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Scoring tickets for your favorite artist’s tour seems tougher than ever, but there are practical steps the industry could take to make things better.

The British-Armenian producer has lived many musical lives, all leading to his spellbinding solo debut, Bolts, recently released on Four Tet’s label.

Long before Donuts, a passed-around cassette made the Detroit producer a key influence on the sound of hip-hop and soul. The author of the celebrated Dilla Time takes us inside the making of this…

Stream new releases from Fever Ray, Miley Cyrus, Lonnie Holley, Sleaford Mods, Lia Kohl, Scree, Nia Archives, Conway the Machine & Jae Skeese, and MSPaint

Co-organized by Beastie Boy Adam Yauch and featuring Björk, Rage Against the Machine, Fugees, Sonic Youth, and many more, the 1996 San Francisco concert set the template for combining music and…

The look and language of pop this decade took notes from queer users on the microblogging site.

A first look at the billion-dollar company’s potentially game-changing collaboration with Sigur Rós

The legendary dance duo have split 28 years after forming in Paris

Featuring Björk, Bad Bunny, Beyoncé, Rosalía, the Weeknd, Alex G, and more

With the music business in an especially volatile state right now, Marc Hogan puts the industry’s woes in perspective by breaking down how we’ve valued songs and albums over the course of more than a century—and learns that the economics of music can be more dark art than dismal science.

Hit-making songwriters and producers reveal the ways they are tailoring tracks to fit a musical landscape dominated by streaming.

The producers, hosts, and composers behind This American Life, S-Town, Radiolab, and more on how they use music to enhance—but not manipulate—a listening experience.

Made from afar, primarily with the National’s Aaron Dessner, Swift’s eighth album is a sweater-weather record filled with cinematic love songs and rich fictional details.

Boosted by the YouTube recommendations algorithm, and now TikTok memes, an American-influenced strain of vintage Japanese music has become a perennial cult hit online. The trend says more about…

After a decade under the influence of music algorithms, a look at what streaming services afford the most engaged fans and what lingers below the surface.

You chose the best records released between 1996 and 2021.

A personal essay that traces the complicated legacy of conscious rap, from the era’s turn-of-the-century heyday to new albums by Kendrick Lamar and Black Star.

Originally launched as a messaging app for gamers, the platform has become an intimate place for artists and fans to connect and build community. Can this fragile ecosystem last?

The tracks that defined this bizarre year, featuring Megan Thee Stallion, the Weeknd, Christine and the Queens, Noname, Waxahatchee, and more