The story of the career-defining song with a lyric scribbled on a takeaway bag while stoned

Two albums into his career, Lenny Kravitz was still taking the train to the studio. Then came the night that changed his life ...
Opinion

The Courts Finally Get It Right in Drake v. Kendrick: Rap Lyrics Aren’t Evidence

The case against UMG over Kendrick Lamar's diss track 'Not Like Us' rested on rap lyrics being seen as facts. Artistic expression won out in the end ...
Stereogum

The Number Ones: Cardi B & Megan Thee Stallion’s “WAP”

In The Number Ones, I’m reviewing every single #1 single in the history of the Billboard Hot 100, starting with the chart’s ...

Nelson(!) and James Gunn Explain That ‘Peacemaker’ Musical Moment

I wanted a band that was popular back in the Eighties or Nineties that would be potentially playing a rock cruise, which they ...