Kelly Clarkson Returns With 'Love So Soft'
Clarkson makes a bold-but-restrained return with the first single off her new album, Meaning of Life, which drops October 27.
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Going The Distance
An explosion of music festivals catering to niche interests includes any genre you can think of, gourmet food, craft beer, environmental sustainability, extreme luxury and grueling physical exertion.
Songs We Love: Sports, 'Making It Right'
If you thought All Of Something signaled the end of Sports (the band), then surprise! The high-energy breakup song "Making It Right" appears on a split 7" with sob rockers Plush.
First Listen: Michael McDonald, 'Wide Open'
In his first album of original material in 17 years, the erstwhile Doobie Brother moves with a tenderness that comes from age and newfound wonderment, even if McDonald's voice hasn't aged a day.
All Songs +1: The Weird World Of 'Feature' Credits
How contributors are credited on albums can lead to fierce, behind-the-scenes battles. Reporter Peter Robinson from The Guardian helps us make sense of this funny little corner of the music business.
First Listen: The Lone Bellow, 'Walk Into A Storm'
Walk Into A Storm ably captures the group's earnest, ingratiating charm, dispensed via charisma-drenched songs that amble and soar.
First Listen: Emily Haines, 'Choir Of The Mind'
The Metric singer returns with her first solo album in a decade — and another set of reflections too raw for the band that made her famous.
Mapping The Vast Influence Of Holger Czukay, Alchemist Of Krautrock Legends Can
Czaukay, who died Sep. 6 at his home — also his former band's studio — in Germany, was a classically trained musician whose influence seeped deeply into music history.
Billy Bragg And Joe Henry On Mountain Stage
Together, the English punk-folker and the celebrated American singer-songwriter are a 2017 Americana Music Award-nominated duo that brings its brawny harmonies to its Mountain Stage debut.
The Thistle & Shamrock: Mícheál Ó Domhnaill
We remember one of Ireland's most influential artists with the music he recorded and produced over three decades.