Harry Styles is ready to embrace his fans again. After teasing his devotees with posters, videos, a cryptic website and an intriguing song snippet since the last week of 2025, the British pop icon has ...

A popular rock band is back with its first new album in 10 years. Finger Eleven, best known for the 2007 hit “Paralyzer,” released “Last Night on Earth” last month. It’s the Canadian group’s first ...

The algorithms want you to listen to songs. And not even whole songs, but bits of songs that get chopped up and tumbled through as one reel jumps to the next. Buck the trend and listen to a whole ...

Whatever you think of Minnesota’s reputation as a progressive state politically, you should be happy to note it deserves that distinction musically, too. Many of the best recordings born here in 2025 ...

Folk songstress Kassi Valazza may have decamped from Portland to New Orleans to replenish her creative juices with a chance of scenery, but you would hardly know it. Valazza still pops up frequently ...

While 2024 saw one particular electric green-hued album dominate the cultural zeitgeist since its mid-summer release, 2025 was more of a collective effort. This year’s most influential albums ...

We love a supergroup, especially when the musicians participating are actually… super? Like Axe Dragger, which is a new mega band comprised of current Dark Funeral and Fu Manchu members, as well as ...

A classic rock band is going on tour after releasing its first new album in 21 years. .38 Special announced the first leg of 2026 tour dates to celebrate “Milestone,” the band’s recently released ...

"Hearst Magazines and Yahoo may earn commission or revenue on some items through these links." In 2025, the one thing that seemed to connect the best albums of the year was the concept of home. As ...

What were your favorite albums this year? For music lovers, the end of the year is a time to look back. You've got the Grammy nominations. You've got Spotify Wrapped. But nothing really beats a person ...

Putting it lightly, 2025 was a stressful year. It was a year where I found myself seeking escapism and comfort more often than usual, and for that reason, good music was sounding extra good. As my ...