Sheldon Pearce

On her début album, the Arkansas singer-songwriter copes with her mother’s suicide.

The rapper may top the charts, but his music of opulence is in stasis.

Black praise music has always emphasized and reinforced a sense of community, but these songs, and this whole affair, are the work of a lonely layman pulpiteer.

Delving into the hip-hop icon’s life, the night of his murder and the status of the unsolved case.

While Halsey’s album dramatizes the horrors of being a mother, another new record, Cleo Sol’s “Mother,” takes a more subdued approach.

On a new collaborative album, Ty Dolla $ign and dvsn are unlikely accomplices.

The New York City rapper Ka has built an astonishing independent hip-hop career.

Read Matthew Ismael Ruiz’s review of the album.

A collection of articles about 16 from The New Yorker, including news, in-depth reporting, commentary, and analysis.

Brian Jackson’s first album as leader in twenty years shows what it means to collaborate.

James Blake at Radio City Music Hall, Wizkid out in the open, Webster Hall’s diversified slate, and more.

Could a longtime defense attorney reform the criminal-justice system as an insider?

It’s an album full of gratifying songs, but would Prince have wanted it to be released?

Read Paul A. Thompson’s review of the album.

“Heart Attack” is the powerful capstone to his new album, “We’re All Alone in This Together.”

With spare methods and sharp images, the director turns a simple premise into potent fantasy.

The reluctant child star embraces the sounds of punk for her best album yet, “lately I feel EVERYTHING.”

The rapper offers intimate introspection on his excellent new album.

“Such a hot midsummer, such a tired bear.”

With It Never Ends, the independent radio and indie rock video visionary shares his harrowing origin story.