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 ...

Listen to 48 tracks that broke new artists, blew apart genres and revived beloved sounds. By Jon Caramanica and Lindsay Zoladz Jon Caramanica On the one hand, living in an environment in which sounds ...

On first listen, “total euphoria” sounds like the product of eight people playing completely out of sync with one another. The drums enter and exit the mix of their own accord; the guitars speed up ...

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 ...

This is read by an automated voice. Please report any issues or inconsistencies here. Pop music was not at all safe this year from the encroachments of an AI industry determined to slop-ify everything ...

In these 100 songs, you’ll hear lusty dubstep, quietly subversive electronic pop, regional rap bangers, alt-country odysseys, ubiquitous chart-toppers, and much more. We were drawn to songs this year ...

When Oasis recorded Heathen Chemistry, Andy Bell and Gem Archer had settled in as new bandmates, giving Noel Gallagher a renewed sense of enthusiasm to continue with the band. Meanwhile, Liam ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Hugh McIntyre covers music, with a focus on the global charts. Oasis scores another U.K. win as the live version of “Bring It On ...

Curious from birth, Fiona is a music writer, researcher, and cultural theorist based in the UK. She studied her Bachelor of Music in London, specializing in audiovisual practices, and progressed to a ...

White Reaper are releasing their new album Only Slightly Empty in September on Blue Grape, and they’ve given us an early taste with “Blink.” Slipknot announced a deluxe reissue of their self-titled ...

“Swag,” a relatively subdued and introspective body of work, is Bieber at his most mature, sharing his love for his wife Hailey and son Jack across 21 tracks. It marks a turning point for Bieber, no ...

Oasis in Concert at Wetlands, New York, in 1994 - WireImage Oasis’s setlist when they took to the stage in Cardiff for the first night of their mammoth 41-date reunion tour was a fans’ dream. But the ...