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Iron Maiden brings two of their most successful albums, Powerslave and Somewhere In Time, back to the U.K. charts—multiple ...

When British boy band Another Level covered Silk’s “Freak Me” in 199, it gave the band one of their biggest hits and ...

We've pored over decades of covers dating back to the '30s, and while it's impossible to include every great and memorable ...

Headless Cross, Tyr, and Cross Purposes—all debut on charts in the U.K. this week, and they all manage to land on the same ...

From flagrant nudity to cartoon bestiality, there are all sorts of reasons cover art can spark controversy. Kevin E G Perry ...

Dan + Shay: “It’s Officially Christmas: The Double Album”: A two-album set, this duo’s holiday effort starts out rather ...

With its minimalist tendencies yet maximalist feelings, Ezra Feinberg’s new album reminds us to marvel in the everyday ...

The Drake vs. Kendrick Lamar beef took over the hip-hop world in 2024, but the rappers had been trading barbs for years ...

After crossing over from country music to pop music at the turn of the 2010s, Taylor Swift achieved success like we've never ...