This post was updated Feb. 17 at 7:48 p.m. The Lumineers’ newest album is automatically divergent from their previous works. Known for their stomp-and-holler sound and singalong melodies, The Lumineers are introducing a fresh note with their fifth studio album, “Automatic.” While the project consists of a laconic 11 songs spanning less than 33 minutes, its extraordinary lyrics provide a lasting impression, even when the instrumentation noticeably fizzles out. Read more...

Photo: A variety of colorful rectangles of different sizes and shades form the cover of The Lumineers’ album “Automatic,” released Feb. 14. The LP is the band’s fifth full-length project and first since 2022’s “BRIGHTSIDE.” (Courtesy of Dualtone Music Group, a division of MNRK Records)

Just days after taking home five Grammy Awards, Kendrick Lamar is off to the Super Bowl. Lamar previously performed at the Super Bowl LVI in 2022 but will appear as the headliner for Super Bowl LIX at Caesars Superdome in New Orleans, Louisiana on Sunday. Read more...

Photo: A collage of Kendrick Lamar’s six studio album covers show the 22-time Grammy winner’s discography from 2011 to 2024. In the top row are his albums “Section.80,” “good kid, m.A.A.d city” and “To Pimp A Butterfly.” In the second row are his albums “DAMN.,” “Mr. Morale & The Big Steppers” and “GNX.” (Photos courtesy of pgLang, Top Dawg Entertainment and Aftermath/Interscope Records. Design by Lindsey Murto/Design director)