With an uncompromising vision and the studio hours to back it up, the enigmatic singer is back with a new single—and a promise that her first album in six years will be worth the wait.

Can one of the nation’s great musicians cut through the fog of a D.C. rush hour?

An interview with Meek Mill.

The secret diary of Nina Simone.

The Inglewood rapper has survived the death, deportation, and displacement of his family and friends.

Reimagining the sound and slang of Los Angeles.

The trendy DIY teen hip-hop genre went from a goofy punch line to the preposterously lucrative engine driving a whole new golden age in the music biz. But, wow, is it messy.

There was a woman of at least 90 years and a Hasidic guy in a tall hat, which was too bad for whoever sat behind him. There were models, full nuclear families, and even a solitary frat bro. St. Vincent brings people together.

Tekashi 6ix9ine was SoundCloud rap’s most notorious star. But the same instincts that made him huge may put him in prison for years

Steven Tyler, Julien Baker, Ben Harper, Jason Isbell, Joe Walsh, and other sober musicians on how to thrive creatively without drugs or booze.

The story of Dr. Sherman Hershfield, who became Dr. Rapp.

Who really built the first electric rock ‘n’ roll guitar?

As R. Kelly’s career flourished, an industry overlooked allegations of abusive behavior toward young women.

Jered Threatin tried to fake his way to fame and got caught red-handed. Or did he?

The making of Blonde on Blonde in Nashville.

A profile of Bruce Springsteen.

On the 13-member rap collective Brockhampton.

An oral history of Nirvana ‘Unplugged.’

On Jonathan Richman and his roots in small-town Maine.

A profile of Bonnie “Prince” Billy.

Successful SoundCloud rapper. Genre-bending artist. You may or may not know Post Malone. Here are some little-known facts that will help you get to know him.

The Venezuelan maestro of the Los Angeles Philharmonic conjures joy in difficult times.

The career of Elton John.

A conversation between Led Zeppelin’s Jimmy Page and William Burroughs.

An interview gone awry.