BTS was supposed to usher in the K-pop invasion. Where is it?
No art is original. So why do we get so worried about artists paying homage to their influences?
Streaming services’ playlists make listening easy. But they’re also breaking fans’ relationships with artists.
The tortured 22-year backstory of In the Heights, explained.
After an 18-month hiatus, concerts, festivals, sports, and other big events are expected to return to their pre-pandemic glory.
How indie artist and Crying in H Mart author Michelle Zauner wrote an album about joy and a memoir about loss.
The keys to BTS’s success: emotional resonance, sincerity, and an ARMY of fans.
Apple’s app store is facing antitrust complaints around the world.
Julien Baker’s brilliant Little Oblivions is about feeling doomed and looking for an escape.
Long-haul truckers were once country music’s heroes.
On the re-recorded version of her 2008 album Fearless, the artist’s new perspective on her work shines through.
The internet is convinced Tramp Stamps is an “industry plant.” Should that justify the dogpiling?
But the products won’t show up for a while.
Quiet Storm is a staple of late-night Black radio.
Lil Nas X put human blood into 666 pairs of Nikes because being queer means embracing your villainy.
This year’s awards saw Beyoncé and Taylor Swift make history, and crowned Megan Thee Stallion as queen of the night.
From Harry Styles in a feather boa to Beyoncé making history, the whole show went way better than it could have.
Here’s how to keep them straight.
Artists such as IU, Epik High, Seventeen, Loona, and many more were affected by a distributor dispute.
A speculative explainer of the Square/Tidal deal that includes cryptokitties and Grimes.
Why everyone loves Dolly now.
The service is paying big money to big stars. But people who aren’t famous — maybe even you, the person reading this — might want to upload some stuff, too.
The five-piece group might make you miss hearing a band you’ve never heard of in concert.
The typically edgy artist went for a lower-key, Covid-19-safe performance.
TikTok fame and “the dark underlying themes” of “Blinding Lights” fit the moment.
Sick of the typical holiday music? Try this playlist — which contains over a week’s worth of tunes.
How attending a drive-in show made me realize how much I hope they’re not the only future of live music.
From Taylor Swift’s twofer to a video game set in hell, these pop culture things got us through 2020.
With Evermore, Swift transforms her try-hard vibes from liability to asset.
BTS’s success has won the male K-pop idols a reprieve from South Korea’s mandatory military assignment.
With four-part harmony and feeling.
BTS deserved a better chart-topping hit than “Dynamite.”
The annual music award show is scheduled for January.
Be is essential pandemic pop.
This excellent album got lost in the 2020 chaos. Now is the perfect time to listen.
From Smash Mouth’s “All Star” to the Yahoo yodeler, Cicierega makes music that sounds like using the internet.
Frequent testing, masks, and no bravos have kept the virus in check.
The final episode of Switched on Pop’s podcast The 5th considers the symphony’s legacy in 2020.
Beethoven’s most famous work changed the way we listen, and how we’re supposed to listen.