It’s 2026, and that means we are squarely in the second half of the 2020s. With the COVID-19 pandemic, the rise of music discovery through short-form platforms like TikTok, accelerated streaming ...

Let’s be real, arguments about the greatest albums of this century are basically never-ending. Music fans can get pretty ...

There are many reasons for Taylor Swift’s extraordinary success: talent, resilience, courage and, not least, a work ethic that is second to none. The country-turned-pop superstar is tireless and ...

This week's Trending Up looks at the Rock and Roll Hall of Famers' early gem growing into a streaming monster, along with ...

Sometimes ends and beginnings entwine. Back in December, we initiated a series of articles on essential Missouri albums by decade, starting with the 1970s. This month, we reach the end of our current ...

One of the biggest artists of the 2020s returned with another dominant year in 2025 - one that brought also him closer to the pop world than perhaps ever before.