2025 was a standout year for country music, delivering a rich set of albums that celebrate both the genre’s deep roots & its evolving future ...

From unexpected pop pivots to reflections on the state of the world, these are the essential songs of the year.

Rosalía made an album invoking the saints, Lily Allen took us on a tragicomic trip through her domestic hell, Lady Gaga found ...

This year was jam-packed with albums. The 2025 music scene saw the highly anticipated return of musicians, from the likes of Lorde and Blood Orange, to a rock revival led by the band Geese. One ...

The issue is The ultimate review of 2025: the best albums, the biggest events and the megastars who rocked our world.

THE WEEK'S MOST POPULAR R&B/HIP-HOP ALBUMS, BASED ON MULTIMETRIC CONSUMPTION, BLENDING TRADITIONAL ALBUM SALES, STREAMING-EQUIVALENT ALBUMS AND TRACK-EQUIVALENT ALBUMS, AS COMPILED BY LUMINATE. click ...

NPR Music's classical critic shares his favorite records of the year, spanning a wide range of genres, from experimental folk ...

In a shocking turn of events, popular R&B singer Mario Dewar Barrett had to go through a highly unpleasant interaction with a fan while performing onstage during his latest concert. The 39-year-old, ...

All of which is to say that if you were looking for chart-topping hits this year, you might’ve been disappointed, but if you were looking for good hip-hop music, 2025 was one of the best years to be a ...

Elle Varner hooked listeners with Refill’s fiddle-driven R&B, blending vulnerability and groove into a timeless slow jam that ...

R&B is the epitome of musical resilience. First emerging in the late 1940s, the genre was initially categorized as “race music,” as Black artists tried to find their footing in a new genre that ...