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Applications are open for the second edition of Berklee at the Gnaoua and World Music Festival, to be held from June 16 to 21, 2025, in historic Essaouira, Morocco. This immersive Berklee on the Road ...
Students, alumni, and faculty will present original compositions and academic papers at the 50th International Computer Music Conference (ICMC), happening June 8–14 on the Berklee campus, as well as ...
Some of the greatest recordings of all time have been made with remote recording setups and minimal equipment. Consider Billie Eilish's When We All Fall Asleep, Where Do We Go? Or Bruce Springsteen's ...
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: ...
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 ...
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 ...
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, ...
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 ...
Four Berklee professors explore the educational opportunities and concerns raised by new AI tools like OpenAI's ChatGPT and GitHub Copilot. There's a tidal shift underway in classrooms everywhere this ...
In a letter Jim Lucchese wrote to the chair of Berklee’s Presidential Search Committee last spring, he starts with a disclaimer. His life’s trajectory “seems more certain in hindsight than it did at ...
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 ...
Recession pop, a dancey genre that emerges during periods of economic recession, is having a resurgence. There’s just one problem: We’re not actually in a recession. According to a recent report from ...