This year's defining songs include a pop gem from Taylor Swift's latest album, Olivia Dean's breakout hit, and Kendrick Lamar's best duet with SZA.

Spotify is attempting to give users more control over the music the streaming service recommends with a new playlist feature called "Prompted Playlist." The beta feature is rolling out in New Zealand ...

To make a list is immediately to begin second-guessing it. This year that’s especially true below the Top 10, in my list of 20 runner-up albums, for which I had double that many candidates I could ...

It's Friday, and that means we've reached our final 2025 episode of New Music Friday. While most of the music internet has moved on to looking backward (including the latest episode of All Songs ...

This was one wild year for music — as the late, great Ozzy would say, it was a crazy train. In 2025, you never knew where your next favorite song was coming from. Some of the year’s best songs were ...

Whether you’re running outside or just hitting the treadmill, good music can often make the difference between a solid run and a blown goal. That’s why we’re putting together 90-minute playlists each ...

I joined Paste in 2023 and, in my tenure as editor, this year’s AOTY list is my favorite by far. The publication has been doling out these rankings since 2002, affixing an “Album of the Year” ribbon ...

As DEI battles and funding shifts roil campuses, music programs from UCLA to Juilliard continue to grow. THR ranks the 20 schools shaping the next generation of composers. By Jeff Bond Conservatories ...

On Wednesday, one of the all-time greatest and most entertaining music documentaries will be made available in remastered and expanded form on Disney Plus. The Beatles Anthology originally aired on ...

If you've spent years curating playlists in Apple Music or another streaming service, you can now easily transfer your playlist to your Spotify library without needing to start from scratch or pay for ...

Apple Music has just launched a diverse lineup of new ‘Best of 2025’ playlists, and also named Tyler, The Creator as its Artist of the Year. Here are the details. New ‘Best of 2025’ playlists ...