The Korean pop outsider Effie and the Brooklyn indie-rock band Geese top our critics’ lists this year. By Jon Caramanica and Lindsay Zoladz Jon Caramanica Musicians know how to make music, and they ...

Taylor Swift created her 12th studio album, The Life of a Showgirl, as she was touring her discography around the world and falling in love with her now-fiancé, Travis Kelce — all under an incredibly ...

Taylor Swift has announced her 12th studio album, "The Life of a Showgirl." Swift put out the word on her website shortly after a countdown timer expired at 12:12 a.m. Tuesday. On Wednesday, her site ...

Luc Haasbroek is a writer and videographer from Durban, South Africa. He has been writing professionally about pop culture for eight years. Luc's areas of interest are broad: he's just as passionate ...

J.S. Gornael has a BA in English with a Creative Writing Emphasis in Poetry and an MFA in Fiction. He has taken workshops in poetry, fiction, and non-fiction (though mostly the second). Half-cinephile ...

The rapper’s sixth studio album follows the success of a pair of tracks this year that were sparked by a war of words with Drake. By Ben Sisario Kendrick Lamar, the rapper laureate and one of the ...

I think about Tom Petty a lot. But in October, I think about him a little bit more. This month marks two important Tom Petty milestones— it’s the seventh anniversary of his death (Oct. 2), and the ...

Van Zant – led by Lynyrd Skynyrd’s Johnny Van Zant and his brother, 38 Special’s Donnie Van Zant – have announced their return with their first album of Christian rock. “I’ll be honest… the Devil was ...

The album is the best invention of the past century, hands down — but the music isn’t the whole story. The album cover has been a cultural obsession as long as albums have. Ever since 12-inch vinyl ...

We’re halfway through 2024 and just posted a list of our 40 favorite albums of 2024 so far, which includes multiple genres of music, including metal. For even more metal, we’ve now put together a list ...