She was a music phenom, a performer who added hit after hit to the soundtrack of the ‘80s.

Every Friday, pop critics for The New York Times weigh in on the week’s most notable new tracks. Listen to the Playlist on Spotify here (or find our profile: nytimes) and at Apple Music here, and sign ...

Tributes to Faithfull were lead by Mick Jagger and Keith Richards of the Rolling Stones, who co-wrote her debut single “As Tears Go By”. On Instagram, Jagger posted a series of vintage photographs ...

While much of winter still lies ahead of us, signs of spring are near. Among the earliest harbingers of spring are the show ...

Just because bands and musicians are one-hit wonders, doesn’t mean that can’t leave an important mark on pop music history. These four artists shined bright and fizzled out pretty quickly, but their ...

The Jambar Throughout the history of recorded music, many styles have overtaken the airwaves. Be it one of the ...

Will Mick Jagger, Ringo Starr, Stevie Nicks, Madonna, and Eddie Vedder ever fold and agree to write autobiographies?

A list of “alternate” power pop albums; in other words, albums that don’t show up on the usual rankings lists, but that could ...

If you think Spin Doctors seem frozen in time, well, it’s time to think again. The ‘90s rock band led by Chris Barron has some new music to share, via its first studio album in 12 years. “Face Full of ...

The world of pop was never great outlets for guitar solos, but some songs managed to get some fretboard action in the mix.

Need a few synth-pop records to put you in a delightfully weird headspace? These four classics are some of the very best.

Recorded in 1984 for the late diva’s classic album, this newly unearthed lung-buster could pass for a particularly banal ...