Janet Jackson

From the throwback thump of Erykah Badu and D’Angelo to the freaky futurism of Aaliyah and Ginuwine to the unbridled horniness of Jodeci and Janet Jackson

From Lauryn Hill to Radiohead, My Bloody Valentine to Janet Jackson, Nirvana to Wu-Tang Clan, and so many more, these are the albums that changed music forever.

The tracks that defined the ’90s, including Björk, Biggie, Mariah, Bikini Kill, Aaliyah, 2Pac, and many, many more.

New releases to look forward to in the coming months

New releases to look forward to

Kate Bush, N.W.A., Brian Eno, Madonna, Prince, and the other icons who defined a decade

World weary rap courtesy of Vince Staples and Future. Vulnerable folk from Joanna Newsom and Sufjan Stevens. Thundercat and Kamasi Washington’s astral musings. The welcomed comebacks of Dr. Dre and Sleater-Kinney. All of that and more makes up our Top 50 albums of the year.

From Drake’s dominance to Adele’s return, Tame Impala’s blissful psych to Kendrick Lamar’s politically charged hip-hop, 2015 marked another diverse and strong year for music. These are our picks for the best songs of the year.

From house to hip-hop, college rock to techno, bubblegum pop to post-punk, heavy metal to hardcore—here are our favorite tracks of the 1980s.

As the second set of the inspired Directors Label Series is unveiled, we take a critical look at all seven volumes and the art of music video itself.