Music Articles archive
Listen In Memoriam: Musicians We Lost In 2012
December 31, 2012 – Explore the musical legacies of the singers, instrumentalists and personalities who died this year.
Watch It's Never Early To Think About 2013's Best Music
December 30, 2012 – Hear about anticipated albums for 2013 by Atoms for Peace, Aaron Neville, Rhye and more.
Read IMHO: A Survey About The Year In Music
December 30, 2012 – We asked musicians, the music industry and writers to tell us how they saw 2012 in music.
Listen Beck Explains 'Song Reader,' An Album Fans Perform Themselves
December 29, 2012 – The shape-shifting musician's latest release is less an album than a blueprint.
Listen 'Prayer Flags,' A Song About Waiting On Heavenly Help
December 29, 2012 – Inspired by Tibetan prayer flags flying near her home, Kristina Olsen spun a theological riddle.
Watch Reflecting On EMI, An Industry Giant Felled In 2012
December 29, 2012 – The label's demise raises big questions about a business now dominated by just a few players.
Listen Johnny Cash's Boyhood Home Tells The Story Of A Town
December 29, 2012 – With guidance from Cash's siblings, the tiny, dilapidated house is being painstakingly restored.
Watch The Most Stylish Music Videos Of 2012
December 28, 2012 – Some of the year's best videos included great looks, from high fashion to offbeat personal style.
Listen Cafe Tacvba: A Legendary Mexican Rock Band Stays Fresh
December 28, 2012 – The group's vital sound fuses Mexican rock with universal lyrics and music from around the world.
Read What Happened To Music Writing This Year?
December 27, 2012 – The question "what do readers want?" has hovered for years, but in 2012, it took on more urgency.
Watch Rye Rye Just Wants To Be 'Young And Playful'
December 27, 2012 – Rye Rye's debut album was all set to be released in 2009, but then her life got in the way.
Listen Music-Streaming Services Hunt For Paying Customers
December 27, 2012 – Pandora and Spotify have found it slow going as they wait for listening habits to shift.
Watch The Killers Return, Guitar-Rock Holdouts In A Pop World
December 26, 2012 – One of few stadium-rock acts left on the radio, the band emerged from a five-year hiatus this fall.
Watch Top 10 Top 40 Of 2012
December 26, 2012 – Ann Powers picks her favorite chart-topping, radio-dominating songs of 2012.
Watch Perfume Genius: A 'Creepy, Beautiful Mix'
December 26, 2012 – The songwriter covers unsettling topics, like suicide and his mother's experience with sexual abuse.