A new book about the free jazz pioneer illuminates the moral and political significance of the postwar avant-garde.

A new book about the legendary singer Odetta comes not a minute too soon.

In the past month, Bob and Bey have surprised fans with new music. Maybe a duet next?

Spike Jonze’s “Beastie Boys Story” tracks the band’s evolution from sexist hoodlums to beloved Gen X heroes.

"Fetch the Bolt Cutters," her first record since 2012, is a lesson in escaping other people’s expectations.

The pop star has spent more than a decade in legal bondage. How did this happen?

A multiple-choice quiz on some of the great issues of our time

Why his fall from grace implicates all of us

Remembering Keith Flint and the techno-apocalyptic aesthetic that dominated pop culture at the turn of the millennium.

William Kentridge’s new performance piece uses various media to tell the story of the unsung conscripts of World War One.

The 67-year-old singer's new album features a distinctive voice that has been undimmed by time.

A new "authorized" documentary plays legacy tennis with Whitney Houston's contested biography.

Music and math have always been linked, a new book explains.

The release of a new Stephen Malkmus album reveals how musical celebrity has changed.

“To Throw Away Unopened” is a memoir of family, freedom, and rebellion.

A noble tradition of American dissent has been hijacked by right-wing trolls—including the famous hip-hop artist.

Kendrick Lamar's Pulitzer Prize reveals the way hip-hop has scrambled the distinction between music and literature.

Looking back at 65 years of the essential arbiter of pop music, whose famed print edition is soon to close down.

The man who defined the sound of America has died at age 66.