The issue is The ultimate review of 2025: the best albums, the biggest events and the megastars who rocked our world.

All of which is to say that if you were looking for chart-topping hits this year, you might’ve been disappointed, but if you were looking for good hip-hop music, 2025 was one of the best years to be a ...

NPR Music critics, editors and Tiny Desk producers each singled out one album they would recommend to anyone who came calling ...

The most compelling releases of the year reimagined hip-hop tracks, deep-rooted collaborations and longstanding inspirations.

In an ’80s pop landscape full of enormous talents and outrageous fashions, Cyndi Lauper still managed to stand out with one of the loudest voices and biggest personalities on MTV. The Queens native ...

Jason Aldean’s first career retrospective, 30 Number One Hits, debuts at No. 4 on Billboard’s Top Country Albums chart (dated Oct. 25). It also starts at No. 21 on the all-genre Billboard 200 with ...

The last of our Greatest Albums of the 21st Century So Far list is here. Thank you for taking the ride with us and engaging with our rankings online. It’s been a blast watching these chapters make the ...

In a new interview, Yungblud named his five favorite albums of all time. The rocker made a recent appearance on the Lipps Service podcast where he discussed his collaborative EP with Aerosmith, ...

PRE-LIST ENTERTAINMENT, PART 1: WHAT IS A “LOST” ALBUM, EXACTLY? I am not talking about records that didn’t get their due in their time. And I’m not counting albums that are out of print or absent ...

Taylor Swift hit a historic 4 million in sales in one week with the debut of her 12th studio album, “The Life of a Showgirl.” This marks the singer’s 15th No. 1 album on the Billboard 200 albums chart ...

The 12th album from the pop star has landed atop the Billboard 200 chart, earning Swift her 15th No. 1 album, with all songs occupying the first 12 spots of the Billboard Hot 100. By Nicole Fell ...

The first issue of Paste came out in July 2002. Since then, this site has catalogued the best and worst contemporary music the industry and the underground have had to offer. This week, we’re focusing ...