To make a list is immediately to begin second-guessing it. This year that’s especially true below the Top 10, in my list of 20 runner-up albums, for which I had double that many candidates I could ...

On first listen, “total euphoria” sounds like the product of eight people playing completely out of sync with one another. The drums enter and exit the mix of their own accord; the guitars speed up ...

Admittedly, I didn’t do my best at album exploration this year. I would power through listening to a project on new music Friday at the same pace I scroll through my social media feeds.These 10 were ...

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‘Tis the season to put on some brand-new holiday music. The best way to get festive is to sing along to Christmas classics new and old. But don’t know what to press play on? We’ve got you covered.

Every year, we read a lot of new music books, and it’s not only so that music-loving readers have holiday gift ideas for their loved ones, or just themselves; it also saves you time reading the bad or ...

“The Uncool” Cameron Crowe — For much of the world, he had ’em in his hand with “Jerry Maguire,” or even earlier with his “Fast Times at Ridgemont High” script or “…Say Anything.” But for some of us, ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Charli XCX performs on the Orange stage at Roskilde Festival 2025 on July 2, 2025. (Credit: Joseph Okpako/WireImage) Rumors of MTV ...

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 ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Great music videos never left. If anything, the difference in this era is volume. There are more visuals than ever, thanks to an ...

Label of the Year: AD 93 Daring, heartfelt, and unpredictable, the London label has released some of the best music of the year. We talk to its founder, Nic Tasker, about the evolution of the singular ...