As the year reaches its mid-point, we have answers to a question more pressing than what to wear to the cookout or how early should we arrive at the fireworks show: What should I listen to?

New albums are getting announced and released constantly. It’s tough to stay on top of it all. So that’s where we come in. Pitchfork is tracking notable new music releases with our guide to upcoming ...

Variety music writers round up the best albums of 2026 so far, including Olivia Rodrigo, Ella Langley, Drake, Raye, Paul ...

With so much good music being released all the time, it can be hard to determine what to listen to first. Every week, ...

Peter Frampton, the Rolling Stones, Paul McCartney and Ringo Starr all landed in the year's top rock albums list so far.

All four solo albums Bruno Mars has released are present on the Billboard 200 this week as Unorthodox Jukebox returns in last ...

From Drake to Slayyyter to HELP!(2), our editorial staff's favorite LPs from the first half of the year. One thing you have to say about 2026 through its first six months is that it’s seen its fair ...

Drake's Views and Take Care both celebrate notable longevity milestones on Billboard's Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums chart as Iceman ...

Indie Basement is a weekly column on BrooklynVegan focusing on classic indie and alternative artists, “college rock,” and new and current acts who follow a similar path. There are reviews of new ...

From Queen to The Beatles, these albums feature wall-to-wall masterpieces.

Country rock grew out of blues, jazz, R&B and classic country all colliding at once in the 1950s, long before anyone thought ...