In the moment before an athlete runs onto the pitch or steps into the ring, there’s anticipation, aggression, a sense of heady excitement in the air. Their entrance music—whatever they've chosen to blare over the arena's PA system to announce their arrival and exhilarate the crowd—should reflect the mood in those moments of squaring up, the instants before the clash. Songs like Led Zeppelin's...

Though not quite as drastic as Phil Collins’s transformation from a time signature-juggling prog drummer to schmaltzy pop megastar, the late Chris Cornell went through a similarly radical mid-career shift. Like Collins, Cornell started his career behind the drum kit, though only those people who saw him perform during his formative years in mid-’80s Seattle will remember him that way. Still, Cornell’s...

Birdman and his Cash Money star Jacquees have released their joint mixtape Lost at Sea 2, a nominal sequel to the pair's 2016 EP Lost at Sea. The tape is Jacquees's third project of the year, following his March EP This Time I'm Serious and debut studio album 4275. The singer has also bolstered his reputation this year for remixing popular hits, most notably with a cover of Ella Mai's "Trip"...