As 2025 draws to a close, Metacritic has unveiled its annual rankings of the best albums of the year, highlighting a diverse and genre-spanning collection of critically acclaimed releases. From ...

Have you noticed that guitars are back? I’m being a little facetious, but rock and even punk has has been steadily climbing its way back to the mainstream and we felt that more this year than we have ...

In 2025, bands had a lot to say about the state of the world, from La Dispute’s No One Was Driving the Car, which surveyed late-stage capitalism, and End It, who examined class structure through ...

Rosalía made an album invoking the saints, Lily Allen took us on a tragicomic trip through her domestic hell, Lady Gaga found the sweet spot between artpop and arena-ready funk, and Bad Bunny was just ...

If there's one question that professional music lovers hear most often, it's some variation on: "Heard any good albums lately?" We always have, of course, but when it came time to highlight the cream ...

At the moment this fall when NPR Music's staff began discussing our picks for the best albums of 2025, the mere existence of the record we'd eventually name our No. 1 – in a landslide, it must be said ...

The Korean pop outsider Effie and the Brooklyn indie-rock band Geese top our critics’ lists this year. By Jon Caramanica and Lindsay Zoladz Jon Caramanica Musicians know how to make music, and they ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Hugh McIntyre covers music, with a focus on the global charts. Kiss debuts its half-century-old live album Alive! in the U.K.

For the first time in over a decade, Hilary Duff is reminding fans what dreams are made of. The "Cinderella Story" star announced the release of her first album since 2015, titled "luck…or something." ...

Singer-songwriter Buggy Jive, aka Bryan Paul Thomas, didn’t intend to release his new album, “Icarus Ascending,” on the birthday of Joni Mitchell — one of his favorite songwriters. The Niskayuna ...

Wale’s New Album ‘everything is a lot’: Key Takeaways Wale’s New Album ‘everything is a lot’: Key Takeaways As He Finds Healing, Home & New Perspective The album plays like a journal cracked open, ...

Chef Kevin Belton showcases the food of New Orleans with an emphasis on the bounty of ingredients available in the local pantry – from coffee, to seafood, to citrus and more. In the 26-part series, ...