There’s a great record about maternal loss, addiction across generations, faith, and the American Dream somewhere inside With Heaven On Top’s ambitious but flawed 78-minute runtime.

The singer-songwriter has become one of the most popular musicians in America without much changing his no-frills approach.

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In January 2012, as she embarked on press interviews in support of her hugely-anticipated second studio album Born To Die, ...

In a rare interview, charismatic presidential candidate Bobi Wine explains why he’s risking it all to stand for elections on ...

Variety's music writers pick 2025's best songs, from Lily Allen, Sabrina Carpenter, Olivia Dean, Dijon, Hayley Williams, ...

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It was another banner year for country artists in 2025. In addition to Moroney and Langley, there was a new class of artists all of whom experienced their first major flushes of success, including ...

Listen to 48 tracks that broke new artists, blew apart genres and revived beloved sounds. By Jon Caramanica and Lindsay Zoladz Jon Caramanica On the one hand, living in an environment in which sounds ...

CNET editor Gael Fashingbauer Cooper, a journalist and pop-culture junkie, is co-author of "Whatever Happened to Pudding Pops? The Lost Toys, Tastes and Trends of the '70s and '80s," as well as "The ...

Throughout 2025, the Grand Ole Opry celebrated its 100th anniversary. Crossing a major milestone, the famed venue highlighted the rich history of not just the Opry but country music. And on Friday, ...

Something “Wicked” this way comes not only at the movie theater, but in the music world as well. “Wicked: For Good – The Soundtrack” drops 11 songs nestled in the second volume of the film, with a ...