The Year In Music: 2011
Rihanna performing in Zurich last month. This year the pop star tried to move beyond the fallout from her very public encounter with domestic abuse by taking on the role of risk-taking erotic outlaw — she was still faulted as superficial.
Pop has hardly just developed this pretty potty mouth. But never have so many artists spilled profanity so blissfully, or embraced salaciousness with such ease.
Recent The Year In Music: 2011
December 23, 2011 Explore the musical legacies of the singers, instrumentalists and songwriters who died this year.
December 31, 2011 LMFAO, Adele, Katy Perry and dozens more artists made hits this year using one distinctive beat.
December 26, 2011 Many of the artists getting the most buzz in pop music this year are female.
December 23, 2011 The studio utility man has his musical fingerprints all over a ton of stellar records from 2011.
December 7, 2011 The All Songs gang compares notes on their favorite songs, albums and discoveries of 2011.
December 26, 2011 Not trinkets, or party favors, not an acronym for Stuff We All Get, "swag" comes from swagger.
December 26, 2011 This year has been good for the pop singer-songwriter, who's also a producer and industry veteran.
December 26, 2011 Ann Powers talks to Steve Inskeep about the musical stories we didn't cover in 2011.
December 24, 2011 Korean pop music groups turned a corner in 2011, expanding their audience worldwide.
