Tate McRae, “So Close to What.” Canadian pop star Tate McRae didn’t let a premature leak of what would eventually become her latest album, So Close to What, get her down. Instead, the singer refocused and went back to the lab, more fully fleshing out the existing tracks and…

Alessia Cara, “Love & Hyperbole.” Canadian singer-songwriter Alessia Cara pushed toward the positive on her fourth album, Love & Hyperbole. In the process of finding the balance between joy and heartbreak, Cara has delivered her most self-assured and mature work to date. From the writing to the arrangement and…

The Lumineers, “Automatic.” For Automatic, its fifth album, folky duo The Lumineers pulled inspiration from the Beatles’ 2021 documentary, Get Back. With a goal of finding organic immediacy, Wesley Schultz, Jeremiah Fraites and friends set up shop in Woodstock’s Utopia studio to write. They moved to recording quickly, creating…

Chappell Roan performs during the 67th Annual Grammy Awards at Crypto.com Arena in Los Angeles on Feb. 2, 2025. Photo by John Shearer/Getty Images for The Recording Academy. While the tone of the 2025 Grammy Awards was different, the annual celebration of music wasn’t a somber one. Host Trevor…

Grammy trophies sit in the press room during the 60th Annual Grammy Awards on Jan. 28, 2018, in New York. DON EMMERT/AFP via Getty Images. Following questions over whether the ceremony would even happen at all, the 2025 Grammy Award broadcast and ceremony will continue on as planned, just…

Justin Timberlake, courtesy. Just days after announcing the 2025 festival offerings, BottleRock Napa Valley is releasing the daily lineups for this year’s event. Single-day tickets will also go on sale on Thursday, Jan. 16, at 10 a.m. Green Day will headline on Friday May 23 alongside Sublime, Kaskade, SOFI…

JoJo, “NGL.” It has been quite the creative renaissance for pop-singer-turned-best-selling-author Joanna “JoJo” Levesque. Levesque found early success, overcoming depression and addiction at home before falling into a years-long battle with a record label that essentially froze her career for years. With that in the past, Levesque has released…

Ringo Starr, “Look Up.” There’s no questioning Beatles great Ringo Starr’s commitment to the bit on his 21st solo album, Look Up. The drummer finds a little Southern comfort on the country-influenced record with help from the likes of Alison Krauss, Billy Strings and producer T-Bone Burnett. Not unlike…

Silly Goose, courtesy. The humble beginnings of rising rap-rock stars Silly Goose seem long ago. Coming up outside of Atlanta, the band got creative, leaning on guerrilla-style performances in parking lots and trailers to find new listeners. “We started off doing a lot of this crazy stuff in the…

Dead Poet Society, courtesy. Boston quartet Dead Poet Society isn’t your average modern rock band. Sure, the guitar riffs and the big hooks are there, but also slick musicality and a tight dynamic. The members come from sturdy roots, having met in 2013 at Berklee College of Music. After…