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Rock critic Ken Tucker gives us his top picks in pop for 2004. He runs down his 10 best albums, and then talks about some trends of 2004, such as the return of punk, the year of the hip-hop producer, crunk music, and the potential end of an era as iPods and single song downloads replace album purchases. Ken Tucker is also a film critic for New York magazine.

A pair of country singers made history on the Billboard charts this week. It's also a big week for young pop stars, with an Olympic boost.

As originally conceived in 1966, the Black Panther was an African king who fought crime in a high-tech panther suit. David Edelstein says Marvel's new film about the character was worth the wait.

An appreciation of Dame Cleo Laine, a jazz singer whose evocative phrasing and four-octave range made her among the most celebrated voices in the world.

An oral language rich in history from Peru is having a moment, with artists using it in hip hop, rap, trap, and pop music.

Seth MacFarlane is the creative force behind TV's Family Guy, American Dad!, and The Cleveland Show. He was also the writer-director of the films Ted, its…

NPR Music's Ann Powers breaks down the mixed reaction to Timberlake's big week, in which a new album and a Super Bowl performance both took a beating in popular opinion and the press.

The Hyde Collection in Glens Falls, NY has spent its time closed by COVID-19 curating just the right collection of works to present to the public once it…

The second album by Somalia-born Canadian alt-rapper K'Naan finds the artist embracing a swing-infused bent, complete with Ethiopian samples and strong hooks. Troubadour fits alongside the best pop efforts of Lil Wayne and T.I., with music that stays in your head for days.

The Aces' full-length debut is a pop confectionery, and fit to be blasted from car stereos, but there's substance to its sweetness