A fantastic album, it opened with the insistent, mantra-like, nagging “You Shouldn’t do That" and closed with the brooding “Children of the Sun.” Psychedelia had been convincingly reconfigured for the ...

The cynical response to the release of yet another Hawkwind live album – at least their fifth since 2015 – is to wave a dismissive ... keyboardist Tim ‘Thighpaulsandra’ Lewis and long-serving drummer ...

49: Paul McCartney & Wings – Venus and Mars Paul McCartney brought together a tight band for his 1975 album; it’s a pop-rock masterclass that showcases some of the best of the ex-Beatle’s ...

The country singer’s compilation album showcases the best of his genre-blending sound which takes inspiration from R&B, rock, and pop. The electronic artist’s Moog synthesizer-centered album ...

Here is your 2025 hard rock + metal album release calendar and all of this week's newest albums! Each week is loaded with new rock and metal releases and keeping track of it all can be pretty ...

Here are the 25 best metal albums of 2000. It was the dawn of not just a new century, but a new metal millennium. After a bumpy decade for heavy metal on the whole, a resurgence for the genre's ...

As the year comes to an end, we’re paying tribute to our favorite albums and songs released across our favorite genres. This week, we tackled the very best K-pop songs of 2024, and today we’ve ...

Beyoncé walks a country mile in Nancy Sinatra’s boots, The Cure drop one of their best albums after a 16-year wait, MJ Lenderman dares to challenge the milkshake/smoothie dichotomy. These are ...

THE WEEK'S MOST POPULAR WORLD MUSIC ALBUMS, BASED ON MULTIMETRIC CONSUMPTION, BLENDING TRADITIONAL ALBUM SALES, STREAMING-EQUIVALENT ALBUMS AND TRACK-EQUIVALENT ALBUMS, AS COMPILED BY LUMINATE.

THE WEEK'S MOST POPULAR CLASSICAL ALBUMS, BASED ON MULTIMETRIC CONSUMPTION, BLENDING TRADITIONAL ALBUM SALES, STREAMING-EQUIVALENT ALBUMS AND TRACK-EQUIVALENT ALBUMS, AS COMPILED BY LUMINATE.

To be clear, this list isn’t necessarily the best of the year, it’s our favorites. This last year was a fun one for music, as we saw a fantastic showing from the ladies with massive albums ...

This year’s best music, our critic thinks ... cross-pollinating. Of all the notable albums released in 2024, many of the most original and memorable have been acts of hybridization in one ...