Hear Me Out: Lana Del Rey, Sam Smith
Lana Del Rey, 'Ultraviolence' The feigned public image adapted by Lizzy Grant (better known as Lana Del Rey) extends to the singer's latest album, [...]
Hear Me Out: Miranda Lambert, Coldplay
Miranda Lambert, 'Platinum' While Miranda Lambert's restless peers stray from the purity of the country genre to achieve mainstream acclaim, the "Nashville [...]
Me. I Am Mariah...': Carey's Best Album Since 1997
With the glorious powerhouse "Vanishing," off her star-making 1990 debut, Mariah Carey couldn't have known she'd be foreshadowing another release some 25 [...]
Hear Me Out: Lykke Li, Lily Allen
Lykke Li, 'I Never Learn' Because it's Lykke Li, heartache is the obvious impetus for "I Never Learn," a ceaseless outpouring of dire, pillow-soaked woe [...]
Hear Me Out: Tori Amos, Neon Trees
Tori Amos, 'Unrepentant Geraldines' It took Christmas carols, 400-year-old classical music themes and a lovestruck "light princess" for Tori Amos to [...]
Cher Is God On 'Dressed To Kill Tour'
Photo: Andrew Potter It wasn't even Easter, but on April 12 at the Joe Louis Arena in Detroit, a deity was resurrected. Towering above her disciples on a [...]
Hear Me Out: Cyndi Lauper, Elton John
Cyndi Lauper, 'She's So Unusual' Essayist Jancee Dunn (co-author of "Cyndi Lauper: A Memoir") sums up the influence, reach and enduring relevance of Cyndi [...]
Hear Me Out: George Michael, Nickel Creek
George Michael, 'Symphonica' Those personal woes, the drugs, the health problems – the toll all that's taken on George Michael's voice must be immense, [...]
Hear Me Out: Kylie Minogue, Kid Cudi
Kylie Minogue, 'Kiss Me Once' You gotta feel bad for every non-gay American not currently enraptured by Kylie Minogue. Sure, they know the Aussie diva for [...]
Hear Me Out: Lea Michele, Amy Ray
Lea Michele, 'Louder' The business of turning a theater-born star into a bona fide pop act isn't as easy as it looks, and Lea Michele knows this from seeing [...]
Hear Me Out: Against Me!, Toni Braxton and Babyface
Against Me!, 'Transgender Dysphoria Blues' The remarkable thing about "Transgender Dysphoria Blues" – besides, of course, it being an emancipating [...]
Hear Me Out: Jennifer Holliday, A Great Big World
Jennifer Holliday, 'The Song Is You' Jennifer Holliday is not going. And even though it's been 23 years since the Grammy winner - the original Effie in [...]