Today in Music History for Dec. 12: In 1792, 22-year-old Ludwig van Beethoven paid the equivalent of 19 cents for his first lesson in music composition from Franz Joseph Haydn in Vienna. Beethoven is ...

A self-taught session man extraordinaire, he played with a constellation of stars, including Michael Jackson, Curtis Mayfield, Chaka Khan and Dizzy Gillespie.

For previous Beat Authority top ten lists, here's 2024, 2023, 2022, 2021, 2020 and 2019. For older ones, try here .] The ...

Ranking albums is dumb… We all know this. Art isn’t a competition. I can’t really distinguish between my 13th favorite album ...

Preservation Hall Jazz’s Creole Christmas at the Palladium on Monday, December 8, was fantastic, creating a truly ...

Name Samara Joy Best known for  Never being home. Current city New York, my hometown. Really want to be in Paris or ...

The phenomenon of fan created content keeps anime franchises alive long after the official broadcasts conclude. Devoted ...

City Lights This session led by Toronto-based pianist Anthony D’Alessandro is a joy to listen to from beginning to end. He is ...

Raniel Santos Anamanaguchi returned in 2025 with a new sound, and a pivot away from their heavy-synths style – without ...

It's very hard condense my favourite tracks of the last year down to twenty-five but here are the ones that have stayed with ...