For the fifth week in a row, Swift's The Tortured Poets Department was the best-selling album in the country. Post Malone and Wallen's "I Had Some Help" repeated as the top song.
From Billie Eilish to Bad Bunny, JT to J.Lo, boygenius to Ice Spice, here they are: the home-run performances, the solid base hits and the outright whiffs.
NPR Music's Stephen Thompson and Hazel Cills discuss new releases by Billie Eilish, Portishead's Beth Gibbons and Rapsody.
Featured albums: - Billie Eilish, 'Hit Me Hard and Soft' - Rapsody, 'Please Don't Cry' - Beth Gibbons, 'Lives Outgrown'
Other notable albums out May 17: - Shellac, 'To All Trains' - The Avett Brothers, 'The Avett Brothers' - V/A, 'Everyone's Getting Involved: A Tribute to Talking Heads' Stop Making Sense' - Mach-Hommy, '#RICHAXXHAITIAN' - Cage the Elephant, 'Neon Pill' - of Montreal, 'Lady on the Cusp' - Wu-Lu, 'Learning To Swim On Empty' - Michael Head & The Red Elastic Band, 'Loophole' - The Lovely Eggs, 'Eggistentialism' - Kaia Kater, 'Strange Medicine' - Álvaro Díaz, 'SAYONARA' - ZAYN, 'Room Under the Stairs' - One Step Closer, 'All You Embrace' - A Boogie Wit da Hoodie, 'Better Off Alone' - Crumb, 'AMAMA' - Lightheaded, 'Combustible Gems' - Pallbearer, 'Mind Burns Alive' - Joywave, 'Permanent Pleasure' - Blitzen Trapper, '100's of 1000's, Millions of Billions' - Payroll Giovanni, 'Have Money, Have Heart' EP - UFOmammut, 'Hidden' - SQÜRL, 'Music for Man Ray' - pub, 'process the wise'
Speaking alongside brother/collaborator Finneas, Eilish says she discovered a new self-awareness on Hit Me Hard and Soft, after years of seeing herself through others' eyes.
Women dominated the prizes and performances at the 66th Grammy Awards. Taylor Swift, Miley Cyrus and Billie Eilish won major awards; Joni Mitchell and Tracy Chapman gave captivating performances.
A cold and methodical ranking of Saturday Night Live performances by Katy Perry, Taylor Swift, Lizzo, Billie Eilish, Young Thug, Arcade Fire, Saweetie, LCD Soundsystem, Camila Cabello and more.
A cold and methodical ranking of Saturday Night Live performances by Katy Perry, Taylor Swift, Lizzo, Billie Eilish, Young Thug, Arcade Fire, Saweetie, LCD Soundsystem, Camila Cabello and more.
