The Weeknd, Playboi Carti, and Madonna wax poetic on the perils of fame.
The Weeknd’s Dawn FM is a woozy, psychedelic deep dive inside the artist’s famously twisted psyche.
The album explores new levels of sonic innovation, expanding on old themes while finding new shades of emotional maturity.
In Josh and Benny Safdie’s film, a man’s individual tragedy illuminates the emptiness of the systems that define him.
The title track from Lana Del Rey’s new album is a refreshing about-face.
Listen to a playlist of the best singles of the year on YouTube and Spotify.
The album remodels an artistically marginal, genuinely interesting figure into a toothless celebrity version thereof.
So, as voters make their little Leonardo DiCaprio dodge Lady Gaga on the 12-bit red carpet, so will the real Leo once again dodge Gaga as the latter walks to the podium with Diane Warren.
After both losing to Daft Punk two years ago, Kendrick Lamar and Taylor Swift face off again in Album of the Year.
Every time we think we’re finally settling into a pattern for Record of the Year, Grammy reverses course.
Some songs deserve a second chance. And sometimes they get it.
There’s no incentive to buy the album unless, of course, you have a particular allegiance to Katniss and her struggle for a good ham sandwich.
House Playlist: Lauryn Hill, Sia featuring the Weeknd & Diplo, & Fatboy Slim & Riva Starr
Fatboy Slim is back with a new track, a collaboration with producer Riva Starr that samples some dude the pair met in Brooklyn.
The Weeknd’s Kiss Land makes for a generally brutal, misogynistic listen.
House Playlist: Janelle Monáe f/ Miguel, The Weeknd f/ Drake, Nine Inch Nails, & More
The latest track to surface from the Weeknd’s Kiss Land, out September 10th, is an impeccably produced collaboration featuring longtime friendly rival Drake.
Basement Jaxx have unveiled a new single, presumably from their first album in four years.
The Weeknd’s Echoes of Silence sounds and feels like something left over from a particularly creepy Halloween party.
The Weeknd’s Thursday spans a range of sounds that are darker and more abrasive than what R&B typically allows.
Next month, perennial rap-rookie-of-the-year contender J. Cole will finally drop his major label debut.
One of our favorite indie labels, Paper Bag Records, has released a track-for-track cover of Madonna’s True Blue album.