Playlist: The Playlist: Esperanza Spalding’s Intoxicating Groove, and 12 More New Songs
Hear tracks by Empress Of, Khalid, Brandi Carlile, Madame Gandhi and others.
Rap and Hip-Hop
Neneh Cherry Never Stopped Taking Risks. Now She’s Making Politics Personal.
“Broken Politics,” the shape-shifting musician’s new album recorded with Four Tet in Woodstock, is a loop back into the past and a leap into the future.
Janet Jackson, Stevie Nicks and Def Leppard Nominated for Rock & Roll Hall of Fame
The 15 acts eligible for the class of 2019 also include Radiohead, Rage Against the Machine, the Cure and Devo.
Lil Wayne’s Long-Delayed ‘Tha Carter V’ Is a Streaming Blockbuster
The album, which remained in record-business purgatory for years, topped the Billboard album chart with the third-largest sales week of the year.
Live Review: K-Pop Superstars BTS Lit Up Citi Field’s Stage. Their Fans Did the Rest.
The seven-member group ended its Love Yourself tour with its first United States stadium show, a demonstration of precise pop showmanship and fan devotion.
Popcast: How Lil Wayne Became One of Hip-Hop’s Most Durable Stars
Tracing the rapper’s evolution from a teen in New Orleans to his long-awaited album “Tha Carter V.”
Playlist: The Playlist: Sharon Van Etten Comes Back Strong, and 11 More New Songs
Hear tracks by Halsey, Van Morrison, Alessia Cara and others.
Album Review: Lil Wayne Becomes an Elder, While Logic Grows Up
“Tha Carter V” lets Lil Wayne reassert his strengths and “YSIV” shows Logic is finding effective ways to insert himself into the traditions he admires.
In the Cradle of Hip-Hop, a South Bronx Gallery Bridges a Gap
Free Richardson and Yasiin Bey, the rapper formerly known as Mos Def, open an art gallery focusing on underrepresented artists with a hip-hop flavor.
