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

We all enter 2021 facing many challenges, and in the scheme of things this one is pretty minor: Advance notice of album release dates is rapidly becoming a thing of the past. The “surprise drop” that ...

D’Angelo, the visionary singer and musician who blended R&B and soul in landmark albums such as “Brown Sugar” and “Voodoo,” died Oct. 14. He was 51. His family announced the death in a statement, ...