Alternative rock became mainstream in the 1990s, but the seeds were being sown much earlier by underground bands in the 1980s.

Robert Williams III never knows which Yacht Rock tune or ’90s hip-hop jam he’ll parody when his beloved Birds take the field.

After nine-ish years of waiting, Bruno Mars fans finally have a date to circle on their calendars. The Grammy-winning ...

When it comes to great songs that came out when the bands were past their golden age, these might just be the best of the ...

Here, five writers with roots and homes across the continent and diaspora sift through a wide world of sounds for some of the best music Afropop had to offer. “Tout Donner” feels like an exhale after ...

Apple's Shazam has dropped a new feature that aims to help users find the most attention-grabbing part of the song called 'Popular Segments. Shazam Launches Popular Segments to Highlight Parts of a ...

To make a list is immediately to begin second-guessing it. This year that’s especially true below the Top 10, in my list of 20 runner-up albums, for which I had double that many candidates I could ...

Photos by Amy Sussman/Getty Images, Marleen Moise/Getty Images, Lester Cohen/Getty Images, Victor Boyko/Getty Images. The year 2025 began as a mess, and only got worse as time progressed. Everything ...

It arrived in 2024. And it never left. Rosé and Bruno Mars’ massively popular, Grammy-nominated “APT.” topped Apple Music’s global song chart in 2025 as the giant music streamer released year-end ...

Year End List Season really began in earnest today (12/1), and while Pitchfork has yet to drop their album list, they have unveiled their list of the Best 100 Songs of 2025. As usual it has huge hits ...

This much is known: “Walk My Walk,” a song by an artist called Breaking Rust, entered its second week Wednesday as the top song on Billboard’s country music digital sales chart. After that, everything ...

Breaking Rust has reached the top of the Billboard Country Digital Song Sales chart with its single “Walk My Walk.” This normally would bring praise for an emerging artist, but the song was created by ...