Although Symphonicities appears, on its surface, to be the sort of stunt a mid-career pop star would embrace as an excuse to tour, Sting has actually created a work that...
That Raul Malo is one of the truly great vocalists—in any genre—is indisputable. That Sinners & Saints, his new record after 2009’s exquisite ramble Lucky One,...
A gleaming slice of romantic agony, Maroon 5 continues to excel at making pain irresistible. The first track to hit radio from the forthcoming Hands All Over, due...
As word began to spread about the liberation of Miley Cyrus from Disney’s shackles, pundits began equating her de-Mousification with another high-profile Mouseketeer’s: Britney Spears. But,...
For most of her career to date, singer-songwriter Sheryl Crow has toggled between earnest, gut-level vignettes and sunny pop-rock designed for the soccer mom set. So,...
Nine years is a considerable stretch of time by most standards. In pop music, that span might as well be an eternity. It’s been an eternity since...