The follow-up to their acclaimed debut album, 2021’s Mercurial World, Magdalena Bay’s sophomore album, Imaginal Disk, was #1 ...

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This is read by an automated voice. Please report any issues or inconsistencies here. De Los recently did a team huddle to determine our personal best releases of 2025 — this is no garden variety ...

90 tracks! Five hours! Remix the year in pop however you wish. By Lindsay Zoladz The longest Amplifier playlist of the year is finally here: five hours, 90 tracks, each of which was chosen as a 2025 ...

Pop critic Ann Powers shares a handful the albums on NPR Music's list of the best of the year, including the one album that nearly the entire team agreed on. What were your favorite albums this year?

What were your favorite albums this year? For music lovers, the end of the year is a time to look back. You've got the Grammy nominations. You've got Spotify Wrapped. But nothing really beats a person ...

Being a classic rock fan in the 21st century is hard. First off, there are very few bands that emulate the sound you so love. Secondly, all the musicians you so love have either stopped making music ...

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Rosalía made an album invoking the saints, Lily Allen took us on a tragicomic trip through her domestic hell, Lady Gaga found the sweet spot between artpop and arena-ready funk, and Bad Bunny was just ...

If there's one question that professional music lovers hear most often, it's some variation on: "Heard any good albums lately?" We always have, of course, but when it came time to highlight the cream ...

Christina Aguilera pairs a raw documentary with a deeply personal tenth album, promising the most honest look yet at the voice, the woman and the stories behind her music. America’s biggest oil field ...

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