The project features 14 tracks. By Hannah Dailey ARMY, did you ever think this moment would actually come? After years of waiting and wondering, BTS‘ new album ARIRANG is finally here, marking the ...

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 ...

As the seasons continue to change with more rapidity and the weeks turn into months that roll into years, there are at least a few constants: death, taxes and Taylor Swift. Even if she’s not on tour ...

Luc Haasbroek is a writer and videographer from Durban, South Africa. He has been writing professionally about pop culture for eight years. Luc's areas of interest are broad: he's just as passionate ...

I don’t envy anybody who decided to put out an album within the 12 months succeeding Brat Summer, Manning Fireworks Fall, and “Not Like Us” — especially considering that 2025, broadly speaking, did ...

J.S. Gornael has a BA in English with a Creative Writing Emphasis in Poetry and an MFA in Fiction. He has taken workshops in poetry, fiction, and non-fiction (though mostly the second). Half-cinephile ...

Charli XCX, Mk.gee and MJ Lenderman top our pop music critics’ lists this year. By Jon Pareles Jon Caramanica and Lindsay Zoladz Jon Pareles The agendas for 21st-century musicians keep getting more ...

I think about Tom Petty a lot. But in October, I think about him a little bit more. This month marks two important Tom Petty milestones— it’s the seventh anniversary of his death (Oct. 2), and the ...

Linkin Park have announced their new album, From Zero, which comes out Nov. 15. They've performed their first show with new singer Emily Armstrong (Dead Sara), playing a 16-song set. The band debuted ...

Without question, Metallica are the most formidable, popularized and influential band in the heavy metal genre. No other band in heavy music wields the same number of masterfully crafted albums or the ...

The album is the best invention of the past century, hands down — but the music isn’t the whole story. The album cover has been a cultural obsession as long as albums have. Ever since 12-inch vinyl ...