Articles

LISTEN: Occupy Wall Street Gets an Album and Everyone Is On It
Music has played an important role in the Occupy movement since the first few tents were set up in Zuccotti Park.There were the camp’s endless drum circles;...
Music Video Exclusive: Sydney Wayser’s ‘Potions’ — and the Songs of Summer Are Here
There’s really no way to quietly listen to Sydney Wayser’s “Potions.” Your first instinct is to crank it up — followed quickly by the desire for a beer, rooftop...
Garland Music Director Mort Lindsey Dies
(LOS ANGELES) — Mort Lindsey, a composer and jazz pianist who was a music director for Barbra Streisand and Judy Garland, has died. He was 89. His son, Trevor,...

Turntable.fm Now Dropping Beats on Android
Just in time for the weekend, Turntable.fm's Android app is now available in the Google Play store.

Me Against the Music: Britney Spears to Judge X Factor
And the wheels of Simon Cowell’s X-Factor machine grind ever onward. In the latest — and by our lights, biggest — hiring news from the mogul’s turbulent...
Photo Essays

Dick Clark: An American Life
In memory of a steady fixture on the American music scene across six tumultuous decades, LIFE.com offers a selection of photographs from a new book that...

The Pitchfork Music Festival
Mainstream pop may be struggling, but indie rock marches on, and Pitchfork Media is leading the way. Photographs by Lauren Fleishman for TIME
Time.com Specials

What You Missed at the VMAs: Rating the MTV Performances
From the unpredictable Lady Gaga to the unprintable Lil Wayne, TIME's Claire Suddath takes stock of the 2011 MTV Video Music Awards

Top 10 Musical Collaborations
Kanye West and Jay-Z's Watch the Throne was so big it required three different music labels to handle its release. TIME takes a look at other musical...
