At the end of every year, we are able to look back at some of the larger events and news stories, and see how they paint a picture of what that year was like. Sometimes exact events stand out, and ...

NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Nielsen, the music industry's leading data information provider today released the 2014 U.S. Music year-end report for the 12-month period of December 30, 2013 through ...

How will we remember the music of 2014? All Songs Considered starts off NPR Music's year-end coverage by discussing themes that surfaced again and again: new discoveries, best live shows, saddest ...

Mark down 2014 as the year that women tore down the punk-boy clubhouse and erected a big middle finger in its place. Scrutinize year-end lists and you’ll find an unprecedented number of lady-fronted ...

Was the music of 2014 heavier than usual, or is it just us? When the staff of NPR Music and our member station partners gather to collect our favorite albums of the year, we don't start out with a ...

While many music videos are merely slick, soulless promos for potential hit singles, occasionally a video comes out that transcends crass commercialism and actually stands alone as a work of visual ...