The multi-platinum dance icon talks evolution, trusting her instincts and why “On Me” marks a bold new chapter.

We caught up with the songwriters of all five of this year's nominees for tales of music deeply rooted in character and story ...

A good song makes you memorable, but a bad song could ruin the delegates’ whole mood, or worse: Fail to distinguish you from ...

The event also revealed that Springsteen shared some of my initial hesitations about “Streets of Minneapolis.” He said that before releasing it, he’d sent it to Tom Morello, the former Rage Against ...

When you hear the word disco, what comes to mind? I think of Donna Summer's rapturous, futuristic pleasures and Chic's utopian club music. Disco balls and illuminated dance floors. At its best, the ...

In what’s now become a yearly tradition every December, I’m back ranking #1 hits from topical anniversary dates. This winter we’ll be doing 1975, 1985, 1995, 2005, and 2015, and I’ll be ranking every ...

Ryan is a lifestyle and culture journalist born and raised in the Philippines. He primarily covers film, television, music, and all things pop culture. Beyond writing, you can find him buried in ...

Paul McCartney, John Lennon, George Harrison, and Ringo Starr had the mother of all solo-career conundrums. It’s hard enough building a reputation as a one-man act after leaving a moderately ...

Curious from birth, Fiona is a music writer, researcher, and cultural theorist based in the UK. She studied her Bachelor of Music in London, specializing in audiovisual practices, and progressed to a ...

Think of pop stars who’ve sold out the Kia Forum for a run of four nights or more this decade. Of course, there’s Harry Styles, who booked a residency of 15 shows at the venue in the fall of 2022, ...