The albums that I connected with in 2021, from Olivia Rodrigo to Lil Nas X, were fueled by exploration. It makes sense, since ...

It’s brutal out there, and that’s why, more than ever, we needed the consoling and prodding pleasures of popular music to help everything make sense in here. [Stage direction: taps chest, knowingly.] ...

Check out a list of the night's winners. The 2021 American Music Awards, hosted by Cardi B, had some of the biggest names in music perform at the Microsoft Theatre in Los Angeles Sunday night. Silk ...

Country roads, take me home, to the place I belong West Virginia, mountain mama, take me home, country roads If you’re of a certain age, you probably know the words to John Denver’s famous singalong, ...

Physical media showed strong signs of life last year. The 2021 RIAA Music Industry Data confirms that vinyl and CDs are going nowhere but up. Americans purchased how many new records in 2021? 40 ...

My latest animated “bar chart race” visualization above (click the arrow to start) shows the format shares of recorded music sales annually from 1973 to 2021 based on new year-end sales data that were ...

The warmer season is finally approaching — which means, fans and critics are anticipating which tracks will be the soundtrack of the summer. Although we're still dealing with the pandemic as we move ...

Spotify is continuing its effort to offer some transparency to musicians who are unhappy with its streaming rates. The company updated its “Loud & Clear” website today, providing a breakdown of some ...

AMSTERDAM, March 3 (Reuters) - Universal Music Group NV (UMG) (UMG.AS), opens new tab on Thursday reported a 19% rise in full-year core earnings for 2021, in line with expectations, due to growing ...