Welcome back, Missy Elliott

Those same folks apparently rushed to iTunes to download Elliott’s music. Eight of her songs cracked the iTunes top 200 chart, including 2002’s “Work It,” 2001’s “Get Ur Freak On”…

Releases From Bob Dylan and Diana Krall

New Music By JON PARELES, STEPHEN HOLDEN, BEN RATLIFF and NATE CHINEN It’s not a put-on. Bob Dylan’s “Shadows in the Night,” an album of 10 songs that were all…

The Peculiar Genius of Bjork

EVERY ALBUM Bjork produces resolves itself into a story. The story begins with the songs, the raw material through which Bjork channels emotion, autobiographical experience and philosophical ideas. The songs…