Welcome to New Music Friday, NPR Music's podcast dedicated to sharing the best albums out each week. We listen to dozens of new releases in advance, identify the ones we think you need to hear, and ...

Ye — formerly known as Kanye West — has officially unveiled his long‑awaited new studio album, Bully, marking a highly anticipated return to music after years of delays and public controversy. After ...

It’s been said countless times that for a new artist, especially a successful one, the second album is exponentially more difficult than the first. There’s the constantly looming threat of the ...

In a major loss for the nation’s music industry, the Supreme Court on Wednesday ruled that a major internet service provider is not liable for copyright infringement because it failed to kick known ...

Prefer Newsweek on Google to see more of our trusted coverage when you search. Writing for the court, Justice Clarence Thomas said Cox “neither induced its users’ infringement nor provided a service ...

The Supreme Court on Wednesday unanimously ruled that Cox Communications cannot be held liable for copyright infringement committed by its internet subscribers, ending a yearslong legal battle with ...

Last month there was a story doing the rounds about how, up until that point, it had rained every single day in the UK. It’s certainly felt like we’ve needed this particular spring quite desperately, ...

“I warned you, dear listener, didn’t I?” Raye declares halfway through her new album. “When I told you this was a sad, sad, saaaad song?” She isn’t joking about that. The south London belter has a ...

It may not feel like spring just yet, but the Rayes of light are coming through. British singer-songwriter Raye dropped her second studio album Friday, March 27. A kaleidoscopic venture into the inner ...

Collaborators on RAYE's new album include Hans Zimmer, Al Green and her sisters Amma and Absolutely. By Lars Brandle RAYE knows more than most about hope, and music’s touching powers. The London-born ...