Collection: Music

Created in partnership with Ebony Jr., this Little Golden Book biography celebrates the life and legacy of singer, performer, and activist Harry Belafonte.   When Harry...

Created in partnership with Ebony Jr., this captivating Little Golden Book Biography celebrates Beyoncé's rise from a shy little girl to a world-famous superstar. Beyoncé Giselle...

For fans of Jason Reynolds and Jacqueline Woodson, this middle-grade novel-in-verse follows two boys in 1980s Brooklyn as they become friends for a season. Punk...

JIMI is the ultimate tribute to the greatest guitar player in rock and roll history, celebrating what would have been Jimi Hendrix's 80th birthday on...

In Feels Right Kemi Adeyemi presents an ethnography of how black queer women in Chicago use dance to assert their physical and affective rights to the city....

A love letter to Korean pop sensation BTS and an ode to fandom. An Atlantic Edition, featuring long-form journalism by Atlantic writers, drawn from contemporary articles or...

Equal parts biography, musicology, and cultural history, Dilla Time chronicles the life and legacy of J Dilla, a musical genius who transformed the sound of popular music...

The last decade of the 20th century into the first decade of the 21st represent a High Renaissance age of hip hop―an era in which...

The definitive biography of Chuck Berry, legendary performer and inventor of rock and rollBest known as the groundbreaking artist behind classics like “Johnny B. Goode,”...

A picture book that celebrates music, love, and family from author Cedella Marley. A poetic story about a young girl who moves to a new...

When artistic and sensitive Santi arrives at his new high school, everyone in the wildly talented marching band welcomes him with open arms. Everyone except...

In this critical history, DeForrest Brown, Jr “makes techno Black again” by tracing the music’s origins in Detroit and beyond In Assembling a Black Counter Culture,...

This autobiographical picture book by the multiple Grammy Award-winning singer Roberta Flack recounts her childhood in a home surrounded by music and love: it all started...

Marrying the memoir and essay forms while exploring desire, Prince, and racism, Hilton Als’s My Pinup expands and delivers love In this brilliant two-part memoir, the Pulitzer...

An Electric Literature "Most Anticipated LGBTQ+ Book of 2022" Selection   A love letter to the legendary Black and Latinx LGBTQ underground subculture, uncovering its abundant legacy...

Grammy-nominated, multi-platinum-selling artist, entrepreneur, and philanthropist Fat Joe pulls back the curtain on his larger-than-life persona in this gritty, intimate memoir about growing up in...

This richly informative and gorgeously illustrated book celebrates Harlem's vibrant traditions, past and present. A is for Apollo TheatreL is for Liberation BookstoreU is for...

  Finalist for the 2022 Los Angeles Times Book Prize and the 2021 NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Literary Work - PoetryA piercing, unflinching new volume offers...

From New York Times bestselling author Tami Charles and rising star illustrator Sharon Sordo comes the second book in a charming picture book series about a fun,...

A lyrical road trip through the Mississippi Delta, exploring the landmarks that shaped one of America's most beloved musical traditions. One morning Bo Willie finds...