Listen to Dixon’s Violin perform live in WDET’s Studio A
Detroit’s own Dixon’s Violin has made it his life's work to use music to express natural human emotions in a...
Beyoncé brings ‘Renaissance’ world tour to Detroit’s Ford Field this summer
Music megastar Beyoncé announced Wednesday that the highly-anticipated ‘Renaissance World Tour’ will be kicking off this spring, with 41 dates...
Sam’s Jams Live: Dames Brown
This year, CultureShift is introducing a new monthly segment called “Sam’s Jams Live,” where WDET Creative Producer and longtime Detroit...
Strictly Fine performs a high-energy set in WDET’s live studio
It's not everyday that you hear such an energetic musical performance on public radio. Strictly Fine is a 7-piece funk...
Best of 2022: the WDET playlist
2022 was something of a revival in music. We witnessed the long-awaited return of artists like Beyoncé with ‘RENAISSANCE’ and...
Stephen Henderson shares his 2022 Christmas music favorites
Each December, without fail, you are guaranteed to hear certain songs during the Christmas season. But what songs can you...
Charting the course of pop music through its number one hits
The history of pop music is still being written. Not just in the weekly Billboard updates on what’s at the...
Investigating Christmas carol crimes
We’ve all heard the advice to be extra vigilant around the holidays for scams and criminals. But what if the...
Detroit duo releases vulnerable new album, ‘Conjure’
On Saturday, Dec. 10, a duo of great local musicians will celebrate their new album with a release party at...
1UPdate: See the first Grammy nominations for best video game score
This February, someone will become the first-ever composer to win the Grammy Award for Best Score Soundtrack for Video Games...
Goth-pop band Vision Video turns trauma into art
The band Vision Video is a goth-pop band out of Athens, Georgia, whose frontman Dusty Gannon has found a bit...
Jeffrey Thomas of Air People performs an in-studio acoustic set
Detroit musician Jeffrey Thomas has been playing music in the city for nearly two decades. He describes his style as...