Reviews, interviews, releases and the business behind the sound.
Music · Charts
The Beatles' expanded reissue went back into the U.S. Top 10 for the first time since 1966. In Britain it came close to No. 1.
Music · Italian American Heritage
Her grandparents left a mountain village in Abruzzo for a Pennsylvania steel town. Their granddaughter turned Catholic imagery and Italian swagger into the biggest career in pop, and picked a fight with the pope along the way.
Music · Italian American Heritage
The barber’s son from an Ohio steel town boxed as “Kid Crochet,” dealt cards in a back-room casino and sang as “Dino Martini” before becoming the coolest man in America. Unlike Sinatra, he never stopped singing in Italian.
Music · Italian American Heritage
Born in a Hoboken tenement to a Sicilian boxer and a Ligurian political boss, Sinatra turned down the chance to become “Frankie Satin” and became the most famous Italian American of the century, with all the pride and baggage that came with it.
Music · Italian American Heritage
Raised in New Orleans’ “Little Palermo,” Louis Prima wrote “Sing, Sing, Sing,” sang in Italian when it wasn’t safe to, and invented the Las Vegas lounge act. Then he became a Disney orangutan.
Music · Music
After more than six decades of raspy vocals, stadium performances and songs that became fixtures of popular music, Sir Rod Stewart is preparing to say goodbye to life on the road. But the legendary British singer insists he is not finished with music.
Music · New Music
For Toni Todaro, “Libertad” is more than the title of a new single pack. It is a declaration of arrival.
Music · Release
Canadian superstar Drake is gearing up for one of his most anticipated releases in years. His ninth studio album, Iceman, is scheduled to arrive on May 15, 2026, via OVO Sound and Republic Records.
Music · American Classics
In the pantheon of American rock music, few acts loom as large as the Eagles. Formed in Los Angeles in 1971, the band—originally consisting of Glenn Frey, Don Henley, Bernie Leadon, and Randy Meisner—did more than just sell records.
Music · The Business
The numbers look good on paper. Global recorded music revenues climbed again in 2025, hitting around $31-39 billion depending on the source, with streaming still driving the bulk and paid subscriptions adding tens of millions of users.
