At long last, J. Cole releases his highly anticipated The Fall-Off album. On Friday (Feb. 6), the North Carolina rapper blessed fans with his seventh studio album. The latest album from the Dreamville ...

J. Cole has announced that his highly anticipated album “The Fall-Off” is scheduled to be released on February 6. In a trailer for the album, Cole is pictured washing is car at a self-service station ...

As 2025 draws to a close, Metacritic has unveiled its annual rankings of the best albums of the year, highlighting a diverse and genre-spanning collection of critically acclaimed releases. From ...

In 2025, bands had a lot to say about the state of the world, from La Dispute’s No One Was Driving the Car, which surveyed late-stage capitalism, and End It, who examined class structure through ...

Have you noticed that guitars are back? I’m being a little facetious, but rock and even punk has has been steadily climbing its way back to the mainstream and we felt that more this year than we have ...

Rosalía made an album invoking the saints, Lily Allen took us on a tragicomic trip through her domestic hell, Lady Gaga found the sweet spot between artpop and arena-ready funk, and Bad Bunny was just ...

Stream this list on Apple Music and Spotify. See The FADER's 50 best songs of 2025. In a chronically online, AI-slop-embedded hellscape, Don’t Tap the Glass is Tyler, the Creator’s surprise social ...

This is read by an automated voice. Please report any issues or inconsistencies here. Piling on, stripping down, looking back, pushing ahead: Musicians found all sorts of uses for the album form this ...

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 the seasons continue to change with more rapidity and the weeks turn into months that roll into years, there are at least a few constants: death, taxes and Taylor Swift. Even if she’s not on tour ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Hugh McIntyre covers music, with a focus on the global charts. Eminem debuts Stans at No. 19 on the U.K. Soundtrack Albums chart ...

The singer-songwriter revealed the name of her 12th original studio album in a surprise announcement, but no other details. By Julia Jacobs Taylor Swift relishes announcing her albums in dramatic ...