music

December 9, 2022

Culture

What Makes Neil Young’s Voice Irresistible

Kevin Dettmar

December 9, 2022

A young Neil Young lying sideways on a couch surrounded by guitars

How to Build a Life

Breakups Always Hurt, but You Can Shorten the Suffering

Arthur C. Brooks

December 8, 2022

Illustration of a person holding a pile of red shards from which a plant is sprouting

Culture

Decoding the Most Important Songwriter of Our Time

Spencer Kornhaber

December 5, 2022

Cast members of "& Juliet" onstage pointing their fingers up

Culture

RM of BTS Is Embracing the Silence

Lenika Cruz

December 2, 2022

RM standing in a shadowy room in an all-white outfit

Culture

Christine McVie’s Most Miraculous Song

Spencer Kornhaber

December 1, 2022

A portrait of the late Fleetwood Mac member Christine McVie

Culture

Bruce Springsteen’s Misguided Homage

David Hajdu

November 19, 2022

Bruce Springsteen in front of a convertible car

Culture

Brian Eno Has Some Actual Good News

Spencer Kornhaber

November 5, 2022

Photo illustration of Brian Eno with an Earth superimposed against his head against a bright-pink background

Culture

Taylor Swift’s Best New Songs Aren’t Technically on Midnights

Shirley Li

November 2, 2022

Taylor Swift playing a black guitar onstage

Culture

A Rapper Who Spoke Quietly and Had a Big Impact

Spencer Kornhaber

November 1, 2022

Black and white photo of Takeoff from Migos

Work In Progress

What Moneyball-for-Everything Has Done to American Culture

Derek Thompson

October 30, 2022

Photo illustration of a baseball player surrounded by mathematical graphs

Culture

Rihanna Is Back in the Pop Game—On Her Own Terms

Spencer Kornhaber

October 28, 2022

Books

Bob Dylan Reveals Himself Through 66 Songs

David Hajdu

October 28, 2022

a photo of bob dylan with musical notation overlaid

Culture

Don’t Blame a Man for Midnights

Spencer Kornhaber

October 27, 2022

Jack Antonoff and Taylor Swift with a Grammy Award

Culture

Black Country Is Not a Fad. It’s a Legacy.

Santi Elijah Holley

October 21, 2022

Culture

The Beautiful Banality of Taylor Swift’s Midnights

Spencer Kornhaber

October 21, 2022

Newsletters

The Dark Feminism of ‘Tár’

Xochitl Gonzalez

October 18, 2022

Books

The Trap

Jack Hamilton

November 2022 Issue

airbrush-style illustration with portraits of five rappers

Culture

Go Ahead, Buy a Piano

Michael Owen

October 16, 2022

a hand pressing down on the keys of a piano

Music

The Band That Invented Millennials

Spencer Kornhaber

October 4, 2022

A musician in an elaborate fringed and sequined costume performs onstage

Culture

How to Listen to Björk, According to Björk

Spencer Kornhaber

September 30, 2022

Newsletters

Trombone Champ Is a Perfect Game

Charlie Warzel

September 27, 2022

Book Recommendations

Six Books That Music Lovers Should Read

Sophia Stewart

September 25, 2022

A boom box's parts superimposed on a red book cover.

Culture

A New Generation of Pop Stars Are Dancing With the Devil

Spencer Kornhaber

September 16, 2022

Rina Sawayama wearing a white dress with a hood against a yellow background

Family

What Babies Hear When You Sing to Them

Kathryn Hymes

September 2, 2022

A silhouette of a parent holding up a baby with music notes on the inside and a blue background

Science

Why Is NASA’s Hold Music So Catchy?

Marina Koren

August 30, 2022

A red telephone receiver against a backdrop of stars and galaxies

Newsletters

The Jewish Songs That Fight Despair

Yair Rosenberg

August 25, 2022

Culture

Gen Z Has Found Its Guitar Hero

Spencer Kornhaber

August 17, 2022

Culture

An Ode to Being in a Band

James Parker

September 2022 Issue

illustration of cloud with lightning with 3 arms holding mic, bass, drumsticks, and 3 feet keeping time appearing from behind it on purple background

Culture

George Clooney’s Tequila Is Taking Over Rap

Hannah Giorgis

August 5, 2022

Color-blocked collage of images of rappers and of bottles of Casamigos

Culture

Beyoncé’s Renaissance Is a Big, Gay Mess

Spencer Kornhaber

July 29, 2022

Beyoncé sings into a microphone as she lays atop a metallic horse in the cover art for "Renaissance"

Culture

The Problem With Saying Oontz Oontz

Spencer Kornhaber

July 28, 2022

Newsletters

How ‘Glee’ and ‘Pitch Perfect’ Paved the Way for a Jewish Music Tradition

Yair Rosenberg

July 27, 2022

Brigham Young University’s Vocal Point performs on NBC’s a cappella competition The Sing-Off. (Lewis Jacobs / NBC)

The Atlantic Daily

The Pop Star We Need Right Now

Spencer Kornhaber

July 26, 2022

Beyoncé performs at the Oscars in March.

Culture

Lizzo’s Music Really Is Special

Spencer Kornhaber

July 19, 2022

Black-and-white portrait of Lizzo in a sequined cap

The Atlantic Daily

Rock Never Dies—But It Does Get Older and Wiser

Tom Nichols

July 1, 2022

Nick Lowe performs at the Poplar Creek Music Theater in 1984.

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We Need a Little Christmas (Music)

What Makes Neil Young’s Voice Irresistible

Breakups Always Hurt, but You Can Shorten the Suffering

Decoding the Most Important Songwriter of Our Time

RM of BTS Is Embracing the Silence

Christine McVie’s Most Miraculous Song

Bruce Springsteen’s Misguided Homage

Brian Eno Has Some Actual Good News

Taylor Swift’s Best New Songs Aren’t Technically on Midnights

A Rapper Who Spoke Quietly and Had a Big Impact

What Moneyball-for-Everything Has Done to American Culture

Rihanna Is Back in the Pop Game—On Her Own Terms

Bob Dylan Reveals Himself Through 66 Songs

Don’t Blame a Man for Midnights

Black Country Is Not a Fad. It’s a Legacy.

The Beautiful Banality of Taylor Swift’s Midnights

The Dark Feminism of ‘Tár’

The Trap

Go Ahead, Buy a Piano

The Band That Invented Millennials

How to Listen to Björk, According to Björk

Trombone Champ Is a Perfect Game

Six Books That Music Lovers Should Read

A New Generation of Pop Stars Are Dancing With the Devil

What Babies Hear When You Sing to Them

Why Is NASA’s Hold Music So Catchy?

The Jewish Songs That Fight Despair

Gen Z Has Found Its Guitar Hero

An Ode to Being in a Band

George Clooney’s Tequila Is Taking Over Rap

Beyoncé’s Renaissance Is a Big, Gay Mess

The Problem With Saying Oontz Oontz

How ‘Glee’ and ‘Pitch Perfect’ Paved the Way for a Jewish Music Tradition

The Pop Star We Need Right Now

Lizzo’s Music Really Is Special

Rock Never Dies—But It Does Get Older and Wiser