In the face of AI-generated music and an industry that increasingly devalues musicians’ work, the folks behind this year’s ...

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 ...

South African multi-award-winning singer Sjava recently announced the release of his upcoming album, INkanyezi NeZinkanyezi The popular star revealed that he will drop the album in January 2026 on his ...

The Makhelwane Festival has returned to bring the biggest stars of Mzansi to light up the streets of Soweto with a two-day festival. The event is set to showcase the best of township living, not just ...

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 most compelling releases of the year reimagined hip-hop tracks, deep-rooted collaborations and longstanding inspirations. By Hank Shteamer In a year that saw the deaths of two leading drummers, ...

Jay-Z, Ye, Lil Kim, Nicki Minaj and more. An artist’s album cover is arguably the most critical piece when rolling out a new project. Whether it’s a debut album or a performer’s swan song or anywhere ...

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 ...

If you were paying attention at the start of Spanish singer Rosalía Vila Tobella’s career, her later success would have been hard to predict. Her 2017 debut album, “Los Ángeles,” was a collection of ...

Spanish songstress Rosalía burst onto the world stage with her Latin Grammy-winning 2018 album El Mal Querer. At the time, the classically trained musician presented a one-of-a-kind take on the 13 ...

Rosalía's only constant is transformation. An artist always ahead of her time, she has continually innovated at a speed that many of her peers have stumbled to keep up with. The Spanish artist first ...