Amid her astronomical rise, the singer-songwriter is trying to stay true to what has gotten her this far: her honest way with ...

Taylor Swift appears to be cooking up her next musical masterpiece while fans eagerly await her remaining re-recordings. Here ...

When Taylor Swift lays a finger on something, it does not just shimmer; it glows. With a track record paved in platinum, it ...

There’s no 5,000% tariff on vinyl — yet — so it may be a good time to score some only moderately high-priced LPs this weekend ...

As Justin Vernon releases an unexpectedly buoyant fifth album, we chart his path from backwoods crooner to indie-pop icon ...

Sounds Good is a monthly roundtable where we ask Straight staff what their ears are plugged into. We’ve got a pretty diverse set of tastes, so there’s absolutely no cohesion here: just good vibes. And ...

Sales this year actually hit their highest levels since the mid 80s and Saturday, April 12 is National Record Store Day. The ...

Record Store Day brings vinyl enthusiasts to Evanston shops to celebrate independent record stores and discover exclusive releases.

One of the world’s most confusing and bizarre relationships since independent, vivacious Miss Piggy settled for the milquetoast Kermit appears to have bitten the dust. Only two and a bit years after ...

What an incredibly dumb woman,” someone wrote on X. “As a woman I’m annoyed. As an engineer I’m disgusted.” The fast-food ...

Al Barile, guitarist and co-founder of Boston hardcore band SSD (Society System Decontrol), passed away on April 7, 2025, at ...

For 40 years, the Library of Congress has named a poet laureate of the United States, many of whom take on large-scale projects to engage poetry lovers. Ada Limón, the current poet laureate, sees a ...