Controversial songs from the last 50 years. Not a year goes by without some music controversy, and 2025 was no exception.

Our king is back, ladies, gentlemen and emotionally deprived One Direction fans. Fresh off the success of his newly released single “Aperture,” marathon aficionado and part-time singer-songwriter ...

The superstar boy band returns after a four-year hiatus on Friday. The genre it helped turn into a global juggernaut has endured some shifts, and minted new stars.

On March 20, 1961, Elvis Presley landed his fifth No. 1 hit of the decade with "Surrender", based on a 1911 Italian ballad.

BTS. Alex Isley. Dubstep-infused hyperpop from underscores. NPR Music's Hazel Cills chats with Francesca Harding of member station KCRW in Los Angeles about their favorite albums out Friday, March 20.

Five-and-a-half years in the making, the South Korean firebrand's record is just the beginning of a big year for the group ...

Ryland Grace's (Ryan Gosling) and Rocky's (James Ortiz) space odyssey has several meaningful needle drops behind it. Even before Ryland is sent to space on the titular spaceship to save the sun from ...

The Official FIFA World Cup 2026™ Album roll-out begins with the global release of Lighter by Jelly Roll and Carín León, ...

The seven-member group is back with their first album in nearly four years, ‘Arirang,’ a hip-hop heavy, Korean folk-infused ...

It’s been a while since we saw BTS in proper fighting form. Launched in 2013 as a hip-hop idol group, the seven-member squad steadily built a global following by speaking authen ...

The group’s new album “Arirang” includes a nod to a beloved Korean folk song and other important historical references.

Four years ago, the boy band went silent — but not before setting off a chain reaction that would reshape the pop market, conquer the Grammys and prime the world for an inevitable comeback.