The most striking update comes to track three, the explosive “I Did Something Bad.” Rather than the original lyric — “If he spends my change, then he had it coming” — Swift now sings, “If he calls me ...

Once in a while, an album comes along that completely changes the game. Some of them come along just at the right time, finding that sweet spot between familiarity and uncertainty. Others, however, ...

In 1986, the appeal of “(You Gotta) Fight for Your Right (To Party!)” was delightfully uncomplicated. The Beastie Boys had turned the simple art of rebelling against authority figures—teachers, ...

The post Billie Eilish Says Lana Del Rey’s Album Born to Die “Changed Music” appeared first on Consequence. Earlier this year, Eilish directly expressed her admiration for Del Rey and the impact of ...

In more ways than one, The Beatles changed the definition of what an album is. Before The Beatles (or, rather, in their early years), the process of recording sessions was meticulously scheduled, and ...

The global coronavirus pandemic, when it arrived in our lives five years ago this week, affected the world of music in basically the same way it did everything else. Musicians froze their lives and ...

The smallest decisions can alter music history forever. Cher’s hit “Believe” includes a vocal effect that revolutionized the industry. Cher discussed the sound of the song and what she was thinking ...

When musicians fight to break into the music scene, one of the first things they can do is establish their music genres. Over time, there are some musicians who want to switch things up or find that ...

On Dec. 3, 2018, 19-year-old Atlanta pop artist Lil Nas X opened up TikTok and uploaded his new song, "Old Town Road." The artist was used to making viral content on the internet, and that savvy was ...

I was there. In the basement party on the Lower East Side the night James Murphy first took ecstasy. Murphy was handing round Juicy Fruit gum to the ravers and David Holmes dropped “Tomorrow Never ...