Sidney Madden

Mar 26, 2025 | wesa.fm | Sidney Madden

Cleo Sol, one of soul music's most precious voices, has amassed a collection of spellbinding, mainstage-worthy songs. But at the same time, the British singer-songwriter has become just as known for her aversion to the spotlight as her music's ability to attract it. She's been compared to other R&B alchemists like Sade or D'Angelo for being so characteristically aloof. Descriptions of Cleo usually run the gamut from "enigmatic" to "reclusive" because of how rarely she performs.

Mar 26, 2025 | boisestatepublicradio.org | Sidney Madden

Cleo Sol, one of soul music's most precious voices, has amassed a collection of spellbinding, mainstage-worthy songs. But at the same time, the British singer-songwriter has become just as known for her aversion to the spotlight as her music's ability to attract it. She's been compared to other R&B alchemists like Sade or D'Angelo for being so characteristically aloof. Descriptions of Cleo usually run the gamut from "enigmatic" to "reclusive" because of how rarely she performs.

Mar 17, 2025 | kqed.org | Isabella Gomez Sarmiento |Hazel Cills |Ann Powers |Sidney Madden

When the COVID lockdown began in March of 2020, touring musicians were among those whose plans, and lives, and livelihoods, were suddenly upended. Performances that had already been booked were canceled. Venues, artists and labels scrambled to figure out rescheduling, but as lockdowns extended and COVID-19 infections rose, it became clear that the initial chaos of the pandemic was not going to subside before a deeper disruption was inflicted.

Mar 17, 2025 | npr.org | Stephen Thompson |Sidney Madden |Isabella Gomez Sarmiento |Liz Metzger |Hafsa Fathima |Mike Katzif | +1 more

In 'Opus,' Ayo Edebiri tackles the cult of pop stardom Download Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/1239646569/1267921769" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Ayo Edebiri in Opus. A24 hide caption toggle caption A24 Ayo Edebiri in Opus.

Mar 15, 2025 | npr.org | Isabella Gomez Sarmiento |Hazel Cills |Ann Powers |Sidney Madden |Lars Gotrich

The coronavirus pandemic reordered almost everything about the music industry, from touring to streaming, interrupting careers and stealing lives. Illustration by Jackie Lay. Photos by Frazer Harrison / Stephen Shugerman / Matt Winkelmeyer / Clive Brunskill / Pascal Le Segretain/Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Illustration by Jackie Lay.