Insert Foot on Mariah Carey season. I started writing about Dolly Parton doing a rock album and how – if she’s only doing it because they put her in the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame – she shouldn’t, because all humans love her and she’s the last person…

Omar Apollo, ‘Ivory.’ After a string of EPs and a mixtape in the last few years, singer-songwriter Omar Apollo has finally finished Ivory. A long time in the making—he scrapped almost an entire album’s worth of material mere days before promotion began, and he started over—his first LP continues his trend…

Ed Sheeran could never shoot straight. He tragically passed away shortly after his appearance in the ‘Star Wars’ series. Condolences, in the form of cash, may be sent to the RIFF office. This weekend marks one of the most pervasive and joyous of American traditions: something beloved by young…