Of course, it didn’t start with Taylor Swift. Superfans, in particular fangirls, are nothing new. Think of the photographs of young women screaming and fainting at the sight of the Beatles or ...

Louie Shelton and the founding members of Toto didn’t think the song had “a chance in hell” of succeeding. A DJ proved them ...

In 1875, Arthur Liberty established a fabric company at the forefront of the aesthetic movement, and within 20 years was a ...

In the age of streaming, reissues are literally a volume business. Of 2025’s 10 best archival collections and anniversary ...

You want to give the gift of joy. And of art. And of dance, compilation, and innovation. Well, that’s a tall order for a ...

Scott Freiman didn’t initially set out to become a renowned lecturer and an acclaimed expert on the Beatles. A classically trained pianist, Freiman initially discovered rock ’n’ roll when his uncle ...

Today, it is difficult to imagine the existence of the music industry without the presence of the all-encompassing internet.

On the Friday, December 19 2025, episode of The Excerpt podcast: In a music year dominated by artists like Bad Bunny and Taylor Swift, perhaps the most talked about “artists” were built by AI. How is ...

Niche impressions, like Stalter’s, are the best. This year, Saturday Night Live provided a smorgasbord, from Sabrina ...

Pink Floyd’s Wish You Were Here takes home this year’s Official Christmas Number 1 album. The group released their Wish You Were Here 50 reissue on digital and physical editions, celebrating the 50th ...

Pink Floyd 's classic LP Wish You Were Here is the U.K.'s Christmas No. 1 album for 2025 on the chart dated Dec. 19, five decades years on from when it first hit the top spot.

The Beatles return in the new short film ‘Free As A Bird: A Song Reborn,’ a heartfelt look at their 1994 reunion magic. This is an early Christmas present that we didn’t know we needed.