Congratulations to @RickyRiccardi for his Grammy win for Best Album Notes for "Centennial." In his recent book, “Stomp Off, Let’s Go” discover the early years of Louis Armstrong’s life. As he draws from rare unpublished materials. Check it out here:

🎮🔊 Explore the world of video game music and sound! Will Gibbons discusses “The Oxford Handbook of Video Game Music and Sound”, featuring insights from 50 leading scholars. A must-read for students and experts alike. Watch now: #VideoGameMusic

Take a new look at George Harrison's role as a co-creator of most Beatles music through his contributions on guitar, providing the intros, hooks, fills, and riffs that distinguished the Beatles' sound. US readers can enter for a chance to win a copy here:

Explore the ties between race, slavery, and music in 17th-century Florence. This study uncovers how operatic practices emerged from systems of racialized labor, focusing on the life of Black soprano Giovannino Buonaccorsi. Read now:

Find out how digital games can be an effective tool for learning and development, and explore the neuroscience of practice with our #MusicEducation collection. Browse now:

Manila’s music and multimedia scenes have a story to tell. Drawing on years of fieldwork, “Pop Convergence: Musical Multimedia in Manila” uncovers their evolution from the ‘90s to today. Watch James Gabrillo’s journey: #ManilaMusic

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In January 2025, Grove Music Online published 46 updated and revised entries, and refreshed data for 271 entries and images. Explore the full list of what has been recently published and revised on Grove Music here:

Jazz changed forever when Louis Armstrong stepped into the studio. This blog post by @RickyRiccardi traces his meteoric rise through twelve recordings that shaped his legacy—listen as you read with the accompanying playlist:

Dive into the intricate history of folk music and Bob Dylan's appearance at the 1965 Newport Folk Festival. Read David K. Dunaway's thoughts on the Academy Award-nominated film "A Complete Unknown." 🔗

Discover Mario Lavista's evocative music, where timbre and motivic permutation intersect with poetry and painting, challenging stereotypes and offering resistance to postcolonial imperialism. Find out more:

Discover the origins of the greatest trumpeter in jazz with @‌RickyRiccardi’s “Stomp Off, Let's Go”. Enter on @goodreads for your chance to win a copy:

RT @AssafShelleg: My new book is out! The State of Afterness (OUP, 2025) is the third part of an unintended trilogy, which began with Jewis…

"ReSounding Poverty" by Adriana Helbig, offers a micro ethnography of economic networks that impact the daily lives of Romani musicians on the borders of the former Soviet Union and the European Union. Learn more:

Congratulations to Marques L. A. Garrett and Edryn J. Coleman on the publication of ‘Accessible and Beautiful’! This new anthology provides accessible repertoire for mixed-voice choirs alongside valuable teaching tools 🎼 Explore the collection at

In “Within You Without You,” Seth Rogovoy @rogovoy delves into George Harrison's guitar playing and songwriting, demystifying the enigma of this rock star. Interested in learning more? US readers can enter our @Goodreads giveaway here until February 14th:

Happy birthday to Lil Hardin Armstrong, and happy publication day to @‌RickyRiccardi! “Stomp Off, Let's Go” explores Louis Armstrong’s rise to fame, and the musicians who helped him along the way. Learn more:

Best of luck to @‌RickyRiccardi, who's up for a #Grammy tonight for Best Album Notes. Find his book on the early years of Louis Armstrong here:

Find out how singer-songwriters like Joni Mitchell and Bob Dylan used flexible meter to amplify self-expression, in their groundbreaking performances with "Times A-Changin'" by Nancy Murphy, winner of @SMT_musictheory's Emerging Scholar Book award:

.@RickyRiccardi author of "Stomp Off, Let's Go" was interviewed by the wonderful Terry Gross on @nprfreshair. Tune in to hear the podcast airing soon and look for his new book out now, here: