The annual ritual of picking the best is never easy. But after careful consideration and some (pleasurable) relistening, ...

Ten years on from the the singer’s death, a new book reveals how he kept his illness so secret that few knew about it. This ...

For viewers weaned on an era when American Idol incubated household names like Kelly Clarkson and Adam Lambert, the special ...

She’s Green, Samia, Gully Boys and Alan Sparhawk were among the local acts offering adventurous listens this year.

CWG is getting into the holiday spirit. It's hard to believe it's already Christmas Eve. Though it seemed like we were in the thick of concert and festival season in the summer just weeks ago, somehow ...

Lorde, Annahstasia, Rosalia, Brandon Lake, Hayley Williams, Clipse, Pulp, London Suede, Samia all released great albums in ...

This year’s selections in The Utah Review for the top ten moments of the Utah Enlightenment in 2025, the eleventh annual ...

The issue is The ultimate review of 2025: the best albums, the biggest events and the megastars who rocked our world. Including Albums Of The Year, Reissues Of The Year and our 2025 Playlist. Plus The ...

Clarice Jensen, In holiday clothing, out of the great darkness They said Sgt. Pepper's was a perfect album. Here's another one — and it's arguably more ambitious. That Rosalía sings in 13 languages ...

(KTLA) — It’s officially end-of-year list season as 2025 comes to a close. While this year has seen plenty of misses or underwhelming releases, it also provided some great material from stars, both ...

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 ...

Earlier this year, my colleague and bud Kelefa Sanneh suggested that music critics, as a lot, have gone soft—becoming submissive, overly agreeable, and, in some cases, nearly servile. He’s right, of ...