Daily Newsletter, January 13, 2025

Jan. 12 has not been especially kind to musicians. Lisa Marie Presley and Robbie Bachman both died on this date in 2023 — exactly one year after Ronnie Spector, six years after Richard Carpenter, and 20 years after Maurice Gibb. On the plus side: There are more than 225 new albums, EPs, singles, box sets, compilations, […]

Billboard released a list of the best-selling albums of the 21st century (so far) in January 2025.

Some of these gems from the 1970s undeservedly remain obscure to this day.

Iconic music magazine Rolling Stone released their list of best albums of the 21st century, but here is what they got wrong.

Ghosts, ghouls, and apparitions can appear out of David Bowie's songs years after their time has been and gone. The 'Station to Station' epic is full of them.

Here is a look into the shady dealings as a backdrop to the huge success of boy bands in the 1990s.

Here are the 20 best music documentaries of 2024 that you won't want to miss, from films about all-time greats to tragic examinations.

Dion, Paul McCartney, Kate Bush, Bob Marley and Willie Nelson are the biggest names in today’s lineup — but I’d be lying if I said that Robert Dayton’s book on the history of Canadian glam was anything less than the most intriguing and inspired tome of the week. See for yourself:   Dion: The Rock […]

From the most anticipated literary debuts to the return of heavyweights like Stephen King and Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie, there's plenty to add to your TBR pile this year.