Music & Musicians

The modern drum-kit has come a long way in the 110 years that have elapsed since it evolved in 1901 in the bars and brothels of New Orleans, but the principles remain the same. The biggest improvement has been the introduction of better engineering and sturdier hardware, all of which needs constant maintenance. Drum-Kit Manual is the latest addition to...

The first book about De La Soul, High and Rising is a stunning cultural biography of the era-defining hip-hop trio that touched millions of lives and changed rap forever. De La Soul burst onto the scene with the release of their groundbreaking 1989 album 3 Feet High & Rising, an "anything goes" hip-hop masterpiece. Between their dusty drums and obscure...

The pop icon Miley Ray Cyrus is a famed singer, songwriter and actor. Having begun her career as the beloved Hannah Montana on Disney Channel, the singer has created an extensive discography, comprised of chart-topping hits such as 'The Climb', 'Wrecking Ball' and most recently 'Flowers', to name a few. The Pocket Miley Cyrus is a must-have for avid fans...

With her deeply personal songwriting, countless hit songs, and genre-bending yet unmistakable sound, Taylor Swift has cemented her status as one of pop music's most iconic and culture-defining voices. On the heels of her record-breaking The Eras Tour, this visually stunning book pays tribute to Swift's evolution as an artist, her sonic and aesthetic influences, personal inspirations, and the incredible...

One of the music world's pre-eminent critics takes a fresh and much-needed look at the day Dylan "went electric" at the Newport Folk Festival, timed to coincide with the event's fiftieth anniversary. On the evening of July 25, 1965, Bob Dylan took the stage at Newport Folk Festival, backed by an electric band, and roared into his new rock hit,...

An electrifying cultural biography of the greatest American rock band of the millennium, whose music ignited a generation and reasserted the power of rock and roll - by the New York Times bestselling author of Bruce. In the spring of 1980, an unexpected group of musical eccentrics came together to play their very first performance at a college party in...

'For years now, I've been taking fugitive snaps of my band, Radiohead. I've tried to catch out my friends with my small black Yashica T4 Super. They are so lost in their own moment of performance that they don't see me with the camera.' – Colin Greenwood How to Disappear is bassist Colin Greenwood's stunning portrait of Radiohead in his...

Music is brain food and emotional sustenance for little ones. It's audible beauty. Want to give something special to your kids? Surround them with beauty and inspiration. Out of the Blue is an utterly compelling memoir that begins with Anthony's childhood and delves into the creation of his first band, the Cockroaches, with two of his brothers while still a...

In this new and personal memoir looking back over 65 years in music, Cliff Richard tells his own stories behind the songs and sounds that have stayed in his heart and defined his life and times. Foreword by Bob Stanley On a sunny Saturday morning in May 1956, a fifteen-year-old, then called Harry Webb, was mooching down Waltham Cross High...

The Lost Pianos of Siberia by Sophy Roberts is an extraordinary journey through the vast and unforgiving landscape of Siberia, revealing a hidden history of music, culture, and human resilience. This captivating narrative takes readers on a quest to uncover the story of pianos scattered across Siberia, once the prized possessions of Russian nobility and now relics of an era...

The Event Autobiography of the Year is now out in paperback— a brave, inspiring, and wildly entertaining memoir full of self-help lessons for readers, from one of the world's most charismatic and much-loved actors. The Instant Sunday Times Bestseller The Instant #1 New York Times Bestseller PRAISE FOR WILL 'The best memoir I ever read' – Oprah Winfrey 'If you...

Renegades: Born in the USA brings you an intimate, heartfelt, and poignant conversation between two cultural icons, President Barack Obama and legendary musician Bruce Springsteen. This incredibly well-crafted book takes readers on a journey through the varied landscape of American life, touching on themes of identity, community, and the evolving American Dream. Both men, from different walks of life but...

The long-awaited memoir by Cameron Crowe—one of America’s most iconic journalists and filmmakers—revealing his formative years in rock and roll and bringing to life stories that shaped a generation, in the bestselling tradition of Patti Smith’s Just Kids. If you’ve seen Almost Famous, you may think you know this story, but you don’t. Cameron has written a book that feels...

AN INDIE NEXT PICK “The exact thing we need right now: a fierce, fearless, and funny novel about celebrity and our almost pathological obsession with it.” —The Boston Globe Daisy Jones and the Six meets Patricia Highsmith in this addictive, intense novel about the brutal and ferocious road to glory, from the award-winning author of My Husband, now available in...

For more than thirty years, David Hajdu has been a leading critic, casting light on artists past and present and on culture high and low. The Night Before is a collection of his writing on music, comics, and popular culture, in which he brings historical perspective and a keen critical sensibility to unraveling underappreciated or misunderstood works. These essays encompass...

A free ebook version of this title is available through Luminos, University of California Press's Open Access publishing program. Visit www.luminosoa.org to learn more. How much of your life is preprogrammed? Presets, or default settings on technology, can be found everywhere from predictive text and Instagram filters to microwave popcorn buttons and morning alarms. But while presets facilitate the completion...

A collection of essays that reinvigorates our understanding of some of Mozart's best-loved works. One of the world's most revered composers, Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756-1791) wrote works in almost every genre. His life and work continue to fascinate scholars, performers, and music lovers alike. Mozart and His World brings original perspectives to perennially popular topics in Mozart studies. Through wide-ranging...

An audiovisual journey into the visionary heart of New Age music Today, with Spotify "Relaxation" playlists and 24-hour YouTube ambient streams, New Age music feels ubiquitous and familiar. But its roots are stranger than is commonly known, tracing back to the spiritual exploration of the 1970s, when visionary musicians created cosmic soundscapes sparkling with the afterglow of ecstatic spiritual revelations,...

Foster a lifelong, creative practice through lessons and exercises that integrate three main pillars of songwriting: inspiration, lyricism, and musicality. The Practice of Songwriting guides people of all levels toward a rewarding craft of popular songwriting, progressively developing a range of skills. Each concept is clearly explained and then reinforced through exercises and analyses of examples from popular songs that...

Against a backwash of new wave synthesiser bands, Sunnyboys presented a fresh alternative of surf-injected power pop with Beatlesque fashion, catchy riffs, hook line choruses and memorable guitar solos. Featuring interviews with the band members, management and fans, the book captures early 1980s coastal Australia and provides a reflective deep dive into the band’s self-titled debut album Sunnyboys. From the...

Buckle up for the wild and definitive month-by-month illustrated history of punk rock's pivotal year, when the music, culture, and fashion exploded all over the mainstream. Music fans love to debate who invented punk rock—from the Velvet Underground to the Stooges to the New York Dolls to the Ramones, it sometimes seems there are more opinions than there were bands....

Jerry Bock and Sheldon Harnick formed one of the most significant musical partnerships of the 1960s, creating some of the most beloved and enduring works in musical theatre. The work of the American musical theatre writing team Jerry Bock and Sheldon Harnick has been oddly overlooked by scholars, despite the fact that their most famous show, Fiddler on the Roof,...

This account of Melbourne porno-grindcore band Blood Duster's 1993 debut album Fisting the Dead positions the "pure evil filth" album as a subcultural object at odds with Australia's cosmopolitanism. With track titles invoking explicit language and lurid imagery, Fisting was deliberately offensive. Drawing on interviews with the band, this book considers the subcultural work of causing offence in a sub-genre...

Foster a lifelong, creative practice through lessons and exercises that integrate three main pillars of songwriting: inspiration, lyricism, and musicality. The Practice of Songwriting guides people of all levels toward a rewarding craft of popular songwriting, progressively developing a range of skills. Each concept is clearly explained and then reinforced through exercises and analyses of examples from popular songs that...

Against a backwash of new wave 'synthesiser' bands, Sunnyboys presented a fresh alternative of surf-injected power pop with Beatlesque fashion, catchy riffs, hook line choruses and memorable guitar solos. Featuring interviews with the band members, management and fans, the book captures early 1980s coastal Australia and provides a reflective deep dive into the band’s self-titled debut album Sunnyboys. From the...

Jerry Bock and Sheldon Harnick formed one of the most significant musical partnerships of the 1960s, creating some of the most beloved and enduring works in musical theatre. The work of American musical theatre writing team Jerry Bock and Sheldon Harnick has been oddly overlooked by scholars, despite the fact that their most famous show Fiddler on the Roof is...

This account of Melbourne porno-grindcore band Blood Duster's 1993 debut album Fisting the Dead positions the "pure evil filth" album as a subcultural object at odds with Australia's cosmopolitanism. With track titles invoking explicit language and lurid imagery, Fisting was deliberately offensive. Drawing on interviews with the band, this book considers the subcultural work of causing offense in a sub-genre...

For the first time, one of America's most beloved musicians opens his archives to present his authorised songbook — a definitive collection spanning five decades of music and storytelling. Tracing his evolution as a songwriter and poet, the book covers every era of his career from early hits and breakthrough success to periods of challenge, activism, and reinvention. With this...

1001 Albums You Must Hear Before You Die is the ultimate critical guide to history's greatest music. You'll find a mouthwatering choice of listening here: from Miles Davis's jazz landmark Kind of Blue (1959) to David Bowie's tragic final release Blackstar (2016), alongside groundbreaking releases by contemporary artists. Explore musical history from the symphonic pop of The Beach Boys' Pet...

One of the most prolific and commercially successful artists in modern pop music, during a career spanning over half a century, Elton John has sold over 300 million records, including "Candle In the Wind 1997" – the biggest selling single of all time. His achievements in the US charts alone total over 50 hits in the Top 40, with seven...

In a collection of essays published by the New York Times, MTV, and Pitchfork, among others—along with original, previously unreleased essays—Hanif Abdurraqib explores the political, social, and racial condition of our world today through the language of music and culture. From discussions over public displays of affection at a Carly Rae Jepsen show to the everyday threats to the lives...

The Museum of Imaginary Musical Instruments is a guided tour through centuries of instruments that never existed. From ancient myths to futuristic media, these imagined devices appear in literature, theory, video games and art, at times echoing real instruments, while other times pushing far beyond the bounds of technology. This book presents a wide-ranging collection of such creations, showing how...

Since he exploded onto the music scene in 2009 - aged just 15 - Justin Bieber was catapulted from YouTube cover artist into a best-selling musician, global name and ultimate tween heart-throb. For four years straight, he was the most Googled person in the world, as he quickly began to share the stage with music legends of the likes of...

Over a long, hot Christmas in Australia, Throwing Muses frontwoman and critically acclaimed solo artist Kristin Hersh considers her future as a songwriter, asking herself questions such as, is it possible to create music and not show off about it? How can artists establish and refine a following without becoming part of the commercial problem? And just how many times...

Prokofiev, a brilliant composer born in Ukraine in 1891, wrote Peter and the Wolf in the style of a traditional folk-tale, which he set to music for children using different instruments for the various characters in the story. This story has become a favourite piece of classical music for children across the world, now retold and illustrated by James Mayhew....

A garment-by-garment exploration of Prince's singular style and continued influence on contemporary fashion. Not only was Prince a musical genius and one of the greatest artists of all time, he was a fashion icon, a trailblazer devoted to the art of dressing. Lifelong fan and fashion historian Casci Ritchie assembles a greatest-hits compilation of the best pieces in Prince's wardrobe...

This beautifully illustrated reference is a guide to the history of music and the instruments of the orchestra. An extended introduction provides a history of music-making around the world and outlines the evolution of the orchestra. It also features famous players, orchestras and concert halls, and the role of the composer and the conductor. A visual directory then follows, organised...

Reveals the passion, humour, and humanity of Brahms behind the myth. Johannes Brahms is often cast as repressed or emotionally distant. This nuanced biography by acclaimed biographer John Worthen reveals a more complex and human figure – brilliant, passionate, and deeply committed both to his art and to those he loved. Brahms’s lifelong devotion to Clara Schumann shaped much of...

Now available in a new format, the story of Bowie’s rebirth in Berlin, where a city’s revival shaped his most innovative work. In 1976, David Bowie fled the chaos of Los Angeles in search of renewal and found it in a divided Berlin, a city whose artistic legacy had captivated him since childhood. Over three transformative years, he created the...

A stunning homage to A Tribe Called Quest and a musical era that shaped American culture, from critically acclaimed, New York Times bestselling author Hanif Abdurraqib.

Daniel Kramer's classic Bob Dylan portfolio captures the artist's transformative "big bang" year of 1964-65. Over the course of a year and a day, Kramer's extraordinary access to Bob Dylan on tour, in concert, and backstage allowed for one of the most mesmerizing photographic portfolios of any recording artist and a stunning document of Dylan breaking through to superstardom. Highlights...

Complete Illustrated Book of the Acoustic Guitar by James & Fuller, Ted Westbrook is a comprehensive introduction to the guitar, including a practical playing manual, a historical overview of the instrument, a directory of over 150 acoustic guitars, and more than 900 photographs and illustrations. This is an easy-to-follow beginner's guide to playing the guitar, with a detailed chordfinder and...

A new mapping of castrato afterlives in modern Rome. Around 1830, opera houses stopped using castrati, and Rome and the Vatican became home to their glorious singing, engineered by surgery and intensive vocal training. Castrati were long mired in secrecy, obfuscations, and lies about their origin and conditions, not least the last of them, Alessandro Moreschi. Musicologist Martha Feldman declines...

The explosive, no-holds-barred account of the life of a globally renowned classical musician, Julian Lloyd Webber’s autobiography lifts the lid on a world previously shrouded in mystery. From vivid descriptions of Julian’s childhood in one of the world’s most famous musical dynasties to unfiltered stories from his collaborations with such stars as Elton John, Yehudi Menuhin, Stéphane Grappelli, Philip Glass,...

Bob Dylan’s early work and emergence in the Greenwich Village music scene come to life through exclusive and unseen images and revelatory reporting by a bestselling historian and Dylanologist. Bob Dylan: Through the Open Window, 1956–1963 is a revelatory journey through Dylan’s early life and meteoric rise, written and conceived by acclaimed historian and Bob Dylan in America author Sean...

Elvis who? was photographer Alfred Wertheimer's response when, in early 1956, RCA Victor asked him to photograph an up-and-coming crooner from Memphis. Little did Wertheimer know that this would be the job of his life: just 21 years old, Elvis Presley was—as we now know—about to become a legend. A fly on the wall in Presley's presence, Wertheimer took nearly...

The definitive autobiography from Eve, the multiplatinum, Grammy Award®–winning, Emmy®-nominated rapper, singer-songwriter, actor, mother, philanthropist, and entrepreneur. AUDIO BOOK NARRATED BY EVE In 1999, Eve Jihan Cooper made history with her solo debut album, Let There Be Eve…Ruff Ryders’ First Lady, reaching number one on the Billboard 200, marking her as the third female rapper to ever obtain that position....

Record Journey Vol. 2 continues Ryoichiro Kezuka’s unforgettable exploration of the quiet magic found in vinyl, memory, and the everyday lives of people from all over the globe. Presented in English for the first time, this volume deepens the series’ tender, introspective storytelling with a new set of emotionally rich encounters. In this volume, the stories expand far beyond the...

The Grammy Award–winning, legendary producer, global hype-master, and King of Crunk, Lil Jon, on the story of his life and his transformation into the high-volume showman behind a musical evolution. For decades, the Grammy Award–winning artist Lil Jon has captivated audiences with the high-energy, chant-heavy, and bass-driven musical style that has become uniquely his own. However, before Lil Jon began...

Fifty years ago, punk crashed onto the scene, redefining music and popular culture. In celebration of that historic event comes this cultural history exploring fifty iconic songs and unforgettable moments that destroyed then helped redefine rock. “Fifty argument-starting blitzes of fury and awe, with just the right dash of playful crankiness.” Hua Hsu, staff writer, the New Yorker “This book...

Perfect for fans of fake dating, opposites attract, and swoon-worthy slow burns! "Okay listen . . . this book was CUTE. Like aggressively Hallmark coded in the best way possible." --Netgalley early reviewer She's a chart-topper. He's a football player. Together, they're a love story no one saw coming. Griffin Hayes is football's golden boy—charming, talented, and completely out of...

Fascinating! A life as art unspooling in real time – WILLIAM BASINSKI, composer of The Disintegration Loops A maestro in the truest sense, Ryuichi Sakamoto's very existence has made the world a better place. I'll never stop being grateful for all he has given us – PAUL RUDD, actor Arguably the best-known and most successful Japanese musician in the world...

'Brims with enthusiasm and joyful insight' Richard Ayoade 'Witty and wise . . . an entertaining and assorted history' Empire How can a film score make you cheer, shiver, cry or punch the air? How do directors communicate their musical vision to composers? And when does a soundtrack take on a life of its own? Award-winning film critic Mark Kermode...

An essential resource for scholars and performers, this study by a world-renowned specialist illuminates the piano music of four major French composers, in comparative and reciprocal context. The Art of French Piano Music by Roy Howat explores the musical language and artistic ethos of this repertoire, juxtaposing structural analysis with editorial and performing issues. He also relates his four composers...

For over three decades now, David Byrne has been a leading light in American culture—in popular music, experimental theatre, film, television, fine art, and writing. Based on the cultural capital he gained with his groundbreaking band Talking Heads, Byrne is able to enter into collaborations with many artists, some of popular fame—Brian Eno and Jonathan Demme, for example—and others known...

No band in recent history has divided listeners' opinions as much as Radiohead. Are they the Beatles of the twenty-first century, or is their music just pretentious, overly melancholic, and sometimes boring? Musician, pop-culture critic, and playwright Dan Caffrey wasn't always a Radiohead fan, but that all changed one Chicago winter, when he suddenly found their album In Rainbows to...

BLADES, HEARTBEATS, and fans of every musical style can celebrate their favourite Riot Games music artists with this immersive collector’s book spotlighting Riot’s most iconic musical performers. Filled with stunning artwork, behind-the scenes-looks, and quotes from the artists themselves, this volume is a standout addition to any fan collection. From hip-hop and K-pop to metal and electronic music, this is...

Sit down and let the good times roll! This 3 1/2 x 2 3/4 inch miniature player piano is sure to inspire a classic romp: Player piano replica: Includes a 3 1/2 x 2 3/4 inch mini replica of an old-timey player piano. Plays music: Plays "The Entertainer" by Scott Joplin. Includes movement: Some keys move up and down and...

Explore the fascinating stories behind every song and every album ever recorded by the band that has won more Grammys than any other musical act. U2 All the Songs is the complete, behind-the-scenes chronicle of the five-decade-long recording history of one of the most successful and enduring rock bands of all time. Beginning with the founding of the band in...

OVER FIVE DECADES, JONI TOLD HER OWN STORY ON THE BBC. Throughout her career, Joni Mitchell graced BBC radio and television with magical performances and open, in-depth, at times controversial interviews. This illuminating collection of transcripts, conversations and appearances is a tapestry of Joni's thoughts and inspirations, a memoir told in moments across five decades. Individually captivating, together they offer...

The rock opera Bark of Millions is an incomparable celebration of queerness, and here from its award-winning creators Taylor Mac and Matt Ray is the experience in book form, including lyrics and music for 50 of the show's songs. Bark of Millions the show is an electrifying collision of performance, live music, and drag spectacle in a four-hour rock opera...

Love Felt Like This by Julie Olivia brings together a grumpy rockstar and a joyful children's show creator to revive television magic in this cosy small-town romance. Singer-songwriter Griffin lives his life in the spotlight. Reluctantly. After gaining custody of his two-year-old daughter, the only music he's writing is about shapes and counting to ten. Beverly's life is in chaos...

A fascinating glimpse into both Robbie Robertson and Martin Scorsese's lives during an untamed period in American culture. Intense, exciting, delirious - THE TIMES Thrilling, beautiful, honest - TELEGRAPH A wild ride - ROLLING STONE For four decades, Robbie Robertson produced music for Martin Scorsese's films, a relationship that began when Robertson convinced Scorsese to direct The Last Waltz, the...

The Times Sporting Legends is a must-read collection for all sports fans. Step into the exhilarating world of legendary athletes with this collection of obituaries from The Times. From the trailblazing athletes of the early 20th century to the celebrated champions of recent decades, this book brings to life the enduring legacies of sports’ brightest stars. Featuring era-defining obituaries and...

Are you ready to prove your ARMY status? Celebrate all things BTS with the ultimate visual companion to the biggest boy band in the world. Dive headfirst and get to know RM, Suga, J-Hope, Jin, Jung-Kook, V, and Jimin in this interactive journal, full of images, illustrations, and immersive games, with journal and sticker sections for your favourite record-breaking K-Pop...

Driving through the panhandle of Oklahoma—a land so flat and seemingly empty that its name of No Man’s Land drifts through your thoughts as you look at the endless horizon—it’s still easy to imagine the blight of the Dust Bowl. The dust has now long ago settled in Oklahoma, and the Woody Guthrie Center opened in 2013 in Tulsa, encouraging...

Whitney Houston’s first two albums, Whitney Houston (1985) and Whitney (1987), propelled her to international fame and produced a record-setting run of seven consecutive No. 1 singles on the Billboard Hot 100. Yet those triumphs were accompanied by criticism that she had diluted her racial identity to appeal to white audiences. With her third album, 1990’s I’m Your Baby Tonight,...

A reclamation of rock'n'roll for the Black artists who tore up and re-wrote its rules, by musician, arts and culture journalist, and die-hard alternative music superfan, Stephanie Phillips. We Were Here promises to rip up our received history of rock 'n' roll and alternative music and repopulate it with the extraordinary Black artists and influential figures who truly steered its...

Novelty records have been chart-toppers as long as there have been charts. However, novelty artists often disappear quickly from the public’s memory. Accordion-toting parodist “Weird Al” Yankovic has defied the odds, lasting in showbiz for over forty years. In 1984, Yankovic released his second album, “Weird Al” Yankovic in 3-D, with a food-focused parody of Michael Jackson’s iconic “Beat It”...

What does it mean – and how does it feel – to grow up as a Black artist today? This exceptional book, written with a mother’s love for her seven creative children, sensitively offers profound and original insights and perspectives that enrich our culture. I feel so much wiser for reading it. – Bernardine Evaristo When Kadiatu Kanneh-Mason’s eldest daughter,...

How do we lose touch with the things we love? And is it possible to find our way back to them? These pressing questions drive Nadia Beard on a quest to reclaim the dreams of her childhood for her adult self. Many, if not most of us, set aside the pursuits of youth once the reality of working life sets...

Secrets. Glamour. Lies. Your new favourite twisty thriller was written by INTERNATIONAL BESTSELLER Rebecca Heath 'Pitch perfect!' Jo Furniss, author of All the Little Children A REMOTE ISLANDIt’s been eighteen years since the accidental explosion that killed The Cedrics Band lead singer Jonny Rake, and a special documentary is bringing the rest of the band back to play together for...

World renowned Beatles experts provide groundbreaking insights into the Fab Four’s artistry, from Please Please Me to the incredible heights of Rubber Soul and Revolver. Dive into the songwriting, musicianship, and production of some of the most influential popular music ever created. In this revelatory assessment of the band’s artistic development from 1962 to 1966, Kenneth Womack and Scott Freiman...

Best Discography in the 2024 Association for Recorded Sound Collections Awards for Excellence “Daniel Bedrosian has done a wonderful job of a seemingly impossible task of reconstructing this history – finding everybody who's been a part of, involved with, or in any way left their fingerprint on what has become the P-Funk.” – George Clinton This revised paperback edition includes...

'I am sure that in time [Prokofiev's diaries] will come to be ranked among the great classic diaries of European literature. Truly impressive.' Alexander Waugh, Literary Review The second volume of Sergey Prokofiev: Diaries 1915-1923 covers the years 1915 to 1922. It describes in detail the genesis and the problematic path to performance of major works in his canon, and...

Nobody Broke Your Heart is the revealing biography of one of the most enigmatic and revered singer-songwriters of the late 20th-century. Featuring original interviews with many of his friends and collaborators and, for the first time, with the participation of his family—many of whom speak on the record for the first time—offering rare and intimate insights into his troubled life...

Moss Icon have been hailed as emo pioneers. Their 1993 album Lyburnum Wits End Liberation Fly has garnered well-deserved praise. Rolling Stone named it one of the “40 Greatest Emo Albums of All Time” and declared that the album “still sounds ahead of its time.” Pitchfork placed it on the “Highest Rated Post-Hardcore Albums of All Time” list and gave...

Alice Vincent is on song KATHERINE MAY Stimulating and humane AMY LIPTROT A quiet and profound kind of miracle CLOVER STROUD Like so many of us, Alice Vincent had become overwhelmed by the sensory overload punctuating her every moment. Then a baby's heartbeat arrived. A rapid, pulsing whoosh of white noise. An undeniable rhythm. Suddenly, Alice's life changed. With the...

Gorillaz were, from the very beginning, as much conceptual art as they were a musical group. A collaboration between Albarn and visual artist Jamie Hewlett, the project was conceived as a virtual band that could comment on the empty and manufactured nature of popular culture. They quickly expanded into videos, books, and games which detailed a complex and surreal mythology,...

By 1998, Cher seemed fated to fade off into the pop sunset. Her time of being half of pop music’s “It couple,” of releasing chart-topping singles, of having her own TV show, and starring in box office-breaking movies, was coming to an end. But then Believe and a new invention called auto-tune changed everything. Pop has always been a young...