Music

'Buckingham Nicks,' a commercial flop-turned-collector's dream, will be reissued

Rachel Treisman

Lindsey Buckingham and Stevie Nicks recorded an album as a duo before joining Fleetwood Mac. It wasn't a hit in 1973. But after much anticipation, it's due to get its first reissue in September.
British hip-hop eyes a global tipping point

Sheldon Pearce

black british music (2025), the new project from multi-hyphenate Jim Legxacy, tells the story of a U.K. rap scene overspilling its borders as it rarely has before.
National

Tom Lehrer, influential musical satirist, dies at 97

Art Silverman

Neda Ulaby

The songwriter and math professor found a following with his satirical political songs.
Has the Billboard Hot 100 caught the Holy Ghost?

Corey Antonio Rose

Brittany dives into the economy behind Christian contemporary music
National

Singer Cleo Laine, who boasted a four-octave range, has died at 97

Bob Mondello

London's Sunday Times once called Laine "quite simply the best singer in the world."
Why the world needs a pop-punk Superman

Ann Powers

In the latest Superman film, Lois Lane and Clark Kent have a fight about what's more punk: edginess or kindness. The fate of something more than the mosh pit hangs in the balance.
Ozzy Osbourne influenced many aspects of pop culture — especially fashion

Ayana Archie

Osbourne has come to be known for his "uniform" of about three decades — a long black coat, round sunglasses, a crucifix around his neck. But his style had many iterations before then.
The best new albums out July 25

Stephen Thompson

Joe Kendrick

Tyler Childers bares his fangs. Patty Griffin honors her mother. Indigo De Souza approaches the precipice. Read our list of the best records out July 25.
Arts & Culture

Your Comic-Con 2025 Sunday panel guide: Plan out your last day

Beth Accomando

From George Lucas in Hall H to voice acting favorites, comics legends and award-worthy film, here's how to navigate a Sunday full of meaning.
National

Chuck Mangione, whose jazz horn warmed up the pop charts, has died

Jeff Lunden

With his beard, long hair and brown felt fedora, the jazz flugelhorn player and composer cut an unforgettable figure in American culture.