Photo illustration by Slate. Photos by Getty Images. Dear Ann and Lindsay, Carl Wilson Carl Wilson is Slate’s music critic. So glad you’ve agreed to join me (and our rotation of special guests) to ...

How will we remember the music of 2014? All Songs Considered starts off NPR Music's year-end coverage by discussing themes that surfaced again and again: new discoveries, best live shows, saddest ...

Less was more when it came to this year's rap albums and mixtapes.

Music Even Apple Has Year-End Lists: These Are the Most Popular iTunes Songs of 2014 Pharrell, John Legend, and Iggy Azalea moved the most music in the iTunes Store this year. ByJustin Block December ...

To be honest, 2014 has been a pretty weak year for music so far. Some of that's because the first half of the year is always pretty slow, a result of the music industry going quiet during January and ...

Ariana Grande, Hayley Williams, Jessie J, Idina Menzel & more are also feted By Megan Buerger, Billboard Taylor Swift Billboard Women in Music H 2014 “It’s really cool to be at a music event where ...

"I can't wait to do music hopefully forever" By Joe Lynch, Billboard Ariana Grande, in a black-lace gown, took the stage for piano-accompanied renditions of "Problem" and "Break Free," and was then ...