Steve Baltin

On I Hope This Helps, Alana Springsteen turns therapy, self-interrogation, and Southern expectations into a country record about choosing yourself without apology.

On her new album Wasted Potential, Skylar Grey lets go of expectations, leans into ‘90s-inspired honesty, and rediscovers the joy of making music on her own terms.

Ivor Awards CEO Roberto Neri on why songwriter recognition matters and why human-made songs still stand apart in an age of AI.

A 23-year-old Dutch heartbreaker, Isabel Van Gelder turns lightning-strike breakup songs and sold-out European shows into a major-label debut that proves her Columbia Records rise is just getting started.

Haley Reinhart balances life as a sought-after collaborator with a return to her own artistry on “Promise,” a love song years in the making.

Acclaimed actress/musician Jena Malone and Cannons frontwoman Michelle Joy were mutual fans of each other who followed each other on social media. However, the two, who both live in L.A., had never connected until Hit Parader brought them together for this fascinating conversation.

The next potentially great artist to come from the Motor City is the impossible to define Victory Boyd, an extremely promising singer who melds soul and folk into a superbly vulnerable and powerful hybrid of genres. The result is the beautiful debut album, Confessions of a Lonely Girl, an emo, folk and soul collection.

Nearly four decades into her career, Melissa Etheridge is hitting a new creative peak — balancing family, freedom, and a renewed love of music as she celebrates a landmark year with Rise, a Rock Hall nomination, and a spirit of collaboration unbound by genre or expectation.

A small-town Texas dreamer reinvents herself in Los Angeles, navigating identity, image, and authenticity on her way to becoming a bold new voice in R&B. With Vixen, Rora Wilde steps fully into her power — transforming missteps into confidence and reclaiming her narrative on her own terms.

We spoke to Squeeze, in separate interviews, with both partners of one of the most acclaimed songwriting duos in British music, about revisiting the music half a century later, about their summer tour, future plans and more.

In an exclusive interview before Zakk’s Black Label Society release their powerful new album, Engines of Demolition, a superb collection that showcases the full range and power of the band’s musical range, the Wyldes sat down for their only joint conversation on marriage, the Osbournes, songwriting and more.

Red Hot Chili Peppers’ bassist Flea will release his first jazz album, Honora, March 27.  The album, which features both giants of the jazz genre and friends of his like Nick Cave and Thom Yorke, is the culmination of a life-long love affair with jazz. So, when he agreed to take me through a playlist of some of his all-time favorite jazz tunes, the list was deeper and more eclectic than I ever could have imagined.