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Why Randy Newman Is Least Loved for His Best Work

October 23, 2024

three drawings of Randy Newman

The Worst Insult I Ever Heard as an Opera Singer

October 22, 2024

An illustration of a woman singing opera while a tomato gets thrown at her

Trump Breaks Down Onstage

David A. Graham

October 15, 2024

Donald Trump swaying onstage at a campaign event

The Transparent Cruelties of Diddy’s Entertainment Machine

October 15, 2024

A collage of images from “Making the Band 3” including Diddy and Dawn Richard

How Ariana Grande Brought Bad Singing to SNL

Esther Zuckerman

October 13, 2024

Bowen Yang, Ariana Grande, and Stevie Nicks on "SNL"

The Atlantic Daily

Two of the Weirdest Albums of the 1970s

October 11, 2024

A vinyl cover of Jeff Wayne's Musical Version of The War of the Worlds

Alan Hollinghurst’s Lost England

Charles McGrath

November 2024 Issue

Enhance Your Mood With Schopenhauer’s Playlist

Arthur C. Brooks

October 3, 2024

An illustration of a smiley-faced person enveloped by musical notes

What’s the Appeal of Indie Rock’s New Golden Boy?

Spencer Kornhaber

October 2, 2024

The guitarist MJ Lenderman, sitting on a bench

Country Music’s Philosopher King

Spencer Kornhaber

September 30, 2024

A portrait of Kris Kristofferson

The Atlantic Daily

Six Songs That Sound Like Middle School

September 29, 2024

A group of people wearing dresses and slacks dance

Why Katy Perry Can’t Get Her Groove Back

Spencer Kornhaber

September 25, 2024

An illustration of Katy Perry rendered in three different charcoal-like sketches, surrounded by butterfly sketches and bright paint splotches on a light-purple background

The Anti–Rock Star

Stephen Metcalf

October 2024 Issue

How Paul McCartney Ran to the Top

Joe Scarborough

September 10, 2024

A collage of Paul McCartney and the "Band on the Run" album

The Brash New Sound of Hedonism

Spencer Kornhaber

September 5, 2024

The Growing Gender Divide, Three Minutes at a Time

Spencer Kornhaber

August 28, 2024

The singer Sabrina Carpenter

Who Wants a ‘Man in Finance’?

August 12, 2024

a small woman looks at a tall man working in finance through binoculars

What Happens When a Beloved Rock Star Gets Fed Up?

Elizabeth Nelson

July 31, 2024

vintage-looking poster of Neil Young performing in the 1970s

AI Can’t Make Music

July 22, 2024

Illustration of a man smashing a laptop, styled like a classic iPod advertisement

How I Faked My Way to Rock Stardom

J. R. Patterson

July 19, 2024

A collage of photos of John Fogerty, and the author of this piece performing as John Fogerty

The Atlantic Daily

A Deeply Weird, Immersive TV Show

July 14, 2024

Justin Theroux wears sunglasses and a police uniform and peeks into a curtained window

The Atlantic Daily

The “Song of the Summer” Is a Myth

July 12, 2024

Sabrina Carpenter performs at Coachella and the crowd is reflected in her glasses

Zach Bryan’s Message to Men

Spencer Kornhaber

July 10, 2024

A graphic illustration of a black-and-white photo of Zach Bryan playing a guitar, overlaying a yellow and red background

The Atlantic Daily

A Self-Aware Teen Soap

June 30, 2024

Seth Cohen sits alone on a beach chair while couples canoodle in the background

Doug Emhoff, First Jazz Fan

David A. Graham

June 29, 2024

It’s Easy to Get Lost in The Bear

June 27, 2024

Ayo Edebiri and Jeremy Allen White next to each other holding coffee cups

The Atlantic Daily

A Beloved Show That Needs to Finally End

June 23, 2024

Meredith Grey and Cristina Yang look through a hospital window

The Improbable, Unstoppable Rise of Goose

June 22, 2024

The five members of the band Goose pose for a portrait in their studio.

The ‘Espresso’ Theory of Gender Relations

Spencer Kornhaber

June 21, 2024

A collage of Charli XCX, Chappell Roan, and Sabrina Carpenter

How a Band Falls Apart, According to Stereophonic

June 20, 2024

A photo collage of '70s bands and the cast of the Stereophonic play, all in burnt-orange and mustard tones

The Atlantic Daily

What to Watch, Read, and Listen To Today

Malcolm Ferguson, Hannah Giorgis, and Vann R. Newkirk II

June 19, 2024

A black and white photo of Aretha Franklin singing

The Atlantic Daily

The Perfect-Length Movie

June 16, 2024

Keira Knightley looks up at Michael Fassbender in A Dangerous Method

The Next Great American Mega-Genre

Spencer Kornhaber

June 11, 2024

A orange, red, and yellow photo collage of various new country musical performers

The Atlantic Daily

A Rare Take on Young Love

June 9, 2024

John Cusack and Ione Skye laugh together in a car.

The New Sound of Sexual Frustration

Spencer Kornhaber

May 21, 2024

Billie Eilish crouching in plaid shorts and a red Jordan Jumpman cap

The Algorithmic Radicalization of Taylor Swift

Caroline Mimbs Nyce

May 18, 2024

A black and white photograph of Taylor Swift