Jayson GreeneContributing Writer

In celebration of hip-hop’s 50th anniversary, Lil B, Black Thought, Amaarae, E-40, DJ Drama, Maxwell, and more go deep on the rap songs they love most.

Publishing companies like Primary Wave and Hipgnosis are making old hits new again. And again. And again.

How Robin Thicke, Pharrell, and T.I.’s cursed megahit predicted everything bad about the past decade in pop culture

The singer-songwriter became famous for a style so intimate it resembled confession, but six recently unearthed albums made with his high school friends trace the surprising musical path he took to get there.

From indie rock to SoundCloud rap, artists are combating the hell of modern existence with blank detachment in their voices.

The pop icon’s technological breakthroughs have reverberated across music for the last 50 years.

A selection of the formative pieces from our first 25 years

Everyone from pop stars to metal urchins to avant experimentalists are grappling with the grief and anger that comes with living on a planet careening toward environmental disaster.

The late singer-songwriter’s baleful devotionals offered a spiritual soundtrack to the cynicism and chaos around us.

At a time when so many people are barely allowed to touch each other, pop music is once again giving voice to our thirstiest desires.

The country-folk singer, whose matter-of-fact style attracted a reverent cult following, died this week of complications from COVID-19 at age 73.

On the small miracle of experiencing sound with strangers