Kanye West re-ignited his feud with Drake on Thursday night, accusing the rapper of \u201cthreatening\u201d his family in a dozens-long Twitter binge on Thursday night.<\/b>
\nKanye West re-ignited his feud with Drake on Thursday night, accusing the rapper of \u201cthreatening\u201d his family in a dozens-long Twitter binge on Thursday night. The latest installment of the saga between the former friends \u2014 which flared up most dramatically back in May when Pusha T revealed that Drake has a son with model […]
Even by recent standards, these are times that try human souls. And not surprisingly, that was reflected in the music of 2018: Whether metaphorically responding to the political realities of America (\u201cBlack Panther), mimicking the ADD nature of modern culture (Terra Whack) or simply providing a distraction, however brief, from too much reality (take your […]
Kamasi Washington, \u201cHeaven and Earth\u201d Washington has proven to be an unclassifiable asset, both in his own name and as a contributor to Kendrick Lamar\u2019s albums, including the Pulitzer-winning \u201cDAMN.\u201d This second three-CD set in three years (which encompasses the \u201chidden\u201d EP \u201cThe Choice\u201d) demonstrates the tenor saxophonist\u2019s towering ambition and further breaks down the […]
Elvis Costello & the Imposters, \u201cLook Now\u201d (Concord) There are other Rock & Roll Hall of Famers who are Costello\u2019s songwriting equal \u2014 blokes named Bob and Bruce come to mind \u2014 but none who\u2019ve maintained such a consistently high level of lyrical and melodic invention over four decades or more. As a record-maker, Costello had pretty […]
1. Kacey Musgraves, \u201cGolden Hour\u201d \u201cGolden Hour\u201d is, hands-down, the greatest stoner-pop-country-folk-disco album ever recorded. And the fact that it\u2019s the only album that matches that description shouldn\u2019t diminish the accomplishment \u2013 it simply shows how, three albums into her career, Musgraves is following her arrow further away from Nashville\u2019s comfort zone than anyone would have reasonably […]
For music critics, your year-end list is like a combination of a masters\u2019 thesis and an I. D. \u2014 something labored over that defines you, if only in one moment, because all of us would redo the list within the next hour, year or decade. I always try to make these lists an honest representation of […]
Ariana Grande continued the march to her next album, \u201cThank U, Next,\u201d by dropping a new single called \u201cImagine\u201d late Thursday. The song is the second she\u2019s released since she dropped her \u201cSweetener\u201d album in August, following the chart-topping title track to her next album. Unlike \u201cThank U, Next,\u201d \u201cImagine\u201d is a ballad, a soulful […]<\/p>\n