Mikael Wood writes about pop music in all its ever-quickening splendor. Prior to joining the Los Angeles Times in 2012, he was a freelance contributor to Rolling Stone, Entertainment Weekly, Spin and the Village Voice. He grew up in Little Rock, Ark., graduated from Northwestern University and knows every word to “Mo Money Mo Problems.” He was named pop music critic in 2016.
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The superstar rapper claims in a lawsuit that the record company he and Kendrick Lamar are both signed with have put his life and reputation at risk.
Country superstar Carrie Underwood is slated to perform ‘America the Beautiful’ before Donald J. Trump is sworn in for the second time as president of the U.S.
The singer known for hits like ‘Soul Man’ and ‘Hold On, I’m Coming’ died Friday in Coral Gables, Fla.
The singer and songwriter who helped popularize folk music in the 1960s died of bladder cancer at his home in New York.
The 79-year-old rock legend said he’ll perform at this year’s Glastonbury festival after announcing earlier that he’d pulled out.
The pop superstar performed songs from her Grammy-nominated ‘Cowboy Carter’ album at halftime of an NFL game streamed on Netflix from Houston’s NRG Stadium.
The guitarist replaced Bob Stinson in the pioneering rock band and played on its final two studio albums.
The pop superstar talks about her smash duet with Bruno Mars that’s nominated for two prizes at February’s Grammy Awards.