Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Hugh McIntyre covers music, with a focus on the global charts. Bob Dylan is one of many musical superstars who took part in MTV’s ...

Here's five new rock and metal albums announced this week that you can look forward to. This past week's leading announcements is for fans of the underground, ranging from deathcore, death-thrash, ...

(KTLA) — It’s officially end-of-year list season as 2025 comes to a close. While this year has seen plenty of misses or underwhelming releases, it also provided some great material from stars, both ...

I joined Paste in 2023 and, in my tenure as editor, this year’s AOTY list is my favorite by far. The publication has been doling out these rankings since 2002, affixing an “Album of the Year” ribbon ...

Welcome to New Music Friday, NPR Music's podcast dedicated to sharing the best albums out each week. We listen to dozens of new releases in advance, identify the ones we think you need to hear, and ...