Hear Me Out: 'Trio,' Britney Spears
'The Complete Trio Collection,' Dolly Parton, Emmylou Harris and Linda Ronstadt Nowhere in the backstory notes to the "The Complete Trio Collection" does it [...]
Hear Me Out: Lori McKenna, Tegan and Sara
Lori McKenna, 'The Bird & the Rifle' Music Row's renowned wordsmith Lori McKenna doesn't exactly bury this casual burn, but still, you might miss it. You [...]
The Healing Power of Beyonce's 'Lemonade'
Everyone has their own theory about Beyonce's "Lemonade." Is it about her marriage to Jay Z? Her father's infidelity? America's pervasive racism and its [...]
Hear Me Out: Cyndi Lauper, Rihanna
Cyndi Lauper, 'Detour' Girls just want to have… a country album? If you're Cyndi Lauper and your repertoire is as delightfully ADHD as hers – the American [...]
Hear Me Out: Gwen Stefani, Bonnie Raitt
Gwen Stefani, 'This Is What the Truth Feels Like' Poor Gwen Stefani, all heartbroken on "Used to Love You," the launch single from her long-delayed album [...]
Hear Me Out: Sia, Panic! at the Disco
Sia, 'This Is Acting' Before she rebranded herself as a behind-the-scenes scribe for mainstream pop giants, Sia reveled in authenticity. Every feeling was [...]
Hear Me Out: Best of 2015
10. Madonna, 'Rebel Heart' In 2015, it was strange hearing Madonna sound so… human. A cluster of cuts from the queen's 13th studio album imparted a rare [...]
Hear Me Out: Collector's Editions
David Bowie, 'Five Years 1969-1973' The iconic cover of the U.K. edition of David Bowie's 1971 release "The Man Who Sold the World" features the queer icon [...]
Out Countertenor Terry Barber (Formerly Of Chanticleer!) Releases 'Christmas Presence' - See Video!
Internationally acclaimed countertenor Terry Barber has teamed up with 17-time Grammy-winning "Classical Producer of the Year" Steven Epstein (of yo-yo ma, [...]
Hear Me Out: Janet Jackson, Patty Griffin
Janet Jackson, 'Unbreakable' With her nipple safely tucked away, Janet Jackson resurrects a bygone bondage-less sound that's more "Good Times" than straight [...]
Hear Me Out: Carly Rae Jepsen, Robyn
Carly Rae Jepsen, 'E*MO*TION' Carly Rae Jepsen came out of nowhere, seized radio, dug a hole in your head and planted a little song there named "Call Me [...]
Hear Me Out: Miguel, Kacey Musgraves
Miguel, 'Wildheart' Carnal sex is the gateway to bittersweet romanticism on Miguel's modern-lust-and-love odyssey, "Wildheart." And the pompadoured R&B [...]
