A mural of Fayetteville native and rapper J. Cole is being painted across from Fayetteville State University. Artist Scott Nurkin has also painted murals of other North Carolina legends like Randy ...

Underneath a fingernail moon and the silhouettes of the Blue Ridge Mountains of Western North Carolina, Oliver Wood stood onstage at the Earl Scruggs Music Festival and declared, “This one goes out to ...

MILL SPRING, N.C. (WLOS) — The fourth annual Earl Scruggs Music Festival has officially kicked off in the mountains. The iconic bluegrass music event is taking place this weekend at the Tryon ...

For a man who doesn’t subscribe to the rigor of celebrity, Earl Sweatshirt’s well-being draws an oversized level of interest. It’s a somewhat inevitable fate: Thebe Kgositsile’s rise to fame in Odd ...

Earl is on another level. The way he deploys his skill, humor, and encyclopedic knowledge of hip-hop has made him one of the most effortlessly deep and cool rappers alive. Live Laugh Love—the title ...

Earl Sweatshirt and actor Aida Osman have a brand new baby girl and a new grounding of art in love, responsibility, and a bright future. Earl Sweatshirt, former Odd Future MC, and actress-writer Aida ...

Just like his Odd Future compatriot Tyler The Creator, Earl Sweatshirt moves differently than many of his peers. For instance, did you know he just announced a new album? It’d be okay if you didn’t, ...

It’s a good day for Earl Sweatshirt fans: The rapper/producer just released Live, Laugh, Love — his first full-length solo project in over three years. Earl announced the album nearly a week ago when ...

Black cosplayers and creators no longer just celebrate the culture — they are now living the futures they’ve always imagined, one costume and universe at a time. 1 hour ago “We never made it to a ...

The Earl Scruggs Music Festival, held Labor Day weekend at the Tryon Equestrian Center southeast of Asheville, may hit the Goldilocks sweet spot in music festival size. It’s big enough to attract ...

The newly released “Arcadia” album picks up more or less where AK&US left off nearly a decade and a half ago. There’s been a key personnel change, with co-lead vocalist Dan Tyminski taking his leave ...

MILL SPRING, N.C. (WLOS) — The Earl Scruggs Music Festival has released its highly anticipated 2025 lineup for its fourth annual event in August. Among the headliners are Alison Krauss & Union Station ...