Matthew StraussDeputy Managing Editor

Janet Jackson, Blink-182, Erykah Badu, Pearl Jam, Liz Phair, and more of the most essential tickets of the year

A guide to some of the best music festivals this year has to offer.

New releases to look forward to in the coming months, from Lana Del Rey, Yaeji, Boygenius, and more.

New releases to look forward to in the coming months, from Cardi B, Lana Del Rey, Kelela, Fever Ray, Popcaan, and more.

The British singer-songwriter talks about nine things that informed his new album.

More than a year before the rapper’s death, the woman at the center of his domestic battery case granted a rare interview for a documentary about his life. Will the footage ever see the light of day?

Photos and reviews of sets by Rosalía, Solange, Miley Cyrus, Danny Brown, and more.

The New York group talk about sampling the past to make music for our strange present in their Rising interview.

Beyoncé, Kanye, Kendrick, Chance, and more of the best televised performances of 2016

Inspired by determined strivers like Lil Wayne and Anderson .Paak, this MC uses abstract wordplay, political positivity, and youthful exuberance to capture feelings that often seem just out of reach.