Dylan called Mike Bloomfield “the best guitar player I ever heard.” But his intensity and brilliance obscured a deep-seated ...

Variety's music writers pick 2025's best songs, from Lily Allen, Sabrina Carpenter, Olivia Dean, Dijon, Hayley Williams, Taylor Swift and more.

Lorde, Annahstasia, Rosalia, Brandon Lake, Hayley Williams, Clipse, Pulp, London Suede, Samia all released great albums in 2025.

The last year has seen some outstanding albums from both veteran performers and relatively new ones as well as some exciting projects outlining particular themes.Russian-born Daria Kulesh released her ...

The best songs of 2025 worked admirably toward the daunting task of attempting to describe what it feels like to be alive in the unpredictability matrix of the mid-’20s. Songwriters expressing pangs ...

As we filmed them in those final thirty minutes before showtime, there was laughter, loose shoulders, an absence of pretense.

Here are ten small towns where middle-class budgets unlock lifestyles once reserved for the wealthy. Named the “Wellness ...

Making a list of good things that happened in 2025 may feel like a very short exercise…however despite the world being on ...

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

A moving collection of vocal works, including world premiere recordings of music by the eminent Hungarian composer Gyorgy ...

From tongue-in-cheek antics poking fun at the music industry to heartfelt odes to salsa, here's what we loved this year.

This year’s best country albums list is once again presented in partnership with Don’t Rock The Inbox, the amazing country ...