Every Friday, pop critics for The New York Times weigh in on the week’s most notable new tracks. Listen to the Playlist on ...

Sophie Straat is reviving a style of music once popular in the working-class bars of Amsterdam to protest an increasingly ...

For fans of classic soul music with a passion for modern storytelling, Naomi Campbell's "Don't You Mind" captures every ...

The UK retro-soul star Yola released her single “Future Enemies” a couple of months ago, and she was supposed to release her new EP My Way today. That release has been pushed back to early next year, ...

Bob Dylan hit a songwriting peak in the mid-1960s that might just be unrivaled in the history of popular music. Writing and ...

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Concerts by Wild Up at MOCA's Geffen Contemporary and Brightwork newmusic at Monk Space help L.A. audiences come to terms ...

Gwen Stefani returns with her first album since 2016. She tells us "Bouquet" is about faith and hope and why she loves the ...

Katie Gavin is self-proclaimed “gay famous.” The frontwoman of the pop band Muna, Gavin burst onto the scene three years ago ...

Carissa Jane Smith, a 30-year-old former substitute teacher from Missouri, is facing serious charges including statutory rape, sodomy, and sexual trafficking. Smith is accused of engaging in ...

Collectively, they have 102,000 acres available. Troy Bray became a political pariah around Wyoming in 2021 when he sent a vulgar email to a state legislator urging her to kill herself. Last week, he ...

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