Bilal, the eclectic soul singer and musician, discusses his latest project, “Adjust Brightness.” The Grammy winner says he’s “chosen a very hard road” musically. (Dec. 12) (AP interview and production ...

Hip-hop has always been about the beats, whether they're played live or sampled, and fusion/crossover hip-hop in particular ...

This fall, the singer Halsey clapped back at the Pitchfork writer Shaad D’Souza, who published a thoughtful and incisive review of Halsey’s newest album, causing their fans to defensively ...

Tamatoa is the second antagonist in Disney's Moana. He is a huge wicked crab who lusts after everything valuable and shiny.

A stilted vocalization might sputter while at the same time an electronic purr zig-zags and strings blare a warning siren. The album, written by Hamilton and performed by London-based contemporary ...

In popular music, there are albums, and then there are “concept albums.” Definitions vary, but essentially, concept albums are carefully sequenced collections of songs that fit together to ...

Initially inspired by originators like Elvis Presley before establishing their own flavour of music, Sparks duo Ron Mael and Russell Mael have claimed a unique position ... Sharing a handful of his ...

They'll also often front the cost of recording an album — a key benefit for any artist who wants to work with high-quality producers and sound engineers. "If you want to be a worldwide superstar ...

These five famously disappointing rock albums weren’t exactly loved when they were first released, though a few of them have become cult classics in the years that followed. Firing Richard ...

Despite these career highs, in retrospect, there was an air of cynicism and practicality-induced worry underlying the album’s rollout. Blair explained that their wistful, psychedelic single ...

Canadian old-school punk and ska / reggae titans The Flatliners are touring Aotearoa New Zealand for the first time ever this summer and demand has been red hot, so they've levelled up their Auckland ...

It has been almost 13 years since a 24 year old Compton native dropped his first album, Section.80 and turned the entire narrative of the Hip-Hop genre on its head. Now, several studio albums, Grammy ...