Looking back at the year in music, it was very much a “Golden” age. But, demon hunting aside, did it also count as golden with a small G? As we dived through our favorite music of 2025 to consider ...

Back in September 2023, Bruce Springsteen announced that he would have to shelve his planned tour until March 2024 so he could recover from peptic ulcer disease. The temporary retreat shouldn’t be ...

A lot has changed over the course of “Stranger Things” Season 5. Will Byers (Noah Schnapp) left previous fears and insecurities behind, Kali (Linnea Berthelsen) unexpectedly returned and — oh, yeah! — ...

It's the first time in 11 years that there is just one difference in the lineups in the two categories. By Paul Grein As Recording Academy voters pore over the 2026 nominations list before final-round ...

In 2025, the Nigerian music industry was supercharged with a collection of hit songs that tell the story of ambition and hold the power of superstardom. In Afrobeats, hit records are the vehicle that ...

Mariah Carey, the queen of Christmas, has lost her crown to Sia, the princess of pop from down under! For 30-years, 'All I Want for Christmas' has reigned supreme as the most popular song of the ...

This year in Afropop, a whispery Ghanaian It-Girl shook the world, a Francophone trio remade Bastille Day in their image, and East African R&B stars took romantic tension to new heights. Meanwhile, a ...

Song Sung Blue is a 2025 biographical musical drama directed by Craig Brewer. It stars Hugh Jackman as Mike "Lightning" Sardina, a mechanic and recovering alcoholic, and Kate Hudson as Claire "Thunder ...

The best songs of 2025 worked admirably toward the daunting task of attempting to describe what it feels like to be alive in the unpredictability matrix of the mid-’20s. Songwriters expressing pangs ...

Known for its ‘80s nostalgia and supernatural goings-on thanks to one warped villain, Vecna (Jamie Campbell Bower), Netflix’s Stranger Things established very strong connections to music from its very ...