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Amy Sussman / AP Meghan Trainor: Views From the Uncanny Valley
The new album from the “All About That Bass” singer is the sound of an era of pop and Internet discourse folding back in on itself.
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Rich Fury / Invision / AP Ding Dong, Azealia Banks Is off Twitter
The controversial rapper’s final (for now) racist freakout exemplifies the worst Internet behavior.
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XL A Moon Shaped Pool Is Radiohead's Strangest Album Yet
The band’s beautiful but difficult ninth album is as much sculpture as it is a song collection.
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Walter Bieri / AP Drones, Global Warming, and Other Excellent Topics for Pop Songs
Anohni’s Hopelessness protests America’s sins by pretending to celebrate them.
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Frank Micelotta / AP Why Beyoncé Is Embracing Her Own Backlash
The “Boycott Beyoncé” merchandise on sale at her concerts affords her a new kind of appeal.
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Parkwood Beyoncé’s Lemonade and the Sacredness of Sex
With subtle songwriting, confessional lyrics, and deeply rooted politics, her new album recognizes the power of the body—and its limits.
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Lucy Nicholson/ Reuters Purple Tears
The U.S. pays tribute to Prince.
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Ross Marino / Sygma / Corbis Prince the Immortal
The rock star, dead at 57, lived such a blazingly distinctive life as preparation for the day that has now arrived.
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Liu Heung Shing / AP Remembering Prince
The legendary singer was 57.
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Westbury Road Entertainment Rihanna’s Righteous Music-Video Murder Spree
The Harmony Korine-directed “Needed Me” has the pop star killing a man yet again.
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Maria Mochnacz P.J. Harvey vs. Humankind
The rocker's The Hope Six Demolition Project tours Kosovo, Afghanistan, and Washington, D.C.—and mostly finds horror.
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Eduardo Munoz / Reuters Make Rock and Roll Great Again?
The disagreement between Gene Simmons and N.W.A. has a few parallels with some of the larger debates of our time.
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Track of the Day: 'Yellow' by Petra Haden and Bill Frisell
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Denis Balibouse / Reuters M83’s Junk: The Joy of Schmaltz
The French space-rockers burrow deeper into ’80s kitsch but understand that true corniness is eternal.
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Track of the Day: 'Oops! ... I Did It Again' by Richard Thompson
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Lucas Jackson / Reuters Kesha’s Legal Paradox
A New York judge’s dismissal of rape allegations cites statutes of limitations and other issues unrelated to Dr. Luke’s guilt or innocence.
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Michael Becker / Fox American Idol Will Be Missed
The Fox talent show, ending with its series finale tonight, offered rare glimpses of humanity in primetime entertainment.
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Laura Rauch / AP Remembering Merle Haggard, Outlaw and Poet
The performer died on Wednesday, his 79th birthday.
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Track of the Day: 'Border Song (Holy Moses)' by Aretha Franklin
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Paul A. Hebert / Weezer The Brilliant Anxiety of Weezer’s White Album
The rock band’s 10th full-length recaptures their early sound while sharpening their underratedly powerful message.
