Now that we’ve talked about the best albums, songs, debuts, and EPs of 2025, it’s time to get even more granular and pay ...

Lil Baby's 'The Leaks' springs 25-1 on Top Rap Albums after its first full tracking week; it dropped last Wednesday for the rapper's 31st birthday.

The Clipse’s album was preceded by one of the best album rollouts in recent history. When the two elder statesmen of rap at ...

Across 15 songs, Nas appears to be lapping the finish line, and it’s anybody’s guess where he’s going to go from here.

The rapper is the most streamed artist on Spotify in Italy in 2025. In this exclusive interview, he talks about his real ...

Once an advocate for LGBTQ people and immigrants, Nicki Minaj now praises an administration cracking down on the same people.

Contextualizing R&B's mainstream comeback this year, from it's indie and queer sectors to the Hot 100 domination of Leon Thomas and Kehlani.

Mariah Carey charts a new top 10 hit as “Christmas (Baby Please Come Home)” rises at the same time that “All I Want for Christmas Is You” leads the Hot 100 again.

My 2025 10-best list is heavy on storytelling songwriters of all stripes, from country to rock to hip-hop to dance-pop. The Brooklyn band that is hyped as the future of rock is on it, as is the ...

Even as the amount of music made by both humans and AI exceeds what any listener could possibly consume, a few local artists ...

Before playlists, reels, and algorithms took over, Indian cinema was already having fun with lyrics that made no literal ...

Neo-Soul singer D’Angelo died on Oct. 14. His death was confirmed by his former manager Kedar Massenberg and other sources ...