When I was growing up, a critic was a jerk, a crank, a spoilsport. I figured that was the whole idea. My favorite characters on “The Muppet Show” were Statler and Waldorf, the two geezers who sat in ...

The resurfacing of Anthony Fantano's scathing review of Halsey's album renewed a debate about the roles of criticism and fandom.

Justin Tranter, a 45-year-old musician who has co-written smash hits by Chappell Roan and Justin Bieber, was annoyed. Social media, in Tranter’s view, had been overrun by music listeners (especially ...

Music critics Emilie Hanskamp and Rollie Pemberton chat about the web series Track Star, and what content creation does to ...

In an era dominated by AI, vapid idol worship, and minimal critical thinking, cultural discourse feels like an endangered art form worth preserving “Why not ONLY write reviews about art you LIKE? That ...

YouTube musicologist Rick Beato, the internet's music professor, furiously shredded the New York Times music critics "30 Greatest Living American Songwriters" list – a creation that irked him so ...