Bruno Mars and The Romantic: A Homecoming Disguised as a Love Record

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Central Cee and the Architecture of Patience

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Kelsey Lu Held Nothing Back on the Album She Spent Seven Years Becoming

Seven years is a particular kind of interval. It is long enough that an artist's debut has acquired the residue of expectation, has been...

Megan Thee Stallion and the Business of Being Unbreakable

On January 26, 2024, Megan Thee Stallion released "HISS" as a standalone single and watched it debut at number one on the Billboard Hot...

PinkPantheress and the Architecture of Nostalgia

In February 2026, Victoria Beverley Walker became both the youngest artist and the first woman to win the Producer of the Year award at the...

Why Charli XCX Changed Pop Music Forever

There are artists who chase trends and there are artists who create them. Charli XCX, born Charlotte Emma Aitchison on August 2, 1992, in...

Wiki Made His Most Focused Album in Seven Years and Called It Ancient History

Ancient History is the kind of album that requires context to appreciate fully, though once that context is in place, the record opens in a...

Doechii: The Swamp Princess Who Claimed the Throne

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Olivia Rodrigo Is Three Albums In and Still Setting the Terms

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Happy Birthday Rivers Cuomo: The Work That Matters

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Sabrina Carpenter Has Been Building Toward This Since She Was Ten

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The 10 Best Albums of the 1990s: A Decade That Rewrote Music

Few decades in recorded music history produced as many landmark albums as the 1990s. From the basements of Seattle to the recording studios...

Tove Lo and ESTRUS: One of the Best Artists of Her Generation Is Still Getting Better

Nobody Told Anyone About Nephillm's NY2MIA. Millions Played It Anyway.

The Death of SoundCloud Rap Was Slow, Ugly, and Overdue

We Buy Souls Just Sold Their First One on TikTok Live for the Price of Three Cheeseburgers

Dani Roche Has Always Been Becoming This.

The Oscars Just Opened the Door for Music Video Directors