
Miranda Lambert Just Wants to Sing Her Songs and Sleep on a Bus

Rapper Noname Has Love on the Brain

How Caitlyn Smith Defied Sex Symbol Clichés to Break Out in Nashville
The singer-songwriter bucked the country music establishment and did it her way.

Seven Years After Her Debut, Karen Elson Is Back With a New Album
The musician and model talks ageism in the fashion world, divorce, and her evolution as an artist.

From Kickstarter to Critical Acclaim: The Genre-Bending Music of Valerie June
Her new album, The Order of Time, is out now.

Watch Ballet Dancers Disappear in Regina Spektor's New "Black and White" Video
Exclusively at ELLE.com.

Kehlani: "All the Most Successful People Have Gone Through Some Sh*t"
Now, she's back with debut album SweetSexySavage.

Kim Gordon on the Frightening Reality of Being Creatively Untethered
The legendary artist on the new Body/Head album, art, and the road ahead.

Former Teen Pop Star JoJo Finally Breaks Her 10-Year Silence
"Just don't give up and your story is not over."

Against Me!'s Punk Singer Laura Jane Grace Tells—and Screams—All
With an emotional seventh studio album and a haunting memoir, Grace finds truth within her own shadow.

Dolly Parton: "I Hope I Just Fall Dead in the Middle of a Song"
That's why we love the country legend.

Caitlyn Smith Is Finally in the Spotlight
Dolly Parton and Meghan Trainor have recorded her songs, and now she's singing them herself.

Watch Songwriting Star Polly A's Video for the Triumphant "Ghetto Gold Dream"
The woman who's written songs for Alicia Keys and J Cole premieres her dreamy debut exclusively at ELLE.com.

Natasha Khan of Bat for Lashes on Finding Beauty in Tragedy With The Bride
"Suddenly I could see the bride with blue eye shadow and the highway and the trees and it was all so strong to me."

Grace, Singer of the Massively Viral "You Don't Own Me" Cover, Shares An Original Song
Hear the 19-year-old's original song "Church on Sunday" here for the first time.

The Kills' Alison Mosshart Is Juggling More Creative Projects Than Maybe Anyone
The frontwoman of The Kills and The Dead Weather talks to us about her new album and third job as a professional painter.

The 10 Best Performances in American Idol History
From Jennifer Hudson's goose-bumps-inducing vocals to Kris Allen's game changer, we're ranking the top 10 musical moments in Idol history.

How to Find Your Favorite New Band...Based on Your Throwback '90s Taste
Whether you were a Blink-182 or an Outkast fan, we got you.

How Julia Michaels, Pop's Go-To Songwriter, Gets Her Clients to Open Up
How a 22-year-old wunderkind creates a narrative directly from our "shipping"-obsessed noggins.

Loretta Lynn: I Won't Stop 'Til I'm "Six Feet Under"
The country legend is back at it with her 54th (!) studio album.

Kilo Kish Wrote an Album She's Quite Certain Will Embarrass Her Later
With her latest, Reflections in Real Time, the musician has made the ultimate artistic endeavor.

Cyndi Lauper Was Never About That Washing Machine-and-a-Crown Life
The newly-minted country star on childhood influences, tyrannical record execs, and the misogynistic '60s game show that inspired her to succeed.

14 Breakout Female Musicians Who Dominated 2015
From Halsey to Tink, these 14 wunderkinds controlled the airwaves all year long. Did your favorite new artist make the list? Click through to find out!

"Luxurious Fabrics," Leather T-Shirts, and Other Style Mandates From Justin Bieber
The "Sorry" singer is unapologetic when it comes to his wardrobe requirements.

How to Execute the Perfect Image Rehab Tour, by Justin Bieber
Less than a year ago, Justin Bieber embarked on an arduous climb out of the public doghouse. And now, irrefutably, the pop star is back on top. Here's precisely how he did it.

Amy Berg Didn't Want Her 'Joplin' Doc to Be a Tale of Demise
In Janis: Little Girl Blue, the iconic rocker's death is little more than a sad footnote.

Watch LP Revisit a Ruinous Love Affair in Her Haunting New Music Video
The song is called "Muddy Waters." Broken hearts beware.

3 Albums Worth Downloading—In Full—This Month
From Meg Myers 'shrieking, sinful vocals' to Beach House's 'sonic acrobatics.'

Watch Joss Stone's Stripped Down, Underwater Ode to Unrelenting Love
Watch the exclusive premiere of the soul singer's new video for "Stuck On You."

Where Are All the Female Music Producers?
The women of hip hop production collective Future Brown peg the dearth of behind-the-scenes women to an industry-wide pressure to be a "spectacle."

Exclusive: Watch Wynter Gordon's Aching, Heartbreaking Video for "Bleeding Out"
