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Two Pop Stars Try to Revive Mexico's Good Old Days, in Song at Least
Julieta Venegas and Natalia Lafourcade went retro for their latest releases—in part as a reaction against the grim headlines often seen as defining their country in the present.
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It's Beach O'Clock Somewhere: Songs of the Southern-Hemisphere Summer
A Rio-flavored club-thumper, an Argentine cumbia revival, a throwback by New Zealand's version of Adele, and more
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Behold: Dungeons & Dragons R&B
Dawn Richard's excellent 'Goldenheart' follows in the unheralded tradition of black musicians using Tolkien tropes.
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Beyond 'Gangnam': A Dozen Other Silly Global Dance Tracks from 2012
A danceable soccer chant, some "We No Speak Americano"-style re-ups, a track by Sweden's version of Ke$ha, and more
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Ke$ha Is the Last Great Rock Star
She struts, scares parents, and on her new album, 'Warrior,' conveys genuine emotion.
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The Epic Ballads That the World's Listening to, From Chile to Thailand
An Adele-free playlist of slow songs for fall
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For How Long Can Pop Stars Like Pink and Nelly Furtado Stay 'Alternative'?
A decade after being marketed as anti-Britney Spearses, the singers' new albums show how to make hits without abandoning a niche.
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Kitty Wells: Feminist Country Godmother to Britney Spears
She was among the first female popular musicians to sing about the experience of being female.
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Buy the Hype: Why Electronic Dance Music Really Could Be the New Rock
The emergence of EDM resembles the arrivals of jazz, rock, and hip-hop in a few key ways.
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What the World's Listening to This Summer, From Angola to South Korea
A Bieber, Katy Perry, and Gotye-free playlist for barbecues and beach parties.
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The Novelty of Up-and-Coming Female Rappers Isn't That They're Female
Rye Rye, Azealia Banks, Brianna Perry, and Angel Haze each have a shot at hip-hop stardom for a simple reason: They sound distinctive.
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You'd Like Norah Jones When She's Angry
'Little Broken Hearts,' her new album with Danger Mouse, shows the singer at her most wounded.
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Bonnie Raitt's Amazing, Omnivorous, Adult-Contemporary Career
Twelve songs that show the range of the singer—and of the safe-seeming genre to which she belongs
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AP The Imperial Whitney Houston
At her height, her power and reach was the stuff of royalty.
