Soprano Jessye Norman left a number of recordings in the vault at the time of her death. Now some of them have been released for the first time. Decca Archives hide caption
Music Reviews
In the controlled stillness of a theater stage-managed to match her songs' swirling moods, Adele seems to have found her place at last. Kevin Mazur/Getty Images for AD hide caption
In their work as Fever Ray, artist Karin Dreijer has used eerie, experimental pop music to excavate love's more complicated or marginalized incarnations. Nina Andersson hide caption
Missy Mazzoli's new album, Dark with Excessive Bright, features the composer's orchestral compositions. Caroline Tompkins/courtesy of the artist hide caption
Not only does Paramore speak to the apathy of the times without sweeping grief under the rug, but This Is Why finds a new equilibrium among its members. Zachary Gray/Courtesy of the artist hide caption
Kelela's emotional remove paired with the ambiguity created by her vocal performance shifts this album from narrative-telling to mood-building. Photo by Alima Lee hide caption
Liv.e's turntablist approach warps the listener's sense of reality, letting reveries and hypotheticals bleed into the horizon without interrupting the perception of time and space. Photo by qlick hide caption
Caroline Polachek's new album, Desire, I Want To Turn Into You, comes at a particularly breathless point in the adventurous pop songwriter's career. Nedda Afsari/Courtesy of the artist hide caption
Beyonce's Renaissance is the singer's seventh studio album. Parkwood Entertainment hide caption
Beyoncé's Grammy-nominated 'Renaissance' is a thotty and ethereal work of art
Jason Moran performs at the 2022 Newport Jazz Festival. Courtesy of Newport Jazz Festival hide caption
Jason Moran's new album pays tribute to Black jazz pioneer James Reese Europe
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Jason Moran's new album pays tribute to Black jazz pioneer James Reese Europe
The cover of SZA's latest album SOS. Daniel Sannwald/TDE/RCA Records hide caption
On 'SOS,' SZA both surprises and delivers exactly what we've been waiting for
The classical singer Julia Bullock has released Walking in the Dark, her debut solo album. Grant Legan/Nonesuch Records hide caption
With a bold debut album, Julia Bullock curates an unconventional career
The work that so clearly went into sharpening Wizkid's delivery bristles against the listlessness applied to his writing. His voice alone can no longer sustain him. Fawaz Ibrahim hide caption
Natalie Mering — who performs as Weyes Blood — has been known to swing for the fences. Neil Krug hide caption
SAULT's work reinforces the sonic connections between global Black communities — from Africa to the Americas — and brings in a multitude of voices to tell an undivided story. Courtesy of the Artist hide caption
GloRilla hardly deviates from her points of emphasis, lyrically, but in energy, she's giving something different at almost every turn. Courtesy of the Artist hide caption
Daniel Bachman asked friends and family to chronicle the sound of pouring rain and strong winds to craft the personal palette for Almanac Behind. Aldona Dye/Courtesy of the artist hide caption
Revival: Live at Pookie's Pub captures a transitional moment in Elvin Jones' career. Francis Wolff/Courtesy of Blue Note Records hide caption
Despite the churlishness, or maybe because of it, Drake sounds, for the first time in a long time, like he's actually enjoying rapping. Courtesy of the artist hide caption
Midnights is the latest album from Taylor Swift. Republic Records hide caption