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 ...

90 tracks! Five hours! Remix the year in pop however you wish. By Lindsay Zoladz The longest Amplifier playlist of the year is finally here: five hours, 90 tracks, each of which was chosen as a 2025 ...

To make a list is immediately to begin second-guessing it. This year that’s especially true below the Top 10, in my list of 20 runner-up albums, for which I had double that many candidates I could ...

Stream this list on Apple Music and Spotify. See The FADER's 50 best albums of 2025. As the opening track to their debut album, “Real Life” feels like ear’s way of saying “hello world.” It begins ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Hugh McIntyre covers music, with a focus on the global charts. Fleetwood Mac's "Silver Springs" debuts on a pair of Billboard ...

Iron Maiden's Live After Death returns to multiple charts after an anniversary vinyl reissue, hitting No. 1 on the rock ranking for the first time decades after its release. UNITED KINGDOM - JANUARY ...

With 2025 coming to a close, that means we've reached the halfway point for this decade. Difficult as that may be to believe, it is true, and it technically marks six full years of music, counting ...

When you make a purchase using a link on this page, we may receive a commission. Thank you for supporting The New Yorker. Our writers recommend what to give this holiday season. There are surely many ...

In the wake of Star Wars: Fate of the Old Republic’s big announcement at The Game Awards, you might have seen social media posts saying the game won't be out until 2030. Director Casey Hudson has now ...

OpenAI is being sued for wrongful death by the estate of a woman killed by her son, who had been engaging in delusion-filled conversations with ChatGPT. Stein-Erik Soelberg spent months talking to the ...

Each year at NPR Music, we curate two flagship lists: The Best Albums of the Year and The Best Songs of the Year. But there's a lot more recommendations and criticism where those came from. You'll ...