While On The Road at Newport Folk, we caught up with Kenya-born, Minneapolis-based singer/songwriter J.S. Ondara to talk about what Newport Folk means to him and the impact of his breakout debut album, ‘Tales Of America.’

The Recording Academy sat down with the Nigerian superstar Afro-fusion artist to learn more about his new album, his biggest goal as a global artist and more.

While On The Road at Lollapalooza 2019, the Recording Academy caught up with Atlanta rapper J.I.D. moments after debuting at Lolla.

"I like bass music. I'm seven foot, 350, I consider myself hard, when I played on the basketball court I was hard. I like the hard drops," the NBA Hall of Famer told us before his lit Lolla set.

Backstage at Lollapalooza in Chicago, the New Orleans-based group dissect the city's influence on their sound and discuss the recording process behind their most recent album.

"I'm transitioning to being a live act, so being able to sing at Lolla for the first time was a really amazing accomplishment," the L.A.-based singer/DJ/producer shared, beaming, right after her big Lolla moment.

Hear how the Nashville-based singer/songwriter spoke er truth on Silences and how art imitated heartache on "Different Kind Of Love."