Bieber, Justin
Answering your questions about the year’s biggest stars, and also some of its curious flops. Source
Isolation was unavoidable this year: Some albums embraced it, some raged against it, some tried to imagine a world without it. Source
Hear tracks by Megan Thee Stallion, Steve Earle, Bleachers featuring Bruce Springsteen and others. Source
Hear tracks by Demi Lovato, Lana Del Rey, Kristeen Young featuring David Bowie and others. Source
He’s suffered the pains of superfame for half of his life. Now pop’s biggest male star wants to make R&B music and de-stress in an oxygen chamber. Source
Hear tracks by Alicia Keys, Mac Miller, Michael Stipe and others. Source
The Carlyle Group, an investor in her catalog, has stepped in to encourage talks between Ms. Swift and Scooter Braun, who now controls her old label. Source
Hear tracks by Robert Glasper, Gucci Mane and Megan Thee Stallion, Sleater-Kinney and others. Source
In a lengthy message on Instagram, the pop star said being overwhelmed with praise as a child led him to make “terrible decisions.” Source
For me, one world-traveling, chart-conquering rhythm — deployed by the likes of Daddy Yankee, Justin Bieber and Drake — defines the sweatiest time of year. Source