The singer is more uncompromising than ever.

When the music of Vivaldi and Mozart are used to repel the homeless from sidewalks and Burger Kings, does it still glorify the dignity of humanity?

His rise to the top of the Billboard charts coincides with a list of criminal charges, including domestic battery by strangulation, false imprisonment, and aggravated battery of a pregnant woman.

Introduced to the world as an inescapable meme, Danielle Bregoli was only supposed to have 15 minutes of fame. But reborn as Bhad Bhabie, the 15-year-old rapper is letting the world know that she’s got more time on the clock.

A profile of the Talking Heads frontman.

The wondrous—and occasionally weird—relationship between the children’s-music superstar, his fans, and the man he used to be.

What Kanye West really wants.

Twenty-five years after her career-making album, Liz Phair is still writing songs first and foremost for herself.

A profile of the pop star.

A week with DJ Avicii.

An interview with Cobain a few months after the release of In Utero.

The star on her unstoppable rise, repping gang life, and the peril of butt injections.

A profile of Spears at her nadir.

John Francis Anthony “Jaco” Pastorius III lay comatose in the intensive-care unit of a Fort Lauderdale hospital for nine days, unrecognized until he was spotted by the doctor who had delivered his children. Once he had been identified, local newspapers ran photographs to accompany stories headlined “DARK DAYS FOR A JAZZ GENIUS” and “JAZZ PERFORMER’S LIFE STRIKES A TRAGIC CHORD” and “THE LONG, SAD SLIDE OF A GIFTED MUSIClAN.” The various photographs seemed to be of different men.

How 88rising is making a place for Asians in hip-hop.

A jailhouse interview.

An interview with Solange.

A conversation between Eminem and Elton John.

The hard life and overlooked brilliance of Zane Campbell.

“Your dreams always have to be big. And mine were huge.”

How legends of the American music industry made millions off the work of Solomon Linda, a Zulu tribesman who wrote “The Lion Sleeps Tonight” and died a pauper.

Spotify’s bid to remodel an industry.

“Meir Kay is a bar mitzvah party motivator.”

On the Old Regular Baptists and the joyful sound.

Richard Hell after Lexington.