De Los, the L.A. Times' Latin culture wing, lists its favorite albums by Latino artists in 2025, including albums by Bad ...

Wallen sees his two most successful albums tie for a special honor, and now the pair are in a race with one another to see ...

We say this every year, but any list of the year’s best music books is even more of a losing proposition than best albums or songs, primarily because of the time investment — so any such list is ...

Contextualizing R&B's mainstream comeback this year, from it's indie and queer sectors to the Hot 100 domination of Leon Thomas and Kehlani.

The highest-selling artists in history. For years, it seemed as if Garth Brooks' status as the highest-selling country artist would never be beaten. With nine platinum-certified albums, an additional ...

Historic. It’s safe to say that 2025 will go down in history as the year of Morgan Wallen. While there’s no denying he’s been ...

The R&B world has had its share of heartbreak in 2025. And, sadly, another legend’s name has joined the list of those lost in 2025. As the clock quickly winds down on this year, the following is a ...

NPR listeners share the one song that hit them the hardest this year, and tell us why they laughed, cried, or simply couldn’t ...