Tag: Pop and Rock Music
Beach Bunny Is Building an Indie-Rock Career in a Time of TikTok
One morning last August, Lili Trifilio was feeling emotional.“I’m honestly so nervous,” the singer-songwriter, then 24, admitted, her…
Cardi B’s All-Star Team-Up, and 9 More New Songs
An event record that sounds like an off-the-cuff late-night studio session, “Hot ____” is lean verging on spare,…
Beyoncé’s ‘Break My Soul’ and the Long Tail of ‘Show Me Love’
“Champion were obsessed with sweet and sour, they called it,” StoneBridge, now 60, recalled via phone from his…
Beyoncé’s ‘Break My Soul,’ and 12 More New Songs
The first song from Beyoncé’s album due July 29, “Renaissance,” has a clubby house beat and an attitude…
Inside New York’s Throwback Roller-Skating Extravaganza
To some people, a roller rink is just a place to skim around in a circle, not even…
George Michael Preferred Music to Fame. The Doc He Made Does, Too.
His disenchantment with stardom collapsed into depression over the following years. In June 1994, a little more than…
Where FX’s New Drama About the Sex Pistols Fell Short
Punk is something you can study in school these days. Students across the world earn class credit with…
Drake Looks for Love, Repeatedly, and 9 More New Songs
Less than 10 months after “Certified Lover Boy,” Drake has returned to monopolize summer. His surprise-released seventh album,…
Lizzo Changes “Grrrls” Lyric After Outcry
Lizzo, a Grammy-winning singer and rapper seen by many fans as a champion of inclusivity, changed a lyric…
‘Halftime’ Review: Jennifer Lopez, Making Headlines
A film about Jennifer Lopez and her performance at the Super Bowl in 2020 was bound to generate…
Island Records’ Chris Blackwell Finally Tells His Story
Most music industry memoirs are front-loaded with celebrity name-dropping. “The Islander: My Life in Music and Beyond” by…
Dave Smith, Whose Synthesizers Shaped Electronic Music, Dies at 72
Unlike a piano or organ, early synthesizers, like the Moog and ARP, could generate only one note at…