At the end of every year, we are able to look back at some of the larger events and news stories, and see how they paint a picture of what that year was like. Sometimes exact events stand out, and ...

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How will we remember the music of 2014? All Songs Considered starts off NPR Music's year-end coverage by discussing themes that surfaced again and again: new discoveries, best live shows, saddest ...

Mark down 2014 as the year that women tore down the punk-boy clubhouse and erected a big middle finger in its place. Scrutinize year-end lists and you’ll find an unprecedented number of lady-fronted ...

NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Nielsen, the music industry's leading data information provider today released the 2014 U.S. Music year-end report for the 12-month period of December 30, 2013 through ...

Was the music of 2014 heavier than usual, or is it just us? When the staff of NPR Music and our member station partners gather to collect our favorite albums of the year, we don't start out with a ...

If 2014 was indeed pop music’s Year of the Woman, as Billboard magazine and other publications recently proclaimed, there may be as much cause for concern as celebration. Without doubt, it was a ...

This year saw the loss of not just some of the greatest singers in country music, but also some of the most notable songwriters and torchbearers of the genre. The Grand Ole Opry lost a couple of its ...

While many music videos are merely slick, soulless promos for potential hit singles, occasionally a video comes out that transcends crass commercialism and actually stands alone as a work of visual ...

Game On! We did it! The Best of Miami 2014 is complete! Places to eat, places to meet people, places to go pee in public … This annual issue’s got it all. Of course, though, we here at Crossfade are ...