Several notable talents in music, television, film and pop culture died in 2025. On the first day of the year, Wayne Osmond, one-fourth of the original Osmond Brothers, died at age 73.

Listen to 48 tracks that broke new artists, blew apart genres and revived beloved sounds. By Jon Caramanica and Lindsay Zoladz Jon Caramanica On the one hand, living in an environment in which sounds ...

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As happens with most music genres, reports of R&B's demise have always been underconsidered and premature. Still, the question's recurrence lately has hinted at broader concerns about its evolutionary ...

The Atlanta singer-songwriter brings her latest album tour to Portland in March. Tickets remain available through Live Nation ...

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 ...

Carl Carlton, an R&B and funk legend behind a pair of timeless classics, has died. He was 72. No cause of death has been reported, but Soultracks.com noted that the singer suffered a serious stroke ...

Ballerific Music: Ryan Trey Walked Away From R&B Fame to Make Music for God and He’s Not Looking Back [Video] Faith-based singer Ryan Trey is opening up about how he went from R&B vibes to diving deep ...

Judy Cheeks, an R&B and soul singer best known for her time performing with Ike and Tina Turner’s Ikettes, has died. She was 71. Her friend, Bill Shrader, shared a statement on Facebook on Nov. 28.

In these 100 songs, you’ll hear lusty dubstep, quietly subversive electronic pop, regional rap bangers, alt-country odysseys, ubiquitous chart-toppers, and much more. We were drawn to songs this year ...