A few weeks ago, I was at a Brooklyn cocktail bar called the Great Georgiana when I heard something strange. Make that five somethings strange. Over the course of the night, the bar played “Khala My ...

Justin Tranter pays attention to details. This applies to all aspects of the hit songwriter’s life: his home; his fashion; his Facet Records and Publishing; the queer, vegan, and songwriting ...

Brandon Lake has been making the rounds in Nashville, and he's roped in another country singer to join him on a track filled with faith. Gabby Barrett is the featured guest on "As For Me & My Home." ...

The answer involves a remarkable — and lucrative, and ridiculous — scheme to game the way we find music today. Matt Farley has released thousands of songs with the goal of producing a result to match ...

Editor's Note: This conversation has been edited and condensed for publication. What inspired the album Chaos Angel? Well, over the process of making my last two records—so I guess in the last five ...

And so begins Avril Lavigne's seventh studio album, Love Sux, out now. The line—from the song “Cannonball”—is angsty and maybe even a little rude, but you can't miss the joy in her voice as she shouts ...

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The singer-songwriter Jens Lekman released this song more than 20 years ago. (SOUNDBITE OF SONG, "IF YOU EVER NEED A STRANGER (TO SING AT YOUR WEDDING)") JENS LEKMAN: (Singing) If you ever need a ...

A little more than three years ago, the Brooklyn-based DIY pop artist Grace Ives released Janky Star, the very cool sophomore LP that she co-produced with Justin Raisen. Since then, Ives has evidently ...