Max Martin is one of Taylor Swift’s favorite collaborators — as on her soon-to-be blockbuster The Life of a Showgirl, where he and Shellback co-produced and co-wrote the whole album. Martin, the ...

This house music, it's gonna set you free. In 2025 house music is such a globally popular and varied genre that its origins in early 1980s Chicago warehouses seem improbable. But the myth of house ...

We’ve lovingly curated a guide to the best gifts for music lovers, because it’s not easy being an audiophile. You spend months crafting a Christmas music megamix as a gift for your familiars, sourcing ...

J.S. Gornael has a BA in English with a Creative Writing Emphasis in Poetry and an MFA in Fiction. He has taken workshops in poetry, fiction, and non-fiction (though mostly the second). Half-cinephile ...

Chris Stapleton, Dolly Parton, HARDY and more are featured at this look at some of country music's top songs about dogs. By Jessica Nicholson Country music is built upon a bedrock of storytelling, and ...

J.S. Gornael has a BA in English with a Creative Writing Emphasis in Poetry and an MFA in Fiction. He has taken workshops in poetry, fiction, and non-fiction (though mostly the second). Half-cinephile ...

Justin Bieber has remained one of Canada's greatest cultural exports since his 2010 breakout hit, Baby. That's a long time to be at the top of the pop game, but his reign has been buoyed by his ...

If there’s anything that defines music in the 21st century, it’s constant change. We live in an era when your next favorite song could come from anywhere — all over the stylistic map, all over the ...

Pitchfork’s editors are already sorting, compiling, and straining to remember all the music that’s been released this year. So we’re spotlighting some of 2025’s most outstanding records to date by ...

Austin City Limits Music Festival is chock full of unforgettable moments, from seeing your favorite song performed live to striking the right pose with your friends. The outdoor extravaganza makes its ...

Welcome to “The Lyrics of a Showgirl.” Any Taylor Swift album is endlessly quotable, and her 12th is far from the first exception, even if you have to go a few tracks in to “The Life of a Showgirl” to ...

Last year’s lineup was stacked with heavy hitters. This year’s field? Leaner on marquee names but packed with a slew of buzzy upstarts and industry darlings who promise to make this the Grammys’ most ...