It’s been seven years since Pearl Jam’s last studio album, “Lightning Bolt,” and the music world has missed them. Eddie Vedder and his grunge gang were one of the first major bands to postpone a tour due to the coronavirus crisis — they were supposed to be playing Madison Square Garden on Monday. But at least we have their new LP, “Gigaton,” out Friday, to give us good reason to rock on right now. Here are six highlights that will have you breaking out your flannel again.

The coronavirus pandemic has led to renewed interest in R.E.M.'s 1987 anthem "It’s the End of the World as We Know It (And I Feel Fine)".

How to keep Coronavirus stress at bay: Listen, really listen, to your favorite albums, front to back, without distraction.

Sarah Miller thinks about climate change and other current horrors, and what it’s like just being sad forever.

Here's your newest mega-list of all new (English language) music releases/singles of this past week. Listen, enjoy, and don't forget to up vote your favorites so they climb on the list and stand out from the rest!

The concert promoter books venues like the St. Joe's Amp in Syracuse.

Here's your newest mega-list of all new (English language) music releases/singles of this past week. Listen, enjoy, and don't forget to up vote your favorites so they climb on the list and stand out from the rest!

Spotify is one of the most popular music streaming services, and with good reason. It has the best algorithms for guessing what new music you'll like from its vast catalog. Another great feature that Spotify has to offer is its social integration. If you want, your friends will be able to see what you're listening to so that they can check it out. Until now, you've only been able to change your profile picture and username on the website, but as of this week, you can edit your profile from the mobile app too.

Cameron Renshaw has been playing the cello since he was five-years-old. While he uses a smaller version of the instrument than adults, his cello, which he named Spotlight, is still almost as big as he is. The nimble-fingered eight-year-old has been racking up music titles over the last few years - beating out other kids from all over the world. “I love playing on the stage,” Renshaw said. “I do not feel nervous at all. All I feel like is I need to give that audience my all.”

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There you go, I never knew this. Sounds plausible too.

Damien Riehl and Noah Rubin generated and saved every possible melody to a hard drive, then turned it back around to the commons.

During the coming weeks and months, millions will be stuck at home. This is a moment in time when we can all get more from less. So, umm, yeah, here’s my weird coronavirus homebound ideas. Bo…

In honor of Valentine’s Day, The Ringer presents a list of the most iconic tearjerkers and empowerment anthems in music history

‘It’s amazing how a company most have never heard of can bring the U.S. music industry to its knees,’ said one label exec struggling to get his artists’ records into stores

The most popular songs today are sadder than they were 50 years ago: can cultural evolution explain this negative turn?

Look/If you had/One shot/Or one opportunity/to totally make up for that 2003 thing/Would you capture it/Or just let it slip? Eminem chose “capture” for his surprise make-good Oscars moment, and that decision made “Lose Yourself” skyrocket all the way to No. 1 on the iTunes charts — 18 years after the song’s initial release.

A unique piano which was treasured by the Canadian virtuoso Angela Hewitt as her “best friend” was broken beyond repair when it was dropped by specialist instrument movers. The expensive accident happened late last month after Hewitt finished recording Beethoven’s piano variations at a studio in Berlin. She said it left her in such shock that it took her 10 days before she could announce the news to her followers.

SoundCloud, the music streaming company that has been described as the “YouTube of audio” because of its profusion of user-generated content, has some big, strategic investment news today.