As it approaches its seventh anniversary of release at the end of the year, The Greatest Showman soundtrack is still going strong. While Now That’s What I Call Music 118 is set to be No.1 in the ...

The UK’s Now That’s What I Call Music series was launched on 28 November 1983. Since then, the compilations have served as a musical snapshot of passing eras, charting every music trend from the early ...

Half a century on from its release, we track down the surviving artists from the hugely influential record and hear how the double LP changed their lives and careers ‘If I knew I’d be talking about it ...

Compilations still play a crucial role in understanding pop — maybe even more so now with an ever-more-daunting smorgasbord of options, both present and past, at our disposal — as a few recent ...

Ace Records, in London, is one of the better reissue labels in the English-speaking world. They have consistently done justice to the past through their meticulously annotated and intelligently ...

With very few new Spanish releases selling well, it seems that fans here are turning to old classics for musical solace. By Howell Llewellyn With very few new Spanish releases selling well, it seems ...

It seems like the last thing local guitar-type bands or musicians want to do these days is release a full-length CD. So far this year, the lion’s share of notable Houston indie and punk releases has ...

Downloading was supposed to mean the death of the compilation album. Because why would you want to buy the complete selection when you could cherry pick your favourite tracks? Wrong. Figures released ...

With a batch of new holiday recordings from the likes of the Polyphonic Spree, Death Cab For Cutie and Ivy, Nettwerk America will add a third volume to its "Maybe This Christmas" compilation series… ...

It's no secret that digital streaming platforms are currently dominating the music industry. Last month, the RIAA's semi-annual Music Revenues Report revealed that 80 percent of total industry revenue ...

When you rip a CD in iTunes—or when you buy an album from the iTunes Store, Amazon, or other vendor—there are a number of tags you can set, such as the album name, artist name, and genre. But there’s ...

For George Washington University students Carolina Carmo and Max Cohen, the DC music scene has been a vital source of community and inspiration. Carmo is the production director for GW’s student-run ...