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Kendrick Lamar has always told stories through his music, creating a bridge between spoken-word and visual narratives. With DAMN., however, the rapper challenged his audiences...

Songs about the telephone are part of the history of rock and pop. On April 14, 1951, Muddy Waters made the US R&B chart with...

They say what doesn’t break you makes you stronger. Though Sam Smith’s heart may have been shattered, not many people emerge from a failed romance...

The party line on 80s pop would have you believe that evolving technology sucked all the soul out of the music. In fact, the opposite...

The August 2022 death of one of the most radiant pop stars and engaging performers in history, Olivia Newton-John, at least had a poignant upside....

Difficult as it may be to relate to such an arcane notion today, the ability to compose and perform brow-furrowing music of fractal intricacy was...