But when an album does have a great cover, it stands out. When that cover’s visually representative of the music itself, it stands out even more. Below is a list of some of the most notable ...

The album is the best invention of the past century, hands down — but the music isn’t the whole story. The album cover has been a cultural obsession as long as albums have. Ever since 12-inch ...

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Album of the year was Beyoncé's third win of the night. She started the day strong by taking home the award for best country duo/group performance for "II Most Wanted" with Miley Cyrus.

That rule extends especially to the album’s most anthemic song, “Best Guess,” which Dacus has said she thought of as a wedding song. “You are my best guess at the future,” she sings to ...

Every time someone presented one of the show’s major prizes — album of the year, record of the year, song of the year, best new artist — he or she rattled off the line before revealing the ...

Think of all the drugs you haven’t tried yet. Your life has only just begun. Such is the spirit of Brat, an album that argues that messy, melodramatic existentialism is inevitable, but so is the ...