With the first "year" in the indie era done, Todd Black asks the question, "What Are The Best Death Battle Tracks Ever?" Find ...

The real challenge”, Grover Washington Jr. once said, “is to stay open – to keep listening.” Grover had that gift. From Philadelphia clubs to international stages, he kept widening the circle – ...

Americana music (if unfamiliar with that term, see below) in general. Another interesting note for music this year was ...

With Stranger Things ending on Dec. 31 we look back on the show's lasting impact in the world of music and how it introduced classic songs of the '80s to a new generation.

A moving collection of vocal works, including world premiere recordings of music by the eminent Hungarian composer Gyorgy ...

Billy Joel's pick for the best song he ever wrote is a plaintive, melancholic album closer from 1989: "And So It Goes".

Discover a broad range of this year's most compelling classical recordings, including symphonic booty-shakers, mystic violin, ...

A glance at some of those chart-toppers in 2025, including Lamar and SZA’s “Luther,” Sabrina Carpenter ’s “Manchild,” Alex Warren’s “Ordinary,” Huntrix’s “Golden” and Taylor Swift ’s “The Fate of ...

Janet Jackson, Dr. Dre, and Duran Duran are just a few of the many stars set to participate in what the production duo is ...

The best albums of 2025 spanned seismic rage rap, intricate guitar music, protest folk, spacey dream pop, and laptop twee. A virtuoso of experimental electronic music re-emerged, a Brooklyn band ...

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 ...

2025 was a year that posed a lot of questions for movie lovers: Did the success of Sinners prove that there was still a mass audience hungry for original (read: non-IP) stories on a blockbuster level?