Given her absolute ubiquitousness over the last two years, you’d be forgiven for not knowing that Megan Thee Stallion is only now releasing her first full-length album. But after several mixtapes…
While country isn’t everyone’s brand of whiskey, Chris Stapleton’s music has always connected to a Southern tradition that will burn in your chest no matter what kind of…
2 Chainz is 43, making him one of the oldest rappers to regularly appear on the Billboard charts. Juicy J is two years older, and Gucci Mane three younger. This experience…
Film music compilations offer a unique overview of a composer’s body of work, but for an artist as prolific as Brian Eno, it seems almost impossible to even assemble a highlight…
Kylie Minogue is more vital than ever as an artist. Continuing to grow and evolve, she has become more empowered and authentic with each release. Minogue’s 2001 album…
In 1992, Maynard James Keenan and Tool catapulted into the metal scene with “Opiate.” In the era of grunge rock, Keenan and company continued to demand attention the following year with their…
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It’s important to remember that even among pop music’s most preternaturally gifted, they’re still often very young — younger than their success or sophistication often indicates. With four Grammys, three Billboard…
Rappers make a lot of wild claims about their accomplishments, success and status, but when Busta Rhymes calls himself “your favorite rapper’s favorite rapper,”…
With the release of their “Shadows” EP, there’s never been a better time for Zero 7’s uniquely…
Bruce Springsteen has been looking back for the past few years, whether in the form of writing his “Born to Run” memoir or reminiscing that he’s…
From the moment “Clint Eastwood” lumbered over pop music’s most distant horizon in 2001, Gorillaz have defied categorization, tested boundaries and transformed traditional notions…