Music Industry

The once-upon-a-time defense of the poetics of rap has been ceded to the millennial mind of genius.com, taking every syllable as ripe for mundane exegesis.

The singer’s new album comes loaded with expectations about her talent and the future of the music industry.

Generative A.I. has become very good at imitating famous pop stars. How should musicians respond?

The multifarious career of Jody Gibson, a.k.a. Babydol.

The two artists talk about overlooked recordings, their new album of cover songs, and paying tribute to their late friend David Berman.

The verdict leaves several questions unanswered, including how the many people Kelly victimized will begin to heal.

As the R. & B. star’s federal trial in Brooklyn comes to a close, the jury may wonder where the other members of Kelly’s alleged criminal “enterprise” are.

The singer-songwriter talks about getting older, reaching into the past for her new record, and her home town of Chicago.

The pop star’s decision to re-record her 2008 album has allowed her to take control of her musical legacy.

Fund-raisers, grants, and governmental relief are all helping to keep musical artists afloat. Yet the industry may already be showing signs of permanent damage.

The film is a romantic comedy, but a conceptually complex one, built on a peculiarly reactionary framework of private life and a culturally conservative pop classicism.

The allegations of Adams’s abusive behavior are a reminder that the music industry must reckon not only with the alpha abusers but also with the odious web of enablers that surrounds them.

The documentary calls on music fans to consider how their support, while seemingly innocuous on an individual level, is one of the many threads upholding a predator’s web.