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With K-pop group TWICE coming to town, Charlotte is becoming a destination for K-pop and its fandom
By Cameron Lee October 11, 2025 Since 2018, global streams of K-pop on Spotify have surged by more than 362%, and 182% in the U.S., according to a Korea Times report from late 2024. That growth has only intensified with the recent success of K-pop...
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Our favorite moments from Shaky Knees Music Festival 2025
By Billy McGee October 2, 2025 Photo: Roger Ho / Shaky Knees This year’s Shaky Knees Festival wrapped up with fireworks as Earth, Wind & Fire’s “September” played over the speakers, sending attendees home with lasting memories. Now in its 12th year, the festival permanently...
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Lil Wayne’s tour celebrating ‘Tha Carter’ in Charlotte lost some luster due to late start, but still a career-spanning performance
By Cameron Lee September 26, 2025 Lil Wayne performed “Mr. Carter,” the track from the third installment of Tha Carter series early in his set. The chorus — “Hey, Mr. Carter, tell me where have you been?” — captured the anticipation of thousands waiting for...
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Charlotte’s Woody’s debut album, ‘Bull Fightin’ Betty,’ showcases dexterity while embracing a laid-back, slack-rock ethos
By Cameron Lee August 9, 2025 Photo: Steven Fiore Charlotte’s Woody delivers a sound suited for a lazy summer day, hazy with your favorite THC indulgence or a cold, cheap beer. Their music feels down-on-its-luck but unintentionally sanguine, embracing all of life’s quandaries. Principal songwriter...
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Charlotte’s Mavi will open all dates on the upcoming Freddie Gibbs and The Alchemist Alfredo Tour
By Cameron Lee August 5, 2025 Following the release of Alfredo 2, Freddie Gibbs’ latest collaborative album with prolific hip-hop producer The Alchemist, the duo will hit the road this fall for a U.S. tour with Charlotte’s Mavi opening 22 dates. Alfredo 2, the sequel...
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Braxton Bateman is making Charlotte’s jazz ecosystem “Mo’ Betta” with The Exchange and A-partmeant
By Cameron Lee June 25, 2025 Charlotte trumpeter and rising bandleader Braxton Bateman grew up in the Queen City attending Northwest School of the Arts for both middle and high school, but his musical lineage and spirit trace back to Philadelphia. His grandfather, Edgar Bateman...
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Metallica — Masters of Puppets and Stadium-Shaking Metal Tours
By Cameron Lee June 1, 2025 Photo: Daniel Coston Uptown Charlotte was cloaked in a sea of black on Saturday night as thrash metal titans Metallica stormed the city with their colossal M72 World Tour — an electrifying traveling spectacle. The weekend brought Metallica-themed events...
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Luke Combs, Hattie Leeper, Dexter Romweber, and David Childers among 2025 North Carolina Music Hall of Fame inductees
By Cameron Lee May 5, 2025 The North Carolina Music Hall of Fame has announced its 2025 inductees, which include three Charlotte-area figures: native Hattie “Chatty Hatty” Leeper, one of the first Black women disc jockeys in the South; beloved Mount Holly folk singer-songwriter David...
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Kendrick Lamar and SZA’s Grand National Tour is a career-spanning collision of musical powerhouses
By Cameron Lee May 4, 2025 Photo: Greg Noire Kendrick Lamar’s journey from his early days as part of the hip-hop collective Black Hippy to becoming one of the most influential artists of his generation has been nothing short of extraordinary. When he performed in...
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Carolina Chocolate Drops reunite for the first time in over a decade at Biscuits & Banjos Festival
By Cameron Lee April 27, 2025 The original members of the Grammy Award-winning, North Carolina-based, genre-blending old-time string band Carolina Chocolate Drops reunited for the first time in over a decade at the Biscuits & Banjos Festival in Durham over the weekend. Their sound, which...
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