This year's defining songs include a pop gem from Taylor Swift's latest album, Olivia Dean's breakout hit, and Kendrick Lamar ...

Nearly 50 years after its release, Fleetwood Mac's Rumours isn't just the best selling classic rock album of 2025, it's the 25th-best selling record of the year overall. Of course, the very top of the ...

Even if you don't love Champagne, you might enjoy an alternative (more affordable) sparkling wine. We spoke to a sommelier who said many people actually prefer prosecco's citrusy, fresh flavor. The ...

One band absolutely dominated the hardcore conversation this year, and they did it by working way, way harder than anyone else. Affable Boston bruisers Haywire spent 2025 playing sweaty, cathartic, ...

Three rock albums made Billboard's list of the 50 Best Albums of 2025 and one of them actually cracked the Top 10. This particular list consisted of staff picks and there are 30 writers credited on ...

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 ...

Triumph has revealed plans for a reunion tour in 2026 starting April 22 in Canada. April Wine will also be part of the upcoming trek. The Rock & Roll Machine Reloaded 2026 tour celebrates the Canadian ...

Varner did an EP with six tracks last year with Emmet Cohen’s Trio – with Yasushi Nakamura, bass, and Ulysses Owens Jr., drums – in the wake of her triumph at the 2023 Ella Fitzgerald Jazz Vocal ...

Getting your Trinity Audio player ready... After much consternation, I’ve managed to pare down a long list of fine jazz-improv recordings from 2025 to a top 10. So, apologies to Marshall Allen, The ...

This is read by an automated voice. Please report any issues or inconsistencies here. Piling on, stripping down, looking back, pushing ahead: Musicians found all sorts of uses for the album form this ...

In other words, 2025 had plenty of peaks and valleys. In our list of the year’s top albums, we try to capture these trends and tell the story of a music scene that is fractured, matching a cultural ...

Street Corner Music in Oak Park has an unbeatable sale on used vinyl: The store is giving away more than 1,000 records, absolutely free. The store is unloading its entire $0.25 used section, beginning ...