The annual ritual of picking the best is never easy. But after careful consideration and some (pleasurable) relistening, ...

Top 28 Albums of 2025. The 2025 music year has been a masterclass in creative resurgence, as seen in this year’s Top 28 Albums list. From the return of Britpop legends to the coronation of ...

From a Pops-backed "Illmatic" to the arrival of opera at W71, the year's biggest moments in music captivated Berkshire County ...

Rolling Stone editors review the best music books of 2025, including books about Cameron Crowe, Ozzy Osbourne, Elvis Presley, Paul McCartney, Tupac Shakur, and Bruce Springsteen.

As the date for the release of Lil Wayne‘s next album approaches, Weezy has shared bits of information for fans to revel in ahead of its drop. In a recent cover story interview with Rolling Stone, Lil ...

The Atlanta-born, bandaid-cheeked rapper broke into superstardom in 2000 with his debut album, Country Grammar (a ...

While 2024 saw one particular electric green-hued album dominate the cultural zeitgeist since its mid-summer release, 2025 was more of a collective effort. This year’s most influential albums ...

Taylor Swift ‘s Eras Tour broke records, boosted local economies, and changed the lives of Swifties all over the world throughout its 21-month run. The concert featured nostalgic callbacks to each of ...

Ironic, then, that such a shift seems to have been ushered in by a death — not of R&B proper, mind you, but of one of its greatest modern pacesetters: The Weeknd. Since 2011, the persona inhabited by ...

Lorde, Annahstasia, Rosalia, Brandon Lake, Hayley Williams, Clipse, Pulp, London Suede, Samia all released great albums in ...

From a song by a certified superstar that came out in the very first week of January to breakthroughs from lesser-known indie acts, here are selections from NPR Music's list of the best songs of 2025.

So your Spotify Wrapped says you have a listening age of 77. No shade—we must honor and replay the classics from decades past. But that also means, at least according to the streamer’s logic, that you ...