Charlotte Music
Charlotte Music
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Here are our 20 favorite albums and EPs released by North Carolina bands and artists in 2021
By Grant Golden January 6, 2022 (updated) With a year that feels like it dragged on forever, music gave many of us a respite from the calamity. From party-ready funk grooves to moody roots ballads, North Carolina artists rapidly released incredible music. And with 2021...
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Lute’s long-awaited album ‘Gold Mouf’ is a self-reflective sonic experience that’s refreshingly sincere
By Jamel Smith October 10, 2021 Photo: Marcus Miller After a year of minimal activity from the Dreamville squad, the hip-hop super label is back in full swing with new singles from Earthgang, J.I.D., Bas, Ari Lennox, and an album from the head honcho himself,...
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Perseverance is the heart of Anthony Hamilton’s new album ‘Love is the New Black’
By Jamel Smith October 4, 2021 Releasing a new body of work to the public can evoke a range of emotions: anxiousness, happiness, gratitude. For Anthony Hamilton, relief is the emotion of choice. After two-plus years of process, he feels “very relieved” to have his...
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Nia J keeps you enthralled with her soothing cadences and layered vocals on new EP ‘Rabbit Hole’
By Shakilya Lawrence September 23, 2021 Charlotte-based singer-songwriter Nia Johnson, a.k.a Nia J, has released her debut EP, Rabbit Hole. The 18-minute, seven-song project takes listeners on a soulful and serene voyage unveiling the simple complexities of life, love, growth, sexuality, and finding yourself. Starting...
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Remembering Ben Best, co-creator of ‘Eastbound & Down,’ actor, writer, musician, and North Carolinian
By Daniel Coston September 17, 2021 (updated) On Sunday, September 12, news was shared by Rough House Pictures that Benjamin Terrell Best, a Charlotte mainstay and North Carolina native writer, actor and musician had passed away just a day before his 47th birthday. For many...
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Charlotte’s Phillip O. Berry Academy of Technology cheerleaders featured on Drake’s ‘Certified Lover Boy’
By CLTure September 3, 2021 Drake’s highy anticipated sixth studio album Certified Lover Boy has finally arrived. Already breaking streaming records on the back of internet squabbling with rival Kanye West, the 21-song album follows much of the same recipe of head-nodding rap tracks and...
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Curt Keyz’ latest album ‘CURT(IS)’ is an exploration of identity featuring a bright cast of Charlotte talent
By Jamel Smith August 27, 2021 Photo: Jess Dailey Charlotte-based pianist and singer-songwriter Curtis Hayes, aka Curt Keyz has released his latest project, CURT(IS). And in this round, he’s reintroducing himself over a 17-song tracklist of wide-ranging, cohesive themes focusing on love, faith, family, resilience,...
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Tecoby Hines’ ‘Days Under Sun’ is a soulfully contemplative project that reflects on making the most of life
By Shakilya Lawrence August 15, 2021 (updated) Charlotte-based singer and rapper Tecoby Hines has released his latest project, Days Under Sun. The three-song EP is a soulfully contemplative project that reflects on making the most of life and demonstrates his personal growth as a musician. ...
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Day Brown flexes multifaceted skill set with his latest project, ‘Dayday’
By Cameron Lee August 15, 2021 While rapper and singer Dayleen Brown, aka Day Brown, has lived in Charlotte since the age of five, his musical influences derive from an early upbringing in Brooklyn. Born to a father with Caribbean roots and a mother from...
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Natalie Carr’s style of sultry R&B and synth-pop is spreading far beyond Charlotte
By Cameron Lee August 11, 2021 Photo: Pete Stuppard There’s a frayed vulnerability to the voice and lyrics of emerging Charlotte-based pop singer-songwriter, Natalie Carr. She has a susceptibility that draws you in, and the type of unpredictability that makes you wonder what will happen...
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