Rashid Kay Weighs In As Sjava’s Spotify Success Triggers Genre Confusion. South Africa’s music scene thrives on fusion, and ...

Nigerian music star Rema emerged as the biggest winner at the 2026 All Africa Music Awards (AFRIMA), clinching three major honours at the ceremony held on Sunday night in Lagos State. The 24-year-old ...

As 2025 draws to a close, Metacritic has unveiled its annual rankings of the best albums of the year, highlighting a diverse and genre-spanning collection of critically acclaimed releases. From ...

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Before I share my list of favorite albums of 2025, I need to repeat my regular “year-end list” disclaimer. If you already know the drill, feel free to skip ahead. We all know this. Art isn’t a ...

Have you noticed that guitars are back? I’m being a little facetious, but rock and even punk has has been steadily climbing its way back to the mainstream and we felt that more this year than we have ...

21 Savage is back with the new album What Happened to the Streets? On Friday (Dec. 12), the Atlanta rapper returned with his fourth solo studio album. The new project comes in at 14 songs. Drake, Lil ...

In 2025, bands had a lot to say about the state of the world, from La Dispute’s No One Was Driving the Car, which surveyed late-stage capitalism, and End It, who examined class structure through ...

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 ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Hugh McIntyre covers music, with a focus on the global charts. Kiss debuts its half-century-old live album Alive! in the U.K.

The Kid Laroi gives Variety an exclusive look into his upcoming album ‘Before I Forget' and single 'A Perfect World,' out now After two years and some unforeseen delays, the Kid Laroi is finally ready ...

Peter Criss has announced a brand new album, simply titled Peter Criss, that will be released on Dec. 19. "Peter Criss represents the Catman's return to form, and his most rock driven solo album ever ...