Ann Powers

Ann Powers is a critic at NPR Music. She is the former Los Angeles Times chief pop critic and the author of Weird Like Us: My Bohemian America.

Recently by Ann Powers

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A Toast to Two of Our Greatest Living Musicians

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Dec 22, 2019 9:00 AM
I Am Finally Ready to Write About What Lana Del Rey Said About Me

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Dec 19, 2019 5:45 AM
The Album Isn’t Dead. It’s in Metamorphosis.

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Dec 17, 2019 8:30 AM
Let’s Hear It for the Many Outsiders Who Made Great Music in 2018

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Dec 22, 2018 8:00 AM
The Songs That Helped Me Get Through My Grief

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Dec 28, 2017 7:17 AM
Trump Is Already Building Walls, but Musicians Are Still Making Music Across Borders

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Dec 26, 2017 10:30 AM
This Was Yet Another Great Year for Women in Rock

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Dec 25, 2017 10:00 AM
Troubling Times Call for More Than Angry Protest Anthems. There’s Also Power in Tenderness.

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Dec 29, 2016 9:45 AM
The Year’s Best Music Moments From Movies and TV

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Dec 28, 2016 9:00 AM
The Ghost Ship Fire Shows We Need Truly Safe Spaces

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Dec 27, 2016 9:06 AM
Black Women Ruled the Conversation, but the Charts Were Ruled by Petulant Men

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Dec 26, 2016 9:13 AM
Why Run the Jewels 2 Is the Rap Album of the Year

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Dec 20, 2014 9:16 AM
It’s Only Been a Week and I Already Want to Overhaul My Top 10 Albums List

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Dec 18, 2014 3:51 PM
Only Critics Love the Band Named Wussy. The Critics Are Right.

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Dec 18, 2014 10:05 AM
Female Artists Have Stolen the Spotlight, but Pop Needs More Women Behind the Scenes

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Dec 16, 2014 1:01 PM
I Found Pop Utopia—At a Bruno Mars Concert

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Dec 20, 2013 6:33 PM
The Most-Watched Rock Clip on YouTube Is the November Rain Mini Movie.

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Dec 19, 2013 6:02 PM
“Royals,” “Thrift Shop”: This Was an Incredible Year for Pop Songs About Income Inequality

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Dec 17, 2013 10:30 AM
We Need To Talk About Rihanna

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Dec 26, 2012 4:04 PM
The Alabama Shakes and a Great Year for Americana

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Dec 21, 2012 1:14 PM