From sweeping orchestral scores to retro mash-ups that trigger memories of fusty arcades, music can make the difference between a great game and an amazing one. It helps set the tone and carry the ...

As a '90s kid who spent hours with a Walkman in the backseat of a car, an appreciation for the sonic narrative has stuck — that same patience, nuance and attention to detail can be found in my ...

After two years of pandemic-induced uncertainty, the world of classical music sprang back to bustling life in 2022. Opera companies returned with packed seasons, orchestras reemerged at full force, ...

As 2022 comes to a close, music streaming giants TikTok, Billboard, Spotify, and Apple Music have released their lists of the top music of the year, with Latin artist Bad Bunny dominating all charts, ...

A year like this one makes hand-wringing about the death of the album seem silly (if anything we should be concerned about the single). Musicians gave us experiences in 2022. Immersive, ambitious, ...

Whatever evolutionary gains have been made in the jukebox musical since “Mamma Mia!” arrived at the turn of the millennium without a thought in its moneymaking head have been erased by “Invincible,” ...

What made a great song in 2022? Was it an irresistible beat and a sense of humor? An introspective, bittersweet dream? An absolute dance floor banger? Was it lo-fi, high-res, loud, soft, twangy, poppy ...