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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.
SwaVay looks up as he holds his cross necklace chain in his mouth and wears a bright red hoodie

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.
Emily Saliers (left) and Amy Ray

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.”
Laurie Ray (left) and Equal Creatures

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.
Travis Tritt against a red backdrop while holding a guitar

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.
Rocco Gorelik in a white cowboy hat and holding a white guitar

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

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.
Jada Denise

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.
an illustration of Allison enjoying music through her headphones

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.

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