This list from WBEZ and sister station Vocalo blurs lines and mixes genres, from hip-hop and R&B to indie rock, blues and jazz. 2024 brought forth a wealth of Chicago music spanning all genres. As we ...

Prepare your playlists: Our favorite albums of the year include a new release from Chance the Rapper and the final album engineered by Steve Albini. December always brings a flood of year-end music ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. David Chiu is a freelance music writer based in New York. This article is more than 2 years old. The rock band Chicago: front (L-R ...

Loughnane suggests the body of work, a collection of live performances from 1971, has been reworked more than ever before using modern recording technology Vivien Killilea/Getty Lou Pardini, Keith ...

To celebrate his 89th birthday on Wednesday, legendary musician Buddy Guy released a new album of Chicago blues — appropriately titled, "Ain't Done with the Blues." The album features an assortment of ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. It took Chicago 10 albums to get their first No. 1 hit. In 1976, the Chicago-based “rock band with horns” topped the charts with ...

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CHICAGO (WLS) -- Are you ready for it? Chicago Swifties are gearing up for the release of Taylor Swift's next album Thursday night, with some gathering around a mysterious mural in River North. On ...

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Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Loughnane suggests the body of work, a collection of live performances from 1971, has been reworked more than ever before using ...