Music

She's starting with the woman in the mirror.

This 12-year-old musician from Taiwan makes "bad guy" totally pop on ukulele.

On Friday night in Los Angeles, Harry Styles brought out the legendary singer and performed Fleetwood Mac's "Landslide."

How did we get from "Bad Romance" to "Old Town Road" in pop music? A song from each year of the decade that explains the journey.

You don't set Kickstarter and Patreon records without genuine connection. And controversy.

Fender is betting on machine learning and apps for the future of the storied guitar company.

Yes, all of them, ranked from worst to best by Rob Sheffield. Settle in and buckle up.

In 2004, an article questioned the lyrics of "Baby, It's Cold Outside." We've been arguing about it ever since.

Nicholas Britell explains how his theme song conveys information about what viewers are about to watch.

Despite all those "deluxe" anniversary reissues cluttering up iTunes, reclusive mastering engineers are still the unsung heroes of music.

The voice behind "It Must Have Been Love" had suffered from health problems after undergoing radiation treatment for a brain tumor.

Squeeze's lead singer, Mötley Crüe's manager and the CEO of one of the biggest independent publishers in the world weigh in on what might be in store for the superstar.

It's the most nerve-wracking audition you can ever be in.

YouTuber David Bennett demonstrates how some of the most popular music utilize "word painting" to make a song pop.

Thirteen years into his tenure as The Internet's Busiest Music Nerd, Anthony Fantano's influence isn't showing any sign of abating.

Did you know that Mambos 1 through 4 were big hits in their days too?

Spotify is bringing people together in an unusual way.

Theater was on life support. Then the big British imports started to arrive.

But when Harry Styles called his former bandmate Zayn Malik "Ringo" on SNL, all hell broke loose in One Direction fandom.

Long before there was Rainbow Serpent or Earthcore, a community of hedonistic travellers in Southern India were making techno their own.

Boy & Bear's Dave Hosking was doubled-over, disoriented and depressed, until fecal transplants gave him his health and his music back.

Also a six-minute song whose only lyric is "Ah." Welcome to the opera!

Pop felt more ambitious than ever, voices from the margins broke through in every genre and great records kept coming at us from every direction.

Can you make it to December 25th without hearing 'Last Christmas'?

Billie Eilish, Ed Sheeran, Drake and Ariana Grande are among the most popular artists of the moment.

After missing out on seeing my favorite band, I swore I'd never let a lack of concert buddy hold me back again.

You don't have to play the violin to understand how truly terrible some of these instruments are.

"I heard 'All I Want for Christmas Is You' 27 times last week — I counted." Here's how the experts handle two months' worth of holiday music on the radio.

The GQ staff rounds up the best songs of 2019, including appearances from legends and newbies alike.

Turns out, wind instruments made out of melons (melonwind?) have delightfully soothing tones.

We'd pay to see this show.

Joe Pesci, who is partly responsible for the founding of Frankie Valli and the Four Seasons, is dropping an album two days after the release of "The Irishman" that comes from a career-long association with music.

"I didn't know I was sad, but it turns out I was."

Good Thanksgiving music on YouTube? Get ready for cheesy children's songs about devouring turkey flesh and a flock of angry, horny kids rapping.

A cheeky musician's dryer always plays this song at the end of its cycle and he finally decided to do something about it.

YouTuber Vinheteiro demonstrates what the world's smallest piano sounds like.

Meet the new teen-idol ticket scalpers — average guys, no bots.

How musicians hack Spotify playlists to promote their own songs.

What an incredible show.

Dare you not to start those feet a-tappin'.

Long live the first princess of pop.

Taylor Swift, whose battle with her former record label made headlines before the show, became the most-awarded artist in the 47-year history of the AMAs.

According to these meteorologists, the lyrics are pretty much what you'd expect from a bunch of L.A. guys who'd never been to the continent, much less blessed the rains there

This writer's hot girl cup runneth over with an abundance of music that shows off Black female rappers' prowess and power.

"Frozen 2" reviews are in. There are a few catchy tunes, but nothing resembling the cultural touchstone that was, and still is, "Let It Go."

From Donald Glover to Lena Waithe, here are the top actors, writers, directors and more that defined TV and films these past 10 years.

From the highs of "Old Town Road" to the relentless demands of sudden fame, Lil Nas X experienced the delirious spectrum of emotion that comes with overnight success. And there's more to come.

Scooter Braun has entered the ring.

Additional information has emerged about "High Hopes," Brendon Urie's Panic! at the Disco solo breakout hit now known as the Mayor Pete song. The Cut has learned it was written by four people in a hot tub.

Will the 2010s be remembered as the streaming era? The EDM era? The global pop era? The era of hip-hop dominance? The era of the surprise album? The Drake era?

At 73, the enigmatic country star is captivating a whole new generation and riding high as the subject of a podcast and the inspiration behind a Netflix series.

Four Michael Jackson-loving rockers wanted to pay homage to the King of Pop without ending up as one-hit wonders. Half of their wish was granted.

New study finds that musicians, music directors and production staff have nearly double the risk of getting tinnitus compared with people in other work environments.

Dolly Parton wrote it to say goodbye to Porter Wagoner and his eponymous TV show.

Cardi B calls Bernie Sanders a "humanitarian" who doesn't just say things to "get good votes."

We had to see it, so now you have to, too.

A man gets access to "The Piano Vault" — a safe that contains the most expensive commercial pianos and tests them all.

Go-go has become the soundtrack for a growing anti-gentrification movement in Washington. Now a city council bill wants to make it DC's official music.

What emotions would Brad Pitt feel listening to Twain's "That Don't Impress Me Much," which name-drops him? A whole spectrum of them, it turns out.

A year ago, doctors told Joe Henry he had less than a year to live. The Gospel According to Water, his most poignant album ever, is another second chance in a career full of them.