In his book 'The Midnight Special', author Colin Asher traces how prisons and the criminal justice system shaped American music, from Lead Belly and Johnny Cash to Tupac.

From “take me home, country roads” to “born in the USA” and “I ain’t no Senator’s son”, perhaps you get the clearest picture of America from the words that have been written about her in song. Hell, ...

Welcome to Listening Habits, a column where I share the music and musical topics I’ve been fixated on recently. It can be hard to remember amidst the downfall of everything, but 250 years of America ...

With so much good music being released all the time, it can be hard to determine what to listen to first. Every week, Pitchfork offers a run-down of significant new releases available on streaming ...

Some of these tunes are by homegrown heroes; other picks are just great songs that mention a state or happen to be set there ...

Madonna’s sequel album of 2005 Confessions is out now. Here’s all you need to know about the tracks and its ranking.

From pioneering legends such as André 3000 and CeeLo Green to trap stars like Gucci Mane and T.I., here’s our ranking of the 50 best Atlanta rappers of all time. The 20 Best Rappers in Their 20s Right ...

Ahead of Taylor Swift’s wedding celebration in Manhattan, Mayor Zohran Mamdani revealed that he is a bigger fan of her music ...

Stakes Is High, De La Soul's fourth album, was the first time hip hop questioned its own growing sectarian nature in the ...

Featuring: Boy Harsher, Dinosaur Jr, L'Rain, Interpol, Penelope Isles, The Tubs, Lee 'Scratch' Perry & Mouse on Mars, Slippers, Beth Orton and more of June's best stuff.

Victor Willis, the frontman of the disco group Village People, has died at age 74. The band announced Willis’ death in a ...

Indie Basement is a weekly column on BrooklynVegan focusing on classic indie and alternative artists, “college rock,” and new and current acts who follow a similar path. There are reviews of new ...