Leonard Cohen

The late singer-songwriter’s baleful devotionals offered a spiritual soundtrack to the cynicism and chaos around us.

The records that made the decade, starring Kendrick Lamar, Grimes, Bon Iver, Solange, Lana Del Rey, and many more

From Black Panther to Clueless, Dazed and Confused to Purple Rain, the music that has defined modern filmmaking

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

Bob Dylan, Aretha Franklin, Albert Ayler, the Velvet Underground, Eric Dolphy, Dusty Springfield, and the other artists who changed music forever

Kanye West, A Tribe Called Quest, David Bowie, Beyonce, Leonard Cohen, Radiohead, Bon Iver—who didn't release a record this year? These are the best of a challenging, rewarding, overall epic year.

From David Bowie's swan song to Beyonce's call to arms, Anohni's war lament to Frank Ocean's return, 2016 was a year of big artists making big statements. These are our picks for the best songs of the year.

Radiohead, David Bowie, Savages and the other artists who made waves this year

From 10cc to XTC, from London to Lagos, from 7” singles to side-long epics, and from punk to prog to ambient to disco, our list of the greatest songs from one of music’s greatest decades

From the smacked-out Rolling Stones travelogue Cocksucker Blues, to house music history lesson Pump Up the Volume, to a behind-the-scenes look at Fleetwood Mac, Eric Harvey collects 20 great music docs you can stream online right now.

Author Alan Light talks to Ryan Dombal about his new book The Holy or the Broken, which details the improbable ascent of Leonard Cohen's "Hallelujah"-- from Jeff Buckley, to Shrek, to "American Idol", and everything in between.

Lessons learned and observations made about the state of the rock singer from nearly a year spent listening to the Fleet Foxes.