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In the Name of Hip-Hop: Celebrating 25 Years of Public Enemy
Twenty-five years after their debut album dropped, the hip-hop collective is back with two new albums, a chart-topping single, and an impending induction into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. To mark the occasion, TIME takes a …
Neil Young and Crazy Horse Take a Psychedelic Pill Ride to Another Universe
Young and his band rediscover their musical selves on their latest album, even when it tests a listener’s patience
“Swift”-Selling Red Posts Biggest Billboard Week Since Eminem
Taylor Swift and Eminem in the same sentence? Only when it comes to album sales — in this week’s Billboard recap
Dirty Projectors Summon Pure Emotion on About To Die EP
The follow-up EP to the band’s ‘Swing Lo Magellan’ offers a bite-size take on that album’s sound
Musician Health Care Crisis: Rapper P.O.S. Crowdfunds New Kidney
The under-insured Minneapolis artist is reinventing the benefit-concert model with online fundraising efforts
Beyond ‘Monster Mash’: TIME Picks the Best Halloween Songs
Don’t be scared—it’s just our playlist of perfect music for the spooky holiday
That Settles It: Yoko Ono Did Not Break Up the Beatles
Paul McCartney says don’t blame John Lennon’s widow for the end of the legendary band
Listen to TIME’s Hurricane Sandy Playlist on Spotify
We have the perfect playlist for the “Perfect Storm”
Hurricane Sandy Shutters Broadway, Movies, Concerts
The show will not, in fact, go on—at least not today
What Are the Best Songs for Seduction? The Results Will Surprise You
The Dirty Dancing soundtrack is just one of the unexpected choices on the bedroom playlist
Jason Aldean Rides Night Train to Glory As He Tops Country-Heavy Billboard Chart
Why country music had a big week, and Journey scores with a years-old greatest-hits compilation
Swedish House Mafia Pushes Electronic Dance Music to the Max on Until Now
The genre pioneers bring unbounded energy to their latest album