SwaVay outgrew his heroes. Now Jermaine Dupri is betting on him.
SwaVay grew up listening to Jermaine Dupri’s music. Now, as he raps on his Dupri collab “Back to the Trap Freestyle,” he is rising above the rest with the Atlanta legend in his corner.
Four decades in, Indigo Girls are still inspired by Atlanta’s music scene
After 40 years of making music, Decatur’s groundbreaking folk-rock duo Indigo Girls says Atlanta remains a great place for emerging musical acts. “As much as things have changed,” Indigo Girls member Emily Saliers says, “much has stayed the same.”
Equal Creatures is finding its own sound in Atlanta, with a little help from the Indigo Girls
Laurie Ray is Amy Ray’s niece—and as the lead singer for the band Equal Creatures, she’s lighting up Atlanta stages just like her Indigo Girls' aunt.
Before he was a country star, Travis Tritt was an HVAC repairman playing Atlanta’s bar circuit
Singing about the working class is about as close as many country musicians ever get to a punch clock. Not Travis Tritt. Before he was a multiplatinum country music star, he was just another guy at the bar after a long day's work.
He went viral at 12. Now Rocco Gorelik is making his own country music—the old fashioned way
At 12, he was a precocious kiddie guitarist going viral for hopping onstage with country music stars. Now 16, Rocco Gorelik is on his way to joining their ranks.
Kandi Burruss knows the secret to staying on top: never stop working
Kandi Burruss, the Grammy-winning singer, producer, and star of The Real Housewives of Atlanta, has a knack for striking gold wherever she goes. She’s never been coy about what it takes—hard work.
Forget fitting in. Jada Denise is making her own kind of R&B.
Jada Denise has a big sound and even bigger plans. She’s got the powerhouse vocals of a classic R&B diva—but she’s intent on singing her very own song.
Editor’s Journal: The Atlanta band that has carried me through the years
Atlanta magazine's Editor-in-Chief Allison Entrekin reflects on the way the Indigo Girls' music has accompanied her through life's most memorable moments. This month, she got the chance to interview the women whose songs carried her through the mountains and valleys.
Georgia makes history electing Keisha Lance Bottoms governor and reelecting Sen. Jon Ossoff
It was a historic night as Georgians elected the nation's first Black woman governor, the state's first female governor, and the state's first Black governor. Sen. Jon Ossoff was also announced the winner of his race in one of the state's fastest called races in history.
Western North Carolina businesses welcome visitors two years after Hurricane Helene
About five minutes into my flameworking lesson at North Carolina Glass Center, a nonprofit public-access studio in Asheville’s River Arts District (RAD), my instructor,...
127-year-old house to be converted to a deli and small plates restaurant on Duluth’s Town Green
For years, the historic Knox house sat vacant on Duluth’s Town Green. Come December, the 127-year-old building will reopen as a deli-by-day, small plates restaurant by night.
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Kandi Burruss knows the secret to staying on top: never stop working
Kandi Burruss, the Grammy-winning singer, producer, and star of The Real Housewives of Atlanta, has a knack for striking gold wherever she goes. She’s never been coy about what it takes—hard work.
Jermaine Dupri built Atlanta’s sound. He’s not done yet.
With a career that began in his teens, Dupri was one of the youngest producers to ever land a Billboard No. 1. Then he did it again . . . and again: 11 times, to be exact.
One volunteer is on a mission to see the Alzheimer’s Screening and Prevention Act pass
The Alzheimer’s Screening and Prevention (ASAP) Act creates a path for Medicare to cover FDA-approved or cleared blood tests, which help with early detection of Alzheimer’s.
A love letter to Smyrna’s Concord Covered Bridge
The Concord Covered Bridge in Smyrna dates back to around 1840. Ghost stories about the bridge have been passed down from generation to generation. For Kristi DeMeester, the bridge is a portal back to precious memories of her father.
Forget fitting in. Jada Denise is making her own kind of R&B.
Jada Denise has a big sound and even bigger plans. She’s got the powerhouse vocals of a classic R&B diva—but she’s intent on singing her very own song.
Western North Carolina businesses welcome visitors two years after Hurricane Helene
About five minutes into my flameworking lesson at North Carolina Glass Center, a nonprofit public-access studio in Asheville’s River Arts District (RAD), my instructor,...
Before he was a country star, Travis Tritt was an HVAC repairman playing Atlanta’s bar circuit
Singing about the working class is about as close as many country musicians ever get to a punch clock. Not Travis Tritt. Before he was a multiplatinum country music star, he was just another guy at the bar after a long day's work.
