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 ...

BTS fans haven't seen the band together since 2022 Amy Sussman/Getty Attention, ARMY: BTS is back! The K-pop group kicked off 2026 by announcing a new album, their first since the anthology, Proof, in ...

Robyn is officially back. It’s been seven, nearly eight years since the Swedish pop icon released Honey, and the wait for a follow-up is officially over. On March 27, she’ll unveil Sexistential via ...

DUBLIN, Ireland — Irish rock icons U2 are preparing to release their first album of new material in nearly a decade, 107.5 Kool FM is reporting, with sources saying the band has been working in the ...

BTS fans are dreaming of spring, and not just because of the current winter weather. The turning of the new year brought an announcement to Korean media that the group will be releasing a new album on ...

The hard truth is, no matter how many albums we review for Paste each year, there are always countless releases that end up overlooked. That’s why, from now until the end of December, we’re bringing ...

It’s easy to pinpoint when trends in music begin: People rally around a specific band or album, a new scene forms around a shared sensibility, or a particular sound permeates the zeitgeist. It’s more ...

Here is Loudwire's ranking of the 13 best metal albums of 2025. We've already anointed singled out this year's 51 best rock and metal albums of the year overall, but now it's time to get into the ...

Kirsten Agresta-Copely. Photo Credit: Drew Bordeaux Photography. Kirsten Agresta-Copely. Photo Credit: Drew Bordeaux Photography. Kirsten Agresta-Copely chatted about her second career Grammy ...

Amy Lee confirmed that a new Evanescence album will be out in 2026. Evanescence already shared two new songs this year, "Afterlife" and "Fight Like a Girl" with K.Flay. Additionally, Lee sang on "End ...

In 2025, bands had a lot to say about the state of the world, from La Dispute’s No One Was Driving the Car, which surveyed late-stage capitalism, and End It, who examined class structure through ...