songs ...

(ThyBlackMan.com) Few R&B groups from the late 1980s and early 1990s managed to blend vocal precision, stage charisma, and emotional depth quite like Troop. Hailing from Pasadena, California, the five ...

Cropper’s most enduring contribution, though, isn’t any particular song, but the way he pared the guitar techniques of R&B ...

Following Cropper's passing at the age of 84, we explore the songwriting genius behind one of his most beloved collaborations ...

In the same caption Mayer also acknowledged the influence of Pearl Jam’s guitarist Mike McCready and the song Yellow ...

Taylor Swift released her 12th album, The Life of a Showgirl, last week — and before it was even out for a full day, listeners were already pointing out similarities between her new songs and existing ...

R&B artist Chris Brown and rapper Drake are once again facing a copyright infringement lawsuit over their 2019 hit No Guidance. In a complaint filed with the US District Court for the District of New ...

On April 24, Jacob Collier and his band wowed the audience with their intricate vocals, multi-instrumental talent, and contagious energy at MGM Music Hall at Fenway. During the show, which marked the ...

You know you're doing something right as a musician when a particular chord or chord progression gets named after you. Take for instance the Hendrix Chord (that's a dominant seven chord with a sharp ...

Both a gifted producer and classically trained jazz pianist, Kiefer Shackelford is a uniquely 21st-century kind of musician. Equally comfortable laying down a fiendishly nimble piano solo as he is ...

The ii-V-I has been referred to as a chord progression, a turnaround, and a cadence depending on the circumstances it is used. It is most known as the jazz progression as it is the backbone of many ...