Why can't Hollywood get pop stardom right?
The singer at the center of HBO's new melodrama The Idol is awfully familiar. Why do so many film and TV depictions of pop stars fail the same way?
Music Features
Why Latin musician Yasser Tejeda is turning our music critic's head
Guitarist, composer, arranger and producer Yasser Tejeda, from the Dominican Republic, has a new album out.
After years of ever-shrinking orchestras, some Broadway musicals are going big
Producers have been saying for years that large Broadway orchestras are not financially feasible. In fact, the issue led to a strike 20 years ago. So why are some shows bringing them back?
Incarcerated teens find escape in music and poems composed with artists
Teens in jail in Virginia collaborate with musicians to compose songs, write poetry and find their voices after run-ins with the law.
'Waiting for change is not an option'
The unwritten rules of rap unpacked in Louder's second season are held together by a scarcity principle that came to define the show itself. As it draws to a close, the team reflects on its mission.
'All Wigged Out' is about fighting cancer with humor and humanity
The movie follows partners in music and life as they battle through breast cancer — while holding onto their sense of the comically absurd
The legacy of Tina Turner, the 'Queen of Rock 'n' Roll'
Tina Turner was a legendary performer who died this week at the age of 83. Some people think she didn't get the credit she truly deserved.
'He gon' get these beats 'n' rhymes'
How young is too young to talk to your kids about rap? For a Louder co-host, the arrival of a Biggie-loving toddler changed everything about how he hears hip-hop — especially women's place within it.
'I'm an outlier too'
Rico Nasty and her fans know what it's like to be judged for being themselves. For anyone who feels like an outsider, Nasty Mob is a space to forget that alienation.
Structural integrity: Anna Thorvaldsdottir's rigorous, regenerative music
The Icelandic composer talks about the creative forces behind her distinctive music, her presence in the movie Tár and the "dome of energy" that fuels her country's artistic productivity.