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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 ...

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Each Wednesday, WTTW News producer Josh Terry presents must-see live music shows from indie rock to jazz, country, hip-hop and more.

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 ...

The Summer Smash, the world’s largest independent hip-hop festival, returns to Chicagoland’s SeatGeek Stadium from June 12–14, 2026, with headliners Lil Uzi Vert, Playboi Carti, Skrillex, Chief Keef, ...

RIAA gold-selling Chicago rap virtuoso and Pivot Gang leader Saba and GRAMMY® Award-winning super-producer and the “Godfather of Chicago Hip-Hop” No ID treat listeners to their newest collaborative ...

DEXLVL (Dex-Level) has been quietly shaping the sound of modern music from his base in Chicago, blending hip-hop, R&B, jazz, pop, and gospel with a foundation rooted in live instrumentation. The ...

Chicago’s hip-hop story stretches from Bronx-inspired community parties to the global rise of drill music, blending cultural pride with raw street narratives. Women like Amina Norman-Hawkins have ...

Chicago rapper Recoechi (back row, center) recently started working with Closed Sessions, and he brought friends and family to the label’s anniversary party to hype up his set. Credit: Mark Braboy for ...

This is an archived article and the information in the article may be outdated. Please look at the time stamp on the story to see when it was last updated. A Chicago woman on a mission to bring the ...