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 ...

Here’s a sign that perhaps the 2026 shortlist for the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame is too large: A full day after chatting with an anonymous voter, we both came to the realization ...

K-pop girl group ‘BLACKPINK’ (Lisa, Jennie, Jisoo, Rosé) has set new records for K-pop on the U.S. Billboard and UK Official Charts, often referred to as the world’s two major music charts. On the ...

Spotify published its annual Loud & Clear report today (March 11), which includes bundles of fresh data on what artists generated from its service in 2025.

Girl group BLACKPINK is seen in this photo provided by YG Entertainment. (PHOTO NOT FOR SALE) (Yonhap) ▲ This Feb. 2, 2026, photo shows the cover of the original soundtrack album for the Netflix hit ...

Peso Pluma is sitting on an equipment box backstage at the Climate Pledge Arena in Seattle. Right after singing his biggest hits for the sold-out crowd, he is taking a breather in a hallway near his ...

In 1960, country music was going through quite the evolution. The genre was experimenting with new sounds, as country songs quickly gained popularity. These four country songs all came out in 1960, ...

Paul McCartney was just 27 years old when the Beatles broke up. He spent much of the 1960s at the center of the pop universe, and began a new decade still We spoke with the acclaimed documentarian abo ...

Hannah Harper reached the Top 20 of American Idol Season 24 after performing Vince Gill’s “Go Rest High on That Mountain” in ...

Madonna’s “Into the Groove” reaches the Official Streaming chart for the first time, debuting decades after its release while also returning to the main U.K. songs ranking.

The competition continued on the Monday, March 9, episode of American Idol. The Top 30 contestants traveled to Hawaii for the ...

Country singer Thomas Rhett, who boasts 24 No. 1 hits, will hit the road on tour this summer, with a stop at the ...