This feature was originally published on September 9, 2009. As Joni Mitchell once sang, "you don't know what you've got till it's gone." Even now, as we approach the end of 2011, we're still trying to ...

Compact discs are seeing a modest resurgence as younger listeners rediscover physical music formats, even as long-term sales ...

The shiny compact disc, once as essential to every living-room music system as a copy of Michael Jackson's Thriller album, is quickly going the way of the eight-track and cassette tape. The rise of ...

The first decade of this millennium saw country music flourish, opening its doors to a more eclectic sound while keeping its tradition of thought-provoking lyrics. From seasoned legends to tween ...

When this decade began, the Paste website was barely a year old, and the magazine was still a twinkle in its daddies’ eyes. So looking back over the first 10 years of the 2000s feels like looking back ...

Compact discs, or CDs, were revolutionary when they first emerged as a new medium for listening to music in the 1980s. Part of their success is alluded to in the name itself: the slim, compact size of ...

What were the best rock albums of the 2000s? The 2000s were an interesting period in the evolution of rock music. The decade started with the domination of nu-metal taking over with bands such as ...

A few things happened at the beginning of the decade that made people wonder if albums would still matter in 2009. There was Napster, which, as New Year's Day 2000 hit, was already a few months old ...

Close your eyes and think back to the early 2000s. The music scene was buzzing with energy, and female singers dominated the airwaves with their powerful voices, catchy tunes, and unforgettable ...

A couple of decades ago – well before a $10 monthly fee would unlock access to virtually every song ever recorded through streaming services – digital music piracy was rampant around the world.

The Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) recently released recorded music sales revenue figures for 2016 and some of the historical music sales data from the RIAA are displayed in the two ...

Pope Francis’ music library is pictured at the Pontifical Council for Culture in this photo published Jan. 12, 2022 to Twitter by Cardinal Gianfranco Ravasi, president of the council. Cardinal Ravasi ...