Sixteen albums — from artists like Queens of the Stone Age, Black Sabbath, Kanye West, and Justin Timberlake — that might be the soundtrack to your vacation
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Queens of the Stone Age’s …Like Clockwork is Dark, Personal, and Heroic
A deeply satisfying album, inspired by a near-death experience
Carrie Underwood Takes Video of Year at CMT Awards
Carrie Underwood’s awesome week got off to a roaring start at the CMT Music Awards.
Live at TIME: Exclusive Acoustic Performance from Eleanor Friedberger
The singer-songwriter known from The Fiery Furnaces plays a new song at the TIME offices
Genres Collide on Mount Kimbie’s Cold Spring Fault Less Youth
The sophomore album from the English electronic music duo is a transitional effort that mostly succeeds
Eurovision Is the World’s Greatest Music Contest
Every year, the Eurovision Song Contest brings together an international audience of millions with strange music
The National Breathes Confidence on Trouble Will Find Me
The band’s latest is approachable but does not compromise
Summer Music Festival Preview 2013
From Sydney to Seattle, here are 11 music festivals worth traveling to this summer
From Chinese Dissident Artist Ai Weiwei: A Profanity-Laced Heavy-Metal Music Video
The artist says the video was inspired by his 81-day detention in a Chinese jail
Daft Punk’s Random Access Memories is Sleek, Bold
On the band’s latest album, the robots have found their souls
Robocall: A Conversation with Daft Punk
Speaking from their secret LA lair, the electronic-music duo talk about their new album, the artists that influenced them, and their relationship with technology
Band to Watch: Alpine
Their music — sugary, dreamy and effervescent — belongs on any summer playlist
The Man Who Turned Blues Into Rock & Roll
Celebrating the birthday of blues shouter–turned–rock hero Big Joe Turner
