Have you noticed that guitars are back? I’m being a little facetious, but rock and even punk has has been steadily climbing its way back to the mainstream and we felt that more this year than we have ...

Rosalía made an album invoking the saints, Lily Allen took us on a tragicomic trip through her domestic hell, Lady Gaga found the sweet spot between artpop and arena-ready funk, and Bad Bunny was just ...

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UPDATE: Dave Mustaine has now confirmed the rumor that he's recorded a version of Metallica's "Ride the Lightning" for Megadeth's upcoming self-titled final album. Speaking with Rolling Stone, he ...

Taylor Swift created her 12th studio album, The Life of a Showgirl, as she was touring her discography around the world and falling in love with her now-fiancé, Travis Kelce — all under an incredibly ...

The inclusion of "Up" and "WAP" — chart-toppers that have combined for more than 2 billion streams on Spotify alone — helps Cardi B claim an unusual milestone: Because of the streams its songs had ...

J.S. Gornael has a BA in English with a Creative Writing Emphasis in Poetry and an MFA in Fiction. He has taken workshops in poetry, fiction, and non-fiction (though mostly the second). Half-cinephile ...

Demi Lovato is all about poking fun at herself as she fast approaches the release of her ninth album. The 33-year-old singer – who uses both she/her and they/them pronouns – on Aug. 15 revealed her ...

Ed Sheeran is trading heartbreak for happiness with the release of his eighth studio album, "Play," a deliberate creative about-face that finds the Grammy winner embracing pure joy after battling ...

The superstar confirmed her upcoming 12th album during an Instagram video for the upcoming special episode of 'New Heights' on Wednesday. By Ethan Millman, Carly Thomas Taylor Swift is officially ...

The surprise announcement of the Grammy-winner’s 12th original studio album came in dramatic fashion, as a countdown clock on her website ticked down to 12:12 a.m. Eastern. In a video posted on ...

Mariah Carey has announced her new album “Here For It All,” releasing on September 26 via Gamma. The singer made the announcement on social media Monday morning via a brief video that shows her ...