Rihanna and ASAP Rocky have always been each other’s cheerleaders. Recently, the rapper shared the cover art of his upcoming album, “Don’t Be Dumb,” on his Instagram handle. After a long wait, fans ...

One final list to round out 2025. At the end of each year, we review the incredible moments in country music, from our favorite records to the best collaborations, our favorite discovered artists, and ...

As vinyl sleeves grew into larger creative canvases, musicians in the 1970s increasingly turned to visionary photographers, ...

We listen to music, but sometimes we look at it too. Album cover art is an essential part of the listening experience, although it is often overlooked. No longer! Here are some of The Crimson’s Arts ...

For the first time in 50 years, the Grammys are honoring outstanding album art. By Lina Lecaro When Sabrina Carpenter unveiled the cover this past summer for her latest album, Man’s Best Friend, she ...

When painter and sculptor Devon DeJardin needs an extra dose of inspiration in his downtown Los Angeles art studio, he likes to put on some rap. Only this isn’t just any regular rap music: “We call it ...

There are times when you really shouldn’t judge a book by its cover. The covers for the Neapolitan Novels by Italian writer Elena Ferrante look like straight-up stock imagery, but Ferrante’s prose and ...

The first time an album cover won a Grammy, the trophy went to Frank Sinatra Sings for Only the Lonely. Now, a whole new crop ...

Sabrina Carpenter is set to release her next studio album titled Man’s Best Friend and is addressing the controversy surrounding it. The “Please Please Please” singer shared the album cover art for ...

Joy Feuer insists that she has always seen the sound of music and the images behind it as inseparable. From the looks of the crowds pouring into the Art of Music Experience at the Orange County Fair ...

There are many ways album cover art can go wrong, from trend-chasing and rushed deadlines to record-company interference. Inspiration struck, as it so often does, during the band's next visit to a ...