Why It’s Not Helpful to Divide Artists Into Heroes and Villains

Carl Wilson

Dec 23, 2015 1:37 PM

Why Future’s DS2 Might Be the Album of the Year, Whether or Not You Like Future the Person

Jack Hamilton

Dec 23, 2015 9:30 AM

Why Are So Many 2015 Hits Not-So-Secretly About Drugs?

Julianne Escobedo Shepherd

Dec 22, 2015 7:37 PM

It’s Raining Singing, Sensitive, and Half-Naked Men. Hallelujah!

Lindsay Zoladz

Dec 22, 2015 1:38 PM

The One 2015 Song That I Want to Punch in the Face

Carl Wilson

Dec 22, 2015 11:06 AM

Country Radio’s Focus on “Bro Country” Has Sidelined More Than Just Women

Jewly Hight

Dec 21, 2015 5:35 PM

Why Are So Many of 2015’s Biggest Hits So Sad?

Craig Jenkins

Dec 21, 2015 1:00 PM

My Least Favorite Song of the Year Was by Drake

Julianne Escobedo Shepherd

Dec 21, 2015 11:16 AM

2015: The Year That #Squad Died

Lindsay Zoladz

Dec 18, 2015 1:00 PM

The Year’s Best Music on TV, in Movies, and Onstage

Carl Wilson

Dec 18, 2015 10:28 AM

In 2015, Black Artists Took Back the Pop Charts

Chris Molanphy

Dec 17, 2015 3:10 PM

Kendrick Lamar’s To Pimp a Butterfly Captured This Year Better Than Any Other Album

Julianne Escobedo Shepherd

Dec 17, 2015 9:30 AM

In Music, 2015 Was the Year of Anti-Everything

Lindsay Zoladz

Dec 16, 2015 7:30 AM

Slate’s Music Critic Picks the Best Albums and Songs—and Voices—of 2015

Carl Wilson

Dec 16, 2015 5:15 AM

Why Run the Jewels 2 Is the Rap Album of the Year

Ann Powers

Dec 20, 2014 9:16 AM

Bragging About Liking Every Genre of Music Has Become Its Own Kind of Snobbery

Lindsay Zoladz

Dec 19, 2014 6:54 PM

The Best Podcasts About Music (Plus: The Year’s Best Protest Songs)

Carl Wilson

Dec 19, 2014 1:23 PM

Why I Can’t Hate Iggy Azalea—Even if She Doesn’t Deserve All Her Success 

Craig Jenkins

Dec 19, 2014 10:29 AM

A Salute to the Bad Feminists of Pop

Lindsay Zoladz

Dec 18, 2014 2:59 PM

This Year in Music Left Many Lessons for Middle-Aged White Dudes

Carl Wilson

Dec 18, 2014 11:24 AM