The Fifth isn’t just a famous melody — it’s a story of despair, Beethoven’s deafness, and establishing the will to go on.
Introducing The 5th, a podcast series with the New York Philharmonic and Vox’s Switched on Pop.
The song was never culturally accurate. But it was always a bop.
Punisher, Bridgers’s sophomore release, sounds like driving up the coast when the world is on fire.
The conservatorship will continue. But Spears’s lawyer has filed court papers calling for “substantial” changes.
Women are usually the subject of sexual fantasies, not in control of them. That’s what makes the song so radical.
The divine imagery in Beyoncé’s new visual album goes all the way back to Lemonade.
Her newest visual album finds a glorious heritage just beneath the skin.
The two musicians tell the same stories of America for different generations.
Fans love to speculate about Taylor Swift’s queerness. Folklore only bolsters their theories.
On her surprise-release record, Swift takes her fans deep into the wistful woods.
In her surprise quarantine album, Taylor Swift ignores the haters and embraces her crown as one of pop’s great storytellers.
And four other ways people are using social media to support nationwide protests.
As Congress pressures Tim Cook to testify, the EU announces two antitrust investigations into Apple.
The cult hit documentary for the cult hit musical is finally on a cult hit streaming platform.
The rap duo’s tremendous fourth album puts America’s racial unrest to music.
The hosts of Switched on Pop speak with the star who inspired the podcast’s creation.
All my concerts were postponed by the coronavirus, so why can’t I get a refund? It’s complicated.
Why you should be listening — and watching and dancing — to the vast, immersive landscape of Korean pop music.
The deal means Rogan’s podcast will be exclusively on Spotify by the end of 2020.
The one-of-a-kind artist paved the way for all of rock and roll.
What the Vox Culture team is watching and listening to right now.
Remembering last year’s song of the summer during an endless emotional winter.
Sondheim is the great bard of loneliness. These 12 songs from Sunday night’s concert show why.
Travis Scott’s in-game “tour” is a surreal, virtual live show.
Fetch the Bolt Cutters is the impotent fury of right now in convenient album form.
How Joe Exotic’s songs helped make him an antihero — even if he didn’t sing them.
Live music is now more intimate than ever, thanks to social media.
If there’s justice in this world, Little Mix would have a No. 1 hit in the US.
Dua Lipa gives us an escape in joyful, defiant dance-pop.
From cafes to the ocean to a spring walk in the woods, they’re exactly the sounds you might be missing right now.
The saga of Taylor Swift and Kanye West will never end. Here’s the latest.
Rogers’s career spanned six decades. He sold more than 100 million records worldwide.
The resilience of the human spirit, evidenced by a bunch of Italians making music together on their balconies.
The festival was previously set to run over two weekends in April.
The Austin-based event is the first major arts festival to be canceled due to the outbreak.
14 years ago, country radio blacklisted the Dixie Chicks. Now they’re back.
BTS’s new single “On” is its most successful song yet. That signifies change for the music industry.
The music video for “The Man” is starring, directed by, and owned by Taylor Swift.
The Bangtan Boys’ brand is built on authenticity and an emotional connection with millions of fans.