loudersound

"Nazis popped out of a U-Haul van, walking around the city." The craziest break-up ever, political black metal and Zakk Wylde's wingman: the best new metal bands yo…

From 'nu deathcore' pioneers Autumn Lies Buried to Finnish black metallers Svarta Havet, Black Label Society side project ...
Glide Magazine

Dry Cleaning Broadens Its Post Punk Scope OnVibrant ‘Secret Love’ (ALBUM REVIEW)

The south London-based post-punk outfit Dry Cleaning starts 2026 with a confident offering as their third studio full-length, ...
The Press Democrat

A new Grammy category honors album covers, and the artists that make them

NEW YORK (AP) — When it came time to decide the cover image for Wet Leg’s sophomore album, the British indie rock band packed ...

Why the album cover Grammy is making a comeback after more than 50 years

Over the last 67 years, the Grammys have tweaked the rules and names of art-driven categories to reflect shifts in music ...
Little Village Magazine

Here’s all the local music projects we reviewed in 2025

You can say a lot about 2025. Good, bad, apocalyptic. One thing you can't say is that it was lacking in music. Our album ...
The Fader

Follow the Fader

A picture is worth a 1,000 words, but how many should an album cover be worth? The several artists, designers, and photographers we spoke to behind some of 2025's best album covers can't say for ...
collider

10 Most Controversial Album Covers of All Time, Ranked

Gabrielle Ulubay is a Music writer at Collider. She has previously been published in The New York Times, Bustle, HuffPost Personal, and other magazines, and wrote at Marie Claire for nearly three ...
The Root

Summer Walker’s ‘Finally Over It’ Album Cover Has the Internet Furious Over This One Detail

It looks like singer Summer Walker has the internet in an uproar yet again. Ahead of the R&B star’s third album release on Nov. 14, she officially dropped the cover art for her project titled “Finally ...
Law

Nirvana Album Cover Defeats Child Pornography Claims

The lawsuit against famed photographer Kirk Weddle over allegations of child pornography from Nirvana’s iconic "Nevermind" album was dismissed by the U.S. District Court for the Central District of ...
The Hollywood Reporter

Running for Cover(s): A Look at the Grammys’ Newest Category

For the first time in 50 years, the Grammys are honoring outstanding album art. By Lina Lecaro When Sabrina Carpenter unveiled the cover this past summer for her latest album, Man’s Best Friend, she ...
Us Weekly

Taylor Swift Confirms Theory About ‘The Life of a Showgirl’ Cover Reference

Hands up if you correctly guessed the reference Taylor Swift is making on the cover of her new album, The Life of a Showgirl. “Thank you for appreciating that the album cover is a reference to the ...
The Harvard Crimson

The Death of the Album Cover: From Art to Triviality

There is a near-25% likelihood of users skipping a song within five seconds of listening to it. If our Instagram Reels-riddled attention spans can’t even last through a standard three-minute song, why ...