Music

Big Rasna, the founder and owner of local venue Pipe Dreamz, is going after a new dream: becoming a rapper.

How the Drake vs. Kendrick Lamar rap feud has refreshed one writer’s hunger for the genre.

Several thousand people are expected to attend for the third annual Asian American and Pacific Islander Festival this weekend at The Chrysalis at Merriweather Park at Symphony Woods, which is free to the public.

Whether you want to celebrate Mother's Day, taste wine or let some laughs off, we’ve got you covered.

Here’s a look at great things to do in Annapolis for the week starting May 9.

Duke Ellington added to his legacy as an artist and a cultural figure when he appeared in Baltimore.

The 125th anniversary of Duke Ellington’s birth presents an opportunity for the Peabody Conservatory to ensure that another generation of musicians appreciates the meaning and significance of his work, says trumpeter and composer Sean Jones, who chairs Peabody’s jazz program.

Stevie Wonder and Misty Copeland will deliver addresses as part of the Peabody Conservatory’s graduation ceremonies May 22.

Merriweather Post Pavilion have attracted big names in music to the newly renovated facilities thanks in part to a backstage pool.

Eight opera singers, three judges and $30,000 in prize money on the line should make for an unpredictable Sunday afternoon in Annapolis.

AFRAM, one of the largest African American festivals on the East Coast, named Busta Rhymes, Big Daddy Kane, Alex Isley, Morris Day, October London, Mya and Karen Clark Sheard as its performers.

Ye, the artist formerly known as Kanye West, isn't always complimentary of others, but he said that local legend Young Moose is one of his current favorite rappers.

Taylor Swift invited Baltimore’s own Josh Charles, who played Knox Overstreet in the 1989 hit “Dead Poets Society” to be a part of the video.

Globe Collection and Press at MICA believes the track list poster for Beyoncé’s “Cowboy Carter” was inspired by them. They want credit for it.

April is finally warming, and that means there are opportunities to get out on the water in Annapolis. There’s also free music, a festival for female voices, a maritime collective market day and student art to enjoy through April 24.

You could catch a new production of “Gypsy” at Classic Theatre of Maryland, new music at the Annapolis Symphony Orchestra or some very, very old-style singing from a German choir. There’s lots more to do during the week through April 17.

Annapolis is a city with a racist past. There’s just no nice way to say that. The arts, well, they are no different. The question is, what has changed?

Hip-hop and R&B legend Missy Elliott will rock CFG Bank Arena Aug. 1 for her “Out of this World” tour. She will be joined by rapper Busta Rhymes and R&B singer Ciara.

Other performers include DJ and musician Gryffin, rapper Channel Tres, electronic musician and DJ Frank Walker, and DJ Chantel Jeffries

To get a sense of the impact of “Cowboy Carter,” we asked two locals — one country music fan and one Beyoncé stan — what they thought of the album.