Kigali’s hip-hop community is set for another high-energy gathering as Mic Tribe returns for its third edition, with Pro Zed and B Threy among the headliners leading a strong cast of rappers for the ...

Welcome to our weekly music post, where we spotlight our favorite new songs and albums. Hop in the comments and tell us: What new music are you listening to? Spelling’s music is generally lush and ...

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 ...

“Recently I’ve felt pessimistic about the world,” Dry Cleaning singer Florence Shaw says in regards to “Joy,” which closes their new album Secret Love that’s out this week. “The influence of what they ...

The sun is shining, the coffee is brewed, and her pajamas are still on at 10 a.m. That means Amy Grant is content. On New Year’s Eve day, before preparing for a massive family gathering to celebrate ...

Every week, the Paste staff and contributors will choose their five favorite songs of the previous seven days, awarding one entry a “Song of the Week” designation. After taking time off for the ...

In May of 2025, Jason Aldean stopped by Taste of Country Nights and told me all about his twelfth studio album that he was working on and slid me some details about it. Aldean said, "We been in the ...

To boil Zach Bryan's new Heaven On Top album down to the songs about his relationships is to simplify a rich, complex 78 minutes of country/rock emotion. Just as interesting are the creative country ...

Two New England Patriots fans who went viral with a song they wrote in honor of star quarterback Drake Maye said they have been blown away to see hundreds of thousands of people sharing the music they ...

So then, I am charmed when Bushy B tells me about the moment his job as a case manager for at-risk youth came to an end.