2024 is apparently the year the music (festival) died. Why? Think cancellations, and not just here in the U.S., but worldwide ...

Now that most Christmas songs and albums have been packed away into the proverbial attic, the pop landscape of the new year ...

While streaming now accounts for 85% of UK music income, artists claim they see little benefit from the surge. “A ...

In the summer of 2002, Margaret Stamp returned home to Sarpy County from college four weeks after her 74-year-old grandmother ...

As America's most-beloved and always-right columnist, I am constitutionally required to provide you with my predictions for ...

No album in the history of the Billboard album chart has ever had a longer gap between stints at No. 1. Elsewhere, Christmas ...

The best albums of 2024 are in danger of being obscured by the year’s extracurricular music stories: Charli XCX painting summer lime green with the Brat phenomenon; Taylor Swift taking her ...

Even though Chappell Roan released her smash-hit The Rise And Fall Of A Midwest Princess in 2023 (an album full of the same ...

This is a transcript of a special episode of Hit Parade. To hear the whole episode, join Slate Plus. Chris Molanphy: Hey, everybody—this is Chris Molanphy, host of Hit Parade, Slate’s podcast ...

I spent time this year with features from some longtime favorites, like Taylor Swift ... This album is peak Ballerini — an artist who is unafraid of combining country, pop and all the feels ...

It is melodically and lyrically fascinating, gentle, and captivating, and would have been a strong contender for this year had Taylor Swift just kept to the record breaking world tour and the ...