Every Friday, pop critics for The New York Times weigh in on the week’s most notable new tracks. Listen to the Playlist on Spotify here (or find our profile: nytimes) and at Apple Music here, and sign ...

On Wednesday, the national touring production of “Wicked” will open in a 3-1/2 week run at the San Diego Civic Theatre, and most of the tickets have already sold out. That’s a remarkable sales feat ...

Louis Armstrong is undoubtedly one of the most influential musicians in American history. A towering figure in jazz and ...

While there are great songs all over movies from the '80s, there are few that had the cultural impact as Public Enemy's ...

Listen to new songs by Jamie xx/Erykah Badu, Ultra Deluxe, Slow Crush, Mongrel, Behemoth, Uwade, Fcukers (MGMT remix), and more.

Rush will release a 50-track, career-spanning anthology on March 21, titled Rush 50. It marks the first time that music the ...

Today’s selection features a few indie stalwarts returning with new albums ( Perfume Genius, Lucy Dacus, Japanese Breakfast ) ...

Iconic songs by Sam Cooke, Kim Weston, Public Enemy, Nina Simone, Marvin Gaye, Lauryn Hill, Kendrick Lamar and more depict ...

As I got older and developed some responsibilities, the subway sometimes let me down. I have been late to work because of ...

Those dark clouds lifted, at least for a couple hours, on Friday night at Brooklyn’s Music Hall of Williamsburg as UK group Stereo MC’s played their first NYC show since 2001. The group — original ...

From Pete Seeger to Billie Holiday to Rage Against the Machine to Kendrick Lamar, musicians of all genres have spoken truth to power ...