If we needed any more proof that the album isn't dead, 2025 was it. On this episode, Stephen Thompson is joined by Ann Powers and Daoud Tyler-Ameen to run through 12 dazzling albums that stuck with ...

2025 was one hell of a year. From the tumultuous political climate, the continued rise of social media, and the uncertainty of the future. One thing that remains consistent however, is the beauty of ...

If there's one question that professional music lovers hear most often, it's some variation on: "Heard any good albums lately?" We always have, of course, but when it came time to highlight the cream ...

When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works. "What a humbling thing." Tobias Forge tells us as he reacts to the news. "That's fantastic. I ...

We’re at the end of yet another year where commentators and fans speculated on the health of the rap world. In October, it was reported that, for the first time in 35 years, there were no rap songs in ...

The music world refused to stand still in 2025. This wasn’t a year for playing it safe. Across the globe and all over the stylistic map, music kept mutating in the weirdest, wildest ways. The artists ...

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 ...

As classic rock finds new ways to expand in the 21st century, the artists whose careers stretch back half a century or more continue to grow, too. As the list below of the Top 20 Rock Albums of 2025 ...

Critics listen to a lot of new music every day, which means they get to spend every December – or November, since that’s when several year-end lists have started popping up – harping on about how some ...

The band’s name is a riff on the 1910 Fruitgum Company, a late-’60s bubblegum act that scored three Top Fives, none of which are as catchy or diverse as any of these 10 songs. While “sunshine pop” ...

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 ...

Celebrating great releases from FKA Twigs, Wednesday, Sabrina Carpenter, Tyler, the Creator, and more Because, all things considered, this year has been very kind to music fans. When it comes to ...