Cover albums reveal something intimate about an artist’s musical DNA. They show who they listened to in childhood bedrooms, which records they learned on, and what sounds shaped their early sense of ...

On the cover of Placebo’s 'Without You I’m Nothing,' two women stare downcast at a table, the window and curtains behind them ...

Thriller, the most iconic Michael Jackson album featuring “Billie Jean,” “Beat It” and “Human Nature,” has one of the most unforgettable stories behind its album cover.

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, ...

Perfume Genius has some of the most striking album covers in recent memory. Take the defiant pose Mike Hadreas, donned in a metal vest, assumes on 2014’s Too Bright. There’s also the way his shirtless ...

Smith’s new album, ‘Based on a True Story,’ drops March 28. Will Smith announced that his first album in more than 20 years will drop later this month. But it’s the album cover art that’s drawing a ...

Rockstars are no strangers to controversy. As artists working in a prominent medium, many musicians like to offend and bewilder as a rule. This philosophy extends to their visual choices, with many ...