With major A-list anniversaries, overlooked landmark works and everything in between, the past 12 months haven’t been lacking ...

Of course you’ve missed some great stuff since 1985! A lot of you weren't even born then! Not only has the advent of digital ...

As we finish out 2025, we’ve been asking artists about their favorite albums of the year, and La Femme frontman and co-founder Marlon Magnée told us about 10 albums. Read his picks and commentary ...

The highs and lows of the three decades-plus journey undertaken by the UK's most darkly seductive art-rockers over ten albums ...

One day in October 1972, Paul McCartney received a phone call from Ron Kass, head of Apple Records. McCartney liked Kass and ...

Yes, many music die-hard fans have their favorite artist's entire discography, but sometimes all we want is to listen to their biggest hits—enter the 'Best Of' album. There are numerous 'Greatest Hits ...

If we needed any more proof that the album isn't dead, 2025 was it. On this episode, Stephen Thompson is joined by Ann Powers and Daoud Tyler-Ameen to run through 12 dazzling albums that stuck with ...

2025 was one hell of a year. From the tumultuous political climate, the continued rise of social media, and the uncertainty of the future. One thing that remains consistent however, is the beauty of ...

So this is the future? Judging by mainstream music in 2025, humankind is not in a particularly creative place. The year’s main storylines included the rise of AI slop and cartoon K-pop. A number of ...

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 ...

The breakout pop album of 2025. Addison Rae, a former TikTok star, pays tribute to musical forebears including Britney Spears and Lana Del Rey, but has a dreamy style all her own. “Always Been”. By ...

We’re at the end of yet another year where commentators and fans speculated on the health of the rap world. In October, it was reported that, for the first time in 35 years, there were no rap songs in ...