Missy Elliott Drops 'ICONOLOGY,' Her First Original Project In 14 Years
The Virginia game-changer and Grammy winner drops a five-song EP ahead of being honored at the MTV Video Music Awards.
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Returning To Lady: A Reflection On Two Decades 'In Search Of Billie Holiday'
Farah Jasmine Griffin's 2001 book on Billie Holiday posed a challenge to biographers and our understanding of Holiday. Here, she reflects on her changing connection to Lady Day since its release.
Stream Taylor Swift's New Album, 'Lover'
The promotional campaign was protracted, the messaging confusing, and the music ... well, let's find out, shall we?
Mandolin Orange: Tiny Desk Concert
Andrew Marlin and Emily Frantz made everything seem so easy, with just a few acoustic instruments and a single microphone behind the Tiny Desk, performing songs full of joy and thoughtfulness.
The 1619 Project
It has been 400 years since over 20 enslaved African people landed in Virginia.
Opinion: Jay-Z Can't Roc With The NFL Unless Kaepernick Gets A Seat At The Table
There's still room for Roc Nation's controversial NFL partnership to do impressive work — as long as the black billionaire behind it makes room for the struggle already in progress.
The 1975's 'People' Thrashes With Millennial Anxiety
Notes On A Conditional Form comes out Feb. 21, 2020. On its first single, Matty Healy warns: "It's Monday morning and we've only got a thousand of them left."
Teitur On Mountain Stage
Teitur Lassen's fertile imagination has cooked up savory, soul-baring songs cut by Seal, Corrine Bailey Rae and Mandy Patinkin.
Look What They Made Her Do: Taylor Swift To Re-Record Her Catalog
The pop star said Thursday she plans to record new versions of her self-titled album, Fearless, Speak Now, Red and 1989.
A Confrontation With Music: Ivo Pogorelich's First Album In 21 Years
A trio of critics discuss the mercurial pianist's personal take on Beethoven and Rachmaninoff and what it means to color outside the lines in classical music.