In 11 cities, from Miami to San Francisco, we asked musicians, MCs, DJs, athletes, and, in one case, a Michael Stipe-impersonating electrician to tell us what music they loved most this year. It could ...

Daughtry, Fergie and Akon are among the 2007 chart leaders in the 387 tallies that comprise Billboard's Year in Music & Touring issue, which is on newsstands today (Dec. 14) and online at… By ...

Time spent listening to online music radio was up 26% last year, with the segment logging 4.85 billion listening hours in 2007, according to a research report out from AccuStream iMedia Research. By ...

The Hype Machine is a great music blog aggregator that we’ve somehow failed to write about until now. The site continuously collects material, including reviews and songs, from the best music blogs on ...

Grand Ole Opry star ("Girl on the Billboard.") Jan. 1. Pete Kleinow, 72 Ace steel guitar player with the Flying Burrito Brothers. Jan. 6. Michael Brecker, 57 Versatile tenor saxophonist; won 11 ...

metacritc has published a list of expected musical releases for 2007. The list includes definite releases through May and then anticipated 2007 releases after that. The list looks great to me. Save ...

Mad, as in mad funky. Mad, as in mad rockin’. Mad, as in…well, sometimes just pissed off. Mixing equal parts hard rock riffs, Latin rhythms and hip-hop-speckled vocals, the Mad Mexicans provide as ...

Kids' music is like any other kind of music: It comes in virtually every style and stripe, and it varies wildly in quality. Not coincidentally, the best kids' albums of 2007 have appeal for kids and ...

No. 1 song: Yangpa withstood very strong competitions and held on to the top spot for the 3rd straight week with "사랑…그게 뭔데" (Love…What Is That?). This week even though the top 4 songs remain unchanged ...

2007 was a banner year for video gaming, and the industry has the figures to prove it. The Entertainment Software Association announced today that total sales for 2007 were $18.85 billion, with $9.5 ...

The holidays are a time of family, schmaltzy Christmas commercials that somehow make you cry and, for music journalists, list-making. Lots and lots of list-making. If you want to parse the exact ...

Given that the word “iPod” has become synonymous with “portable music player,” it’s easy to overlook other Apple-related music matters in 2007. Yet the year brought significant changes to the musical ...