"Hearst Magazines and Yahoo may earn commission or revenue on some items through these links." In 2025, the one thing that seemed to connect the best albums of the year was the concept of home. As ...

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The rising K-Pop powerhouse rookie boy group, CLOSE YOUR EYES, is ushering in a bold new chapter with the release of their third mini album, “blackout.” Following breakout hits, “All My Poetry” and ...

PHILADELPHIA -- My 2025 10-best list is heavy on storytelling songwriters of all stripes, from country to rock to hip-hop to dance-pop. The Brooklyn band that is hyped as the future of rock is on it, ...

Five years after its release, Dua Lipa's Future Nostalgia is back on the charts thanks to a 543% sales surge. NEW YORK, NEW YORK - MAY 06: Dua Lipa attends The 2024 Met Gala Celebrating "Sleeping ...

In 2025, K-pop albums became vehicles for artistic clarity—structured spaces where artists pursued cohesive creative visions shaped by pacing, intention and conceptual focus. i-dle has gone through ...

In 2025, the one thing that seemed to connect the best albums of the year was the concept of home. That could mean an artist returning to the sounds that played throughout their childhood in Puerto ...

The Korean pop outsider Effie and the Brooklyn indie-rock band Geese top our critics’ lists this year. By Jon Caramanica and Lindsay Zoladz Jon Caramanica Musicians know how to make music, and they ...