Rob Sheffield

Every Super Bowl Halftime Show, Ranked From Worst to Best

Every Super Bowl Halftime Show, Ranked From Worst to Best

Pop spectacles, Springsteen’s marathon, Left Shark, and loads of soul revues — we’ve seen ’em all

February 10, 2025

Kendrick Lamar Scores a Hip-Hop Touchdown at Super Bowl 2025

The rapper kept it all about the music, a highlight of a Super Bowl that had plenty of weird pop-culture…

February 10, 2025

A Final Bow: Everything That Happened at Taylor Swift’s Emotional Last Eras Show

"We have had so many adventures. It has been the most exciting, powerful, electrifying, intense, most challenging thing I’ve ever…

December 10, 2024

‘Beatles ’64’ Celebrates the Fab Four’s American Invasion — And Their Fans

New Martin Scorsese documentary offers a fresh look at how we became the United States of Beatlemania

November 27, 2024

Inside the New Documentary ‘Beatles ‘64’

Director David Tedeschi gives a guided tour of the film, produced by Martin Scorsese and premiering Nov. 29

November 18, 2024

Charli XCX Keeps the Brat Revolution Rolling With ‘Brat And It’s Completely Different But Also Still Brat’

With stars like Lorde, Billie Eilish, and Ariana Grande on board, her new remix LP is a kick-ass party record…

October 14, 2024

Sabrina Carpenter Seals Her Arrival As a Pop Superstar With ‘Short n’ Sweet’

These songs are usually filthy, always funny, often mean, yet she roasts herself along with everyone else

August 26, 2024

Tinashe’s Freak is Unmatchable on ‘Quantum Baby’

She explores new sides of her artistry, showing off her adventurous style of alternative R&B

August 16, 2024

Eminem’s ‘The Death of Slim Shady (Coup de Grace)’: Well, He Tried

The once-great rapper now sounds like a star with the yips, sweating to reassure everyone — especially himself — he’s…

July 15, 2024

Is ‘Hotline Bling’ Drake’s Greatest Song?

The newest episode of our 500 Greatest Songs podcast looks at Aubrey Graham's finest moment as a smooth R&B singer…

May 30, 2024