Jon Caramanica
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‘Midnights’ Finds Taylor Swift Between Yesterday and Tomorrow
The singer-songwriter’s 10th studio album returns to the pop sound she left in 2019, and explores a familiar subject: how she is perceived, and how...
Kanye West Is Running Out of Platforms
The act of grabbing public attention has been a centerpiece of Kanye West’s art for two decades. Will audiences still tune in if his only...
Blackpink and the Limits of K-Pop Maximalism
The genre’s more-is-more moment might be coming to an end, and younger acts like Aespa and NewJeans point a way forward.
Zach Bryan Is Music’s Most Reluctant New Star
The Navy veteran — who blends folk, rock and country — has had a breakthrough year with his major-label debut, “American Heartbreak.” But fame isn’t...
My Chemical Romance, Reunited and It Feels So Bruised
Back on the road after more than a decade, emo’s most theatrical outfit let its songs and fans provide the drama as it revisited its...
A Trip Home With Moneybagg Yo, Trap’s New Ambassador
The 30-year-old artist, whose last album topped the Billboard album chart, has grown into the biggest rap star to emerge from Memphis in a generation....
Zach Sang, the Ryan Seacrest of the Youth, Wants to Save Radio
The former syndication star and top-flight interviewer is rebuilding his daily show on Amazon’s new app, Amp.
Katie Gregson-MacLeod Sang About a ‘Complex’ Love. TikTok Responded.
The 21-year-old Scottish folk singer-songwriter found a sudden hit by tapping into the platform’s appetite for melancholy with a striking, sorrowful chorus.
Pop’s Material Girls, Rich With Influence
Questions about borrowing, authorship and inspiration — from the underground to the mainstream and vice versa — connect new releases from Beyoncé, Madonna and Saucy...
Prentiss, 15 and Feeling Deeply
The dream-pop singer and songwriter from Jackson, Miss., tries out a range of sounds and speaks from the heart on his upcoming debut album, “Crescent.”