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 ...

Our staff's favorite albums from the year that was. Is pop now officially an albums-driven genre? The year 2025 made a strong argument for the answer being “yes.” Acclaimed sets from rising stars like ...

This is read by an automated voice. Please report any issues or inconsistencies here. Piling on, stripping down, looking back, pushing ahead: Musicians found all sorts of uses for the album form this ...

There are many throughlines in the list you’re about to scroll through: triumphant comebacks, showstopping debuts, thrill-seeking left-turns and emotional documents of grief and pain. But what stays ...

The Korean pop outsider Effie and the Brooklyn indie-rock band Geese top our critics’ lists this year. By Jon Caramanica and Lindsay Zoladz Jon Caramanica Musicians know how to make music, and they ...

Here are the 51 best rock and metal albums of 2025. We're officially more than halfway through the decade. It's already produced its own crop of new ascending stars and quite a handful of veterans who ...

As the seasons continue to change with more rapidity and the weeks turn into months that roll into years, there are at least a few constants: death, taxes and Taylor Swift. Even if she’s not on tour ...

What are the 25 best rock albums of the last 25 years? It's hard to believe that a full quarter century has gone by since the calendar hit 2000, but here we are with a wealth of outstanding rock music ...

Taylor Swift has announced her 12th studio album, "The Life of a Showgirl." Swift put out the word on her website shortly after a countdown timer expired at 12:12 a.m. Tuesday. On Wednesday, her site ...

Taylor Swift has announced her 12th studio album, “The Life of a Showgirl,” during her boyfriend Travis Kelce’s podcast. There is no confirmed release date, but it has been made available for preorder ...

The new album “Popoloheno: Songs Of Resilience And Joy” celebrates the stories and culture of Hawaii’s Black community. The project was conceived by Mahealani Uchiyama, who produced it and also ...

Hawai‘i’s stagnant population, lack of good-paying jobs and anemic economic growth pose existential threats to our people and our way of life. This paper, “Hawai‘i – Finding the Future,” examines how ...