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It’s been close to three weeks since Neil Young announced his plan to remove his music from Spotify due to the platform’s ongoing support for Joe Rogan as he spread “false information about vaccines.” Young’s salvo spawned a series of intense debates — about Spotify’s responsibility for the content it …

When Tony Iommi decided to develop his own perfume, he already knew how some Black Sabbath fans would react. “They’ll think I’ve gone mad,” he says, laughing, on a call from his home in England. “It’s something I would’ve never thought of involving myself in. But it’s been nice to …

Margo Cilker stakes out the geography of her native Pacific Northwest on her stunning debut,Pohorylle. On “That River,” that classic country-folk source of renewal becomes a symbol of danger; on “Broken Arm in Oregon,” Cilker weaves heavy imagery of abuse and injury into a poignant tale about feeling trapped (“Now …

Dave Hause takes an unexpected approach to the anti-bullying song, writing not from the perspective of the victim, but as the bully himself. It’s a role Hause admits to playing in his youth — and one he’s trying to atone for now with his compassionate new song “Gary.” “Don’t name …

With their breathy, poised delivery and moody sensibilities, Kali Uchis and emerging Ghanaian American singer Amaarae are fitting bedfellows on the latter’s remix of “Sad Girlz Luv Money.” On the original, a cut from Amaarae’s first full-length project, The Angel You Don’t Know, she and Moliy — another artist with …

Jenevieve’s Division is one of the year’s breeziest R&B albums, full of strutting bass lines and sly, affecting hooks. While many modern releases are cobbled together with help from multiple producers, resulting in a grab-bag of styles and sounds, Jenevieve worked closely with the producer Benziboy on each Division cut. …

On Feid‘s recent single “Fumeteo,” the Colombian singer demonstrated his knack for polished, radio-ready reggaeton — the track was succinct, percussive, and easily chantable. Feid draws from this well again on “El Padrino,” a cut from his new album Inter Shibuya – La Mafia. This one is more leisurely, opening …

Nearly 20 years after the beloved singer’s death, journalist and author Kathy Iandoli still finds herself thinking of what Aaliyah would do in mundane situations. “There are times where I’ll be going out, and I’m like, ‘Should I wear a dress?’ ” says Iandoli. “And I’m like, ‘Aaliyah only wore …

A few years ago, Cedric Burnside was sitting with his acoustic guitar on the front porch of his home in Ashland, Mississippi, listening to the birds and thinking about grief and perseverance. For Burnside, the prior decade had been one of mourning and recovery; in 2012 he’d lost his brother, …

This year has already given us a slew of excellent releases, including breakthrough debuts from Olivia Rodrigo, Arlo Parks and Girl In Red, revelatory R&B from Jazmine Sullivan and Dawn Richard, thrilling indie-rock from Julien Baker and Dry Cleaning, and excellent new work from reliable stars like Eric Church, the …