We look back with a strange mix of fondness and horror at the things we once considered totally normal. So, grab your Cabbage ...

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 ...

The first of the important year-end music industry data reports have come out for 2025, from Luminate Data and Chartmetric. Luminate’s report confirms that growth in music streaming in the U.S. is ...

The Cure have won Best Alternative Music Album for Songs of a Lost World at the 2026 Grammys. They beat out the category’s other nominees Bon Iver (SABLE, fABLE), Hayley Williams (Ego Death at a ...

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 ...

It’s shaping up to be a banner year for new releases from the Arizona music scene. The year got underway with Playboy Manbaby releasing their first album since 2018, a satirical takedown of life as ...

Raye has announced her highly anticipated sophomore album “This Music May Contain Hope.,” releasing on March 27 via Human Re Sources. According to a release, the album is set in four “seasons,” with ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. I report on media as well as its intersection with news and culture. The AI audio company on Wednesday dropped a full-length AI ...

For this week’s Infinite Scroll column, Brady Brickner-Wood is filling in for Kyle Chayka. In the summer of 2007, Kanye West and 50 Cent were embroiled in a high-wattage—and highly ...

A legendary rock band is planning a comeback in 2026. U2 has been working on its first album of new music in 9 years, lead singer Bono told Esquire in a recent interview. The Rock and Roll Hall of ...

Yazmin Lacey’s second album, Teal Dreams, builds on her well-received multi-genre debut, “Voice Notes” (2023). Featuring a more confident and developed sound, this album is a rich blending of roots ...