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

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

The album cover of Deafheaven’s second album, 2013’s Sunbather, accrued a weighty, polarizing significance that its creators never anticipated it would bear. It garnered derision from metal purists, ...

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 ...

The "Espresso" hitmaker revealed the 'Man's Best Friend' cover art in June Greg Swales for Variety; Island Records/UMG Recordings Sabrina Carpenter is sharing more context about her Man's Best Friend ...