It's hard to think of many top musicians over the last 50-plus years who haven't made an appearance at the Iowa State Fair. From Johnny Cash and June Carter in 1970 to Bob Dylan in 1990 to Jelly Roll ...

On the heels of his "Look Up" album, Ringo Starr is set to release another new album in April 2026 written and produced by T ...

Beatles legend Paul McCartney opens up about his band's lesser-known songs, calling some filler and revealing the truth behind their songwriting process.

Johnny Blue Skies (f.k.a. Sturgill Simpson) has released his new album, 'Mutiny After Midnight,' two weeks early on YouTube.

Octo Octa is back with her first solo full-length in seven years. Sigils for Survival, the follow-up to 2019’s Resonant Body, ...

The Black Keys cover songs popularized by George Thorogood, R.L. Burnside, Arthur “Big Boy” Crudup and Dr. Feelgood on their 14th studio album, Peaches, which is due May 1 from frontman Dan Auerbach’s ...

Clay Street Unit built a fan base through their live concerts; they finally drop their studio debut album, 'Sin & Squalor.' ...

Here is the best song off every Iron Maiden album, tracking the metal trailblazers' ascension from East London pubs to stadium stages around the world. Over the course of 40-plus years and 17 studio ...

Bleachers are back with another new album. The band’s fifth studio LP, Everyone for Ten Minutes, is out May 22 via Dirty Hit. Their lead single, “You and Forever,” is out now along with an Alex ...

So, when the metallic, high-minded Canadian power trio Rush released its conceptual fourth album, 2112, in the spring of 1976 ...

Welcome to New Music Friday, NPR Music's podcast dedicated to sharing the best albums out each week. We listen to dozens of new releases in advance, identify the ones we think you need to hear, and ...

Listen to the full conversation in the player near the end of this article. "It just felt like a statement song," Biersack explained to host Chuck Armstrong about why "Certainty" helped him feel like ...