Dave Stewart is an artist whose livelihood thrives off of collaboration. The former Eurythmics founder these days splits his time between his guest-heavy rock albums, producing other artists’ work – f...
Diane Birch, whose 2009 debut, “Bible Belt, was criminally overlooked, returns with a 7-song EP of cover tunes, Dec. 7. Tagged “The Velveteen Age,†the collection pairs her with fellow Brooklynites, the Phenomen...
There may be plenty of releases coming out Feb. 9, but there’s only one that people are talking about: British-Nigerian singer Sade, who releases her first album of new material in roughly 10 years with “S...
No word yet on when we’ll get a follow-up to Taylor Swift’s “Fearless,” the top-selling album of 2009, but we will get new song from Swift on the soundtrack to “Valentine’s Da...
Pearl Jam's "Backspacer" and Grizzly Bear's "Veckatimest" came out on top of HitFix critics Melinda Newman's and Katie Hasty's top 10 albums of 2009 lists, respectively. Between the two, on...
One of the most highly coveted Grammy Awards is for best new artist, but the award has a spotty history. For every year the voters got it right, such as when the Beatles won in 1965, there has been a year when a dubio...
As the summer slowly rolls to an end, it seems as good a time as any to take stock in a year, so far, that bustles with spectacular new music.
With dozens of albums being released every week, it's often hard to filte...
Diane Birch has big shoes to fill. Early reviews compare her to Carole King, Laura Nyro and Aretha Franklin. The Franklin nod is a bit of a stretch, but there's no denying that the 20-something singer/songwrit...
