Growing up in Philadelphia in the 1990s, I listened to soul singer-turned-R&B sex symbol Teddy Pendergrass and other artists ...

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Growing up in Philadelphia in the 1990s, I listened to soul singer-turned-R&B sex symbol Teddy Pendergrass and other artists who defined the Sound of Philadelphia. Now, as a professor of ethnic ...

Elle Varner hooked listeners with Refill’s fiddle-driven R&B, blending vulnerability and groove into a timeless slow jam that ...

From the first list in 1981 to 2025, browse every act who has dominated the annual Top Artists chart, as revealed in every ...

From long-awaited projects to breakthrough releases, here are the albums that made 2025 another solid year in music.

In 2012, Ray Collins, who invited guitarist Frank Zappa to join the band that eventually became the "Mothers of Invention," died five days after a heart attack. He was 75. Collins sang on three albums ...

Oscar-winning actor Gene Hackman and his wife, Betsy Arakawa, died in February, their passing initially shrouded in mystery.

Last week, Spotify's Wrapped and Apple Music's Replay gave users their top songs, artists and genres of the year. That got us ...

The Beatles’ 1969 masterpiece delivers innovative production and start-to-finish magic, keeping it ranked among the 20th century’s greatest album.

Our staff's favorite albums from the year that was. Is pop now officially an albums-driven genre? The year 2025 made a strong ...

From the breakout Brooklyn band Geese to the Puerto Rican star and soon-to-be Super Bowl halftime performer Bad Bunny and ...