Hear What Music Will Sound Like in 2018
Flamboyant hip-hop, promising punk rock, intricate bluegrass and more: a conversation about the artists we’re looking forward to following this year. Subscribe today at nytimes.com/podcasts or on Appl...
26 Jan 20181h 6min
Remembering the Cranberries’ Dolores O’Riordan
The lead singer of the Irish rock band, who died at 46, wrote songs in the 1990s that deeply touched young women and Irish listeners while appealing to a worldwide audience Subscribe today at nytimes....
19 Jan 201852min
In Streaming, One Goliath Creates Many Davids
Streaming has established itself as the dominant mode of music distribution. What could go wrong? Quite a lot, it turns out. Subscribe today at nytimes.com/podcasts or on Apple Podcasts and Spotify. Y...
12 Jan 20181h 2min
Is Today’s Jazz Finally Outrunning the Past?
Jazz could have spent 2017 looking backward, focusing on the centennials of foundational figures. But instead, several strains of contemporary jazz thrived. Subscribe today at nytimes.com/podcasts or...
5 Jan 20181h 5min
Will Eminem Ever Change?
After a brief break from the spotlight, the rapper returned with “Revival,” an album that revisited familiar tropes and sounds. Where can he go from here? Subscribe today at nytimes.com/podcasts or on...
22 Dec 201754min
The Popcast Answers Your Burning Questions About Pop Music in 2017
Our readers picked the topics of conversation, which included Fergie, the state of streaming and evolutions in Latin pop Subscribe today at nytimes.com/podcasts or on Apple Podcasts and Spotify. You c...
18 Dec 20171h 5min
In 2017, Pop Music Made Triumph Out of Tough Times
From Lorde to Kendrick Lamar, many of the albums and songs on our critics’ best-of lists showcased the work of musicians meeting difficult circumstances with artistic fortitude. Subscribe today at nyt...
8 Dec 20171h 13min
After 40 Years, U2 Is Still Huge. Why?
A conversation about the band’s 14th album, “Songs of Experience,” and its ongoing quest for bigness. Subscribe today at nytimes.com/podcasts or on Apple Podcasts and Spotify. You can also subscribe v...
2 Dec 201733min
