Pop music critic at the Los Angeles Times / “A dour, sour writer whose skeleton is filled with mean little bones” / mikael.wood@latimes.com
Not enough data
Sheeran's subdued new LP is the culmination of a long year for the singer, who faced a very public copyright lawsuit, the death of a friend and family trauma.
By: Kenan Draughorne, Suzy Exposito, Mikael Wood, August Brown
Superstars Taylor Swift, Drake, and Beyoncé head up a far-ranging slate of concerts this summer.
By: Mikael Wood
Produced by Brandi Carlile, the album chronicles Mitchell's first full public concert since she suffered a brain aneurysm in 2015.
By: Mikael Wood
While Musgraves' latest album painstakingly detailed the end of their marriage, Kelly's new one, 'The Weakness,' ponders healing and forgiveness.
By: Mikael Wood
Ruston Kelly knows it sounds crazy — that it "kind of teeters on the edge of being unbelievable," as he puts it.
By: Mikael Wood
Clark, an in-demand Music Row songwriter as well as a Tony nominee for 'Shucked,' teamed with Brandi Carlile for her new, more Americana-leaning album.
Davies leads a guided tour through his band's catalogue of classic hits, near-hits and the songs that makes him think about his mum and dad.
By: Mikael Wood
A new version of 'Midnights,' on sale tomorrow, will contain remixes with Ice Spice and Lana Del Rey and could challenge Morgan Wallen for top spot on LP chart.
By: Mikael Wood
As she put it night after night singing 'Proud Mary': 'I never lost one minute of sleeping worrying about the way that things might have been.'
By: Mikael Wood
How do you cap a season filled with scene-stealing celebrity cameos? Get Hollywood's most famous actor and music's most famous rapper for your finale.
(833) 317-6278 
