About Cory Townes, Associate Entertainment Editor

At one point in the mid-to-late '00s,T-Pain and Lil Wayne stood as two of the biggest names in hip-hop.

As music fans, it's always a gift to watch our favorite artists progress not only creatively but personally.

Kanye West is back on the road to work on new music. And this time around, he's traveled to the cultural capital of the world— Wyoming.

Whether they admit it or not, Black American music fans tend to define London simply as the land of tea time, proper accents and Amy Winehouse. That obviously isn’t fair. In a lot of ways, Black British youth, many of whom are of West Indian and African descent, face many of the same issues Black […]

Turning 30 is scary as hell. It doesn't help that it literally marks the end of a period folks commonly refer to as the "best time of your life."

On the one-year anniversary of his death, Prince’s cultural impact, and the genius we’ve come to know and love, still resonates throughout the world. His musical genius reigned in the original recordings, but it is also reflected in the music of others. Although he was very selective of the artists he’d grant sample and cover clearances, elements of […]

New music and new artists emerge everyday. Within a 24-hour span, any number of hits appear in our music libraries, on cellphones, and streaming sites. Social media outlets are now even launching pads for indie musicians and serve as the home-base for music’s bonafide stars. How can we navigate it all? Team CASSIUS got you […]

Neighborhood block parties, sunsets in the late evening and the collective sense of optimism in the air are signs summer is upon us. It’s also the season when the public thirsts for live, outdoor entertainment. For the music fan, festivals across the country draw large crowds of people eager to wait in long lines so […]