The NPR Music critic and All Songs Considered contributor's favorite records of the year include the best of British rap, ...

New funky fresh breaks in my old style. This track took a very long time to get right. Although it has a very familiar style if you are familiar with my music, it is packed with variation and details ...

More upbeat orchestral! (Note: The song is very short, so I decided to loop it once for this video.) This track was made as a commission for "Toasty productions" / Jellyjamsox As the top contributor ...

Call her Miss Paramore if you must, but this year, it’s all about Hayley Williams. The fierce frontwoman has detoured on her ...

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 ...

Not familiar with techno? Here are the basics everyone should know about the electronic music genre born in Detroit.

Ballet Nights has announced the launch and first winner of the Ballet Nights Music Award, a new annual accolade celebrating a ...

The Associated Press has selected its 10 best albums of the year, presented in no particular order and with a legend describing who might particularly enjoy them, in the vein of our revamped music ...

Shazam today announced it is rolling out a new Popular Segments feature that reveals exactly which part of a song is most ...

TikTok names Connie Francis' 1962 hit 'Pretty Little Baby' the Top Global Song of 2025, with usage in more than 28 million ...

For the second year in a row, Shaboozey ‘s “A Bar Song (Tipsy)” was the most-played song on TouchTunes jukeboxes.

The streaming platform also announced several updates to its Replay feature, making a strong push to rival Spotify’s year-end ...