Whether you’re looking to hear some live holiday music, see a glittering light display or shop ‘til you drop, this season’s ...

Great artists who are the opposite of prolific are always a thorny subject. Many of our most romantic ideas about creativity tend to view “genius” as a kind of vessel state, from which beauty and ...

The first issue of Paste came out in July 2002. Since then, this site has catalogued the best and worst contemporary music the industry and the underground have had to offer. This week, we’re focusing ...

The rapper had previously announced a March 2026 release date. By Michael Saponara Nicki Minaj is threatening to cancel her plans for her sixth album — which she had set for next March — altogether.

The soul singer, songwriter and producer, who died on Tuesday at 51, released three studio albums of meticulously constructed, vocally ambitious, genre-crossing music. By Jon Pareles In his music, ...

This story originally appeared in the Asbury Park Press on Aug 1, 1993. Patti Scialfa knows all about the music business. Her husband, Bruce Springsteen, whom she married in 1991, has been in it for ...

When The Life of a Showgirl dropped last week, Taylor Swift’s newest album quickly generated buzz for featuring some of the raunchiest lyrics she’s ever released. The song “Wood,” in particular, ...

Film and television have changed some since the 1970s, but music has changed decidedly more. That’s especially true of popular music. Of course, there are notable albums that aren’t hits at the time ...

Plot a musician’s catalogue by quality over time, and you’ll often get a line that slopes downwards as the years progress. The best final albums are exceptions: lightning bolts of inspiration ...

Louis Tomlinson has announced his third studio album “How Did I Get Here?,” releasing on Jan. 23, 2026. To coincide with the announcement, the former One Direction member has dropped his new single ...

If you’re within a certain age bracket, you’ll remember the news being delivered with grave certainty: The iPod is going to end the album as we know it. Yet for as many 99-cent songs as were purchased ...

It's New Music Friday, and the first weekend of autumn has brought forth a handful of releases by beloved veteran artists. Neko Case is back with her first album since 2018. Robert Plant and his ...