How do you follow up a critically acclaimed country album written in the midst of falling in love when that love is no longer tangible? If you’re Kacey Musgraves, you write a divorce record steeped in pop sensibilities. Three and a half years after the honeymoon delights of 2018’s Golden…

In 2020, I didn’t have the energy to write about music at all, even when I really wanted to. As such, I will be posting reviews of my favorite albums of last year — approximately as the anniversary of their release approaches — to allow myself to capture what made…

It’s been awhile since we heard from Normani — 553 days, in fact! Last was in January 2020, with her Birds of Prey cut “Diamonds” with Megan Thee Stallion, and a lot has changed since then. A year and a half after that collaboration, the singer is back with “Wild…

R&B is in an exciting place right now; whether you prefer the traditionalism of a Jazmine Sullivan or a Mariah Carey or the futurism of a Dawn Richard or a Kelela, there’s room for everyone to explore their desired sound. Another Mariah — Mariah the Scientist, to be exact —…

In 2020, I didn’t have the energy to write about music at all, even when I really wanted to. As such, I will be posting reviews of my favorite albums of last year — approximately as the anniversary of their release approaches — to allow myself to capture what made…

Slayyyter is the moment. Since launching into the hyperpop stratosphere in 2018, the singer has quickly amassed a devoted following and paved a unique lane for herself in the post-PC Music landscape, becoming a celebrated popstar for the Internet age. …

It’s 2021, and we have a new Aly & AJ album. Especially in these times of information overload and the need for ever-quickening turnaround, taking any significant amount of time away from the spotlight can kill an artist’s momentum instantly. Fourteen years since their last full-length, 2007’s Insomniatic, and two…

In 2020, I didn’t have the energy to write about music at all, even when I really wanted to. As such, I will be posting reviews of my favorite albums of last year — approximately as the anniversary of their release approaches — to allow myself to capture what made…

With an ear for writing catchy toplines and the ability to switch from dreamy soundscapes to aggressive pop beats at the drop of a hat, Troye Sivan captures queer melancholia in a way few of his peers are able to emulate. …