Ever read a CD review and think, “What the hell does that mean?” We do. Sometimes readers need a cheat sheet to decipher the terms critics use, so we thought we’d start a Critics Dictionary. Here goes ...

Billboard has curated a list with some of the popular Puerto Rican words used by reggaetón and trap artists in their lyrics. By Jessica Roiz Assistant Editor, Latin We listen to it full blast, we sing ...

Stanley Sadie, a musicologist, critic, editor and Mozart authority, whose comprehensive revamping of a music encyclopedia resulted in the monolithic New Grove Dictionary of Music and Musicians, died ...

Waldo Selden Pratt, musical editor of the Century Dictionary, has brought out a 1,000-page New Encyclopedia of Music and Musicians*. This book was originally planned as a one-volume abridgment of ...