Lady Gaga, Olivia Dean and Lily Allen are responsible for some of the past year's most talked-about new releases.

Other acts that were part of our Latin Artist on the Rise series this year were Beéle, Yailin La Más Viral, Bebeshito and, ...

Breakout country star Bailey Zimmerman surprised his mom with her dream home and the keys to a Cadillac Escalade this Christmas.

Billy Steele, Deputy Editor, Reviews I didn’t discover Bandsplain in 2025, but I definitely listened to it more than any ...

Grammy-winning producer, guitarist and vocalist John Pizzarelli will celebrate the centennial of iconic singer Tony Bennett ...

Whatever you think of Minnesota’s reputation as a progressive state politically, you should be happy to note it deserves that distinction musically, too. Many of the best recordings born here in 2025 ...

It has been a packed year of concerts, from Oasis’ long-awaited 2025 reunion tour to year five of Coldplay’s Music of the ...

Sierra Hull's new album 'A Tip Toe High Wire' is up for four Grammys, elevating the mandolin player to new heights.

It’s the holiday season, and sometimes the most exciting gifts come with heartbeats, not batteries. That’s the case at Jason ...

This is what the Defector staff listened to and enjoyed this year. From the Pyre, by The Last Dinner Party In a year where ...

There are musicians who chase momentum, and then there are those who wait. Wait for a feeling. Wait for a line. Wait for silence to answer back. Singer-composer Job Kurian belongs firmly to the latter ...