Forty-two years ago today, the singer/songwriter who is believed to have coined the term "honky tonk" was born in Texas.

Monte Ogbon. Emily Scott Robinson. Blood harmonies from Irish brothers Ye Vagabonds. Stephen Thompson from NPR Music chats ...

In 2026, Megadeth took their proverbial final bow with their 17th and ostensibly last studio album, simply titled Megadeth. It was a fitting poignant, metallic endnote to an illustrious career full of ...

Sly Dunbar has died at 73. He and Robbie Shakespeare produced or played on songs by Bob Dylan, Madonna, Britney Spears, Mick ...

In January 2025, following the release of the album and the start of the “DtMF” trend, Bad Bunny posted a TikTok with the song playing and his face teary-eyed. The caption simply, “tik tok...,” ...

Amazon's new heist thriller Steal has only been out a short time, but people are already asking about its music.

Singer, instrumentalist and songwriter, Mac McAnally drew a sold-out crowd to the Payne & Mencias Palladium at The Center for ...

One of country music's most influential artists, every country music fan should know these three Barbara Mandrell songs.

Back in September 2023, Bruce Springsteen announced that he would have to shelve his planned tour until March 2024 so he could recover from peptic ulcer disease. The temporary retreat shouldn’t be ...

From a single inspired by larvae squirming in the dirt to a comically enlightening track about waiting on hold with an insurance company, our music critics share their favorite music from the month.

Charli XCX soundtracks Emerald Fennell’s steamy Wuthering Heights with a gothic pop concept album dropping Valentine’s weekend 2026.

This week we're obsessing over the hilarious and harrowing “Where’s My Phone?” from Mitski, a slightly softer solo cut from Sonic Youth’s Kim Gordon, the confounding but wondrous wordplay of Father ...