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In The Number Ones, I’m reviewing every single #1 single in the history of the Billboard Hot 100, starting with the chart’s beginning, in 1958, and working my way up into the present. Book Bonus Beat: The Number Ones: Twenty Chart-Topping Hits That Reveal the History of Pop Music.  » Read More

Stereolab vocalist Laetitia Sadier is releasing a new solo album, Rooting For Love, on February 23 via Drag City. Now she has shared another new song from it, album opener “Who + What.”  » Read More

Last night at the Grammys, Taylor Swift won Album of the Year, making it her fourth win in the category, which is a record. She also announced a new album from the stage, The Tortured Poets Department, and shared its cover artwork online soon after.  » Read More

C3Zr is the moniker of Chicago-based producer, pianist, and songwriter Cesar Pino. As C3Zr, Pino crafts a heady blend of electro soul, jazz, funk, R&B, and hip hop, bringing on a range of collaborators including rappers, soul singers, and horn players. Next month, he’s set to share his debut album, Round Voyage, which he teased last year with a series of new singles.  » Read More

Nisa has announced her debut album Shapeshifting due out April 26 via Tender Loving Empire Records.  » Read More

Thursday rolled back the years with a flawless run through 2003’s pivotal third album “War All The Time” alongside stellar support from Rival Schools and Many Eyes.  » Read More

Eliza McLamb’s debut is a tour de force of young adult poetry, soul-baring introspection, eye opening insight, and melody-filled pop.  » Read More

In this beautifully written novel, filled with wondrous image-filled prose, Muriel Barbery explores themes of love, of longing, of life, death, and what it means to continue on.  » Read More

Joel played his comeback song, “Turn the Lights Back On,” with a string section prior to the final award of the evening  » Read More