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BROCKHAMPTON’s maturation process continues with their new album, “ROADRUNNER: NEW LIGHT, NEW MACHINE,” which may be the most polished and cohesive project to come from the group yet.
For Swift’s statement to work though, her new version of the album needs to be better than the original to get people to listen to her rerecording. Thankfully for Swift, “Fearless (Taylor’s Version)” does that and more thanks to her vastly improved vocals and six previously-unreleased songs, marketed as “From The Vault.”
While “Green to Gold” is far from ambitious or even striking, it does follow the band’s legacy of novelty, however softly.
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Though Nick Jonas is by no means a new artist, he is starting a new chapter in his career.
The best moments on “Life Support” come when Beer combines these two sides – anger and vulnerability – together.
From scholarships to benefit concerts, The Dollywood Foundation has been responsible for improving the lives of many.
Regardless, it’s gratifying to see talented musicians come together to make terrific music, especially considering how hard it is to collaborate virtually in the midst of a pandemic.
After being pushed back two months because of the COVID-19 pandemic, the 2021 Grammy Ceremony date is set for March 14th.
Sophie Xeon, one of the most influential pop musicians and producers of the last decade and known professionally as SOPHIE, passed away Jan. 30 in a tragic accident first reported by the artist’s record label Transgressive.
In such an unforgivingly mediocre year of rap, two kings hold us close as we desperately try to avoid listening to Griselda say absolutely nothing for hundreds of minutes — Bad Bunny and Lil Baby.
A recurring debate in rap is “How sexual is too vulgar for rap?” Within that question lies the much more inflammatory debate: “How sexual is too vulgar for women in rap?”
All of this makes her 2010 album “Teenage Dream” feel like a long, long time ago. That album, released almost exactly 10 years before “Smile,” was supported by an unbelievable run of five chart-topping singles, a record that Perry shares with Michael Jackson. The stark difference between these two albums begs a simple question: What happened to Katy Perry?
This album marked a journey of letting go of the past and moving forward.
“Folklore” is free to explore a vast array of settings and characters like a sonical storybook, earning itself the distinction of being Swift’s best album yet.
From the start, "Fetch the Bolt Cutters" is unmistakably Apple's: the layered percussion, the piano riffs and Apple's clear, purposeful voice are what have always made her music distinct.
The time is right to reflect on the largely ignored conflict in Memphis, T.N. between Young Dolph and Yo Gotti, perhaps the most bizarre footnote in the genre of the past decade.
What defines “Memory Game” is the pronounced inhalation and exhalation of all kinds: high and tight, low and relaxed and slow, quick and hurried.
When I think of “comforting” albums, my mind shoots in several directions. Comfort can mean a lot of things.
Over the last few days, “Future Nostalgia” is one of the few things that has made me smile, one of the few things that has made me dance.
“3.15.2020,” the fourth album by Childish Gambino, addresses the same fears that “Awaken, My Love!” did, but the approach couldn’t be more different.
