Neil Young summed things up succinctly: “Live music is better.” Fogelberg waxed poetic and issued what is essentially a Christmas musical dare to get out and experience more local music: “It’s the ...

Welcome back to Pop Loser! This week, we’ll dive into the luminaries we’ve lost, Brian Eno’s newest project, and my nightmare ...

Today in Music History for Dec. 16: In 1786, German chorister Konrad Kocher was born. He was the composer of the tune "For the Beauty of the Earth" and helped popularize four-part singing in churches.

Taste of Country said many more country stars such as Shania Twain, Reba McEntire, Billy Ray Cyrus, Doug Stone, Shelby Lynne, ...

Rick Schuler didn’t choose John Denver. Denver chose him. In a manner of speaking, as the popular country and folk singer-songwriter died in an airplane crash almost three decades ago. Fate came ...

Much of “Two Against Nature” was recorded in ʻUlupalakua at Hyperbolic Sound, the private studio of Steely Dan co-founder ...

If one year stands as the high-water mark for rock music’s creative diversity and ambition, 1972 makes a compelling case. It was a year when multiple genres hit full stride, and when legendary artists ...

There's a Christmas song for all tastes – jolly to melancholy – so corralling them into one list is not only futile, but impossible. Still, we try.

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We look back at the year's most defining moments in music, from the Trump administration's takeover of the Kennedy Center to Kendrick's Super Bowl performance, the Sean Combs trial, the Sinners ...

The best albums of 2025 spanned seismic rage rap, intricate guitar music, protest folk, spacey dream pop, and laptop twee. A virtuoso of experimental electronic music re-emerged, a Brooklyn band ...

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 ...