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The Best Music of 2023 So Far

How billy woods’ Backwoodz Studioz Became New York’s Best Underground Rap Label

After steadily leveling up across more than two decades, the label is a bastion for uncompromising artists looking to get weird, loose, and honest.

The 57 Most Anticipated Tours of 2023: Taylor Swift, Beyoncé, Arctic Monkeys, Adele, Foo Fighters, and More

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

The 46 Most Anticipated Albums of Summer 2023

New releases to look forward to in the coming months, from King Krule, PJ Harvey, Noname, Foo Fighters, Taylor Swift, and more

The Invisible Work of Mothers in Music

Sharon Van Etten, Rico Nasty, Corin Tucker, and more on how being a touring musician can make the struggles of motherhood that much more intense.

Everything Is Interpolated: Inside Music’s Nostalgia-Industrial Complex 

Publishing companies like Primary Wave and Hipgnosis are making old hits new again. And again. And again.

33 Great Records You May Have Missed: Winter/Spring 2023

The best under-the-radar finds in hip-hop, rock, ambient, and more

What Does Weed Music Sound Like Now?

In this episode of The Pitchfork Review podcast, our critics celebrate 4/20 by talking about the relationship between weed and music throughout history and what it means today.

Coachella 2023 Day 3 Recap: Frank Ocean, Björk, and More

Plus reviews of sets by Christine and the Queens, Sudan Archives, Rae Sremmurd, and Momma

The Best of Coachella 2023 Day 1: Bad Bunny, Gorillaz, Blink-182, and More

Muna (with Boygenius), Metro Boomin (with the Weeknd, Future, and more), Kaytranada, and lots more kicked off this year’s festival in the desert

The 43 Most Anticipated Albums of Spring 2023

The 34 Most Anticipated Albums of 2023