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 ...

At long last, J. Cole releases his highly anticipated The Fall-Off album. On Friday (Feb. 6), the North Carolina rapper blessed fans with his seventh studio album. The latest album from the Dreamville ...

One week before his Super Bowl halftime set, the Puerto Rican superstar won album of the year, defeating Lady Gaga, Kendrick Lamar and others. By David Browne Bad Bunny, a global powerhouse who had ...

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 ...

Slayer terrified the PMRC, Janet Jackson seized control, and Genesis got weird on these albums that shaped a transformative year Beastie Boys in 1986. (Credit: Michel Delsol/Getty Images) From left: ...

Harry Styles has announced his new album “Kiss All the Time. Disco, Occasionally,” releasing on March 6. The singer revealed the album cover and release date for his fourth album on Thursday morning.

The 16-time Grammy winner is set to further cement his status as one of the all-time great pop stars with his long-awaited LP. By Kevin Dolak After a decade-long gap between solo records, Bruno Mars ...

The music gods were good to us in 2025. The year gave us a Clipse reunion, a Cardi B comeback, and maybe Bad Bunny’s best work to date. From the looks of things, the forecast calls for 2026 to be ...

Indie Basement is a weekly column on BrooklynVegan focusing on classic indie and alternative artists, “college rock,” and new and current acts who follow a similar path. There are reviews of new ...

This year’s Best Friends Forever festival featured a reunited Texas Is The Reason and Knapsack, Burning Airlines, Rival Schools, Jawbreaker, Mineral’s final show, and a Jimmy Eat World headlining set ...

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 ...