These four albums were deeply loved by fans, but critics were pretty wordy with how much they hated them when they were first ...

That should cover it,” Joan Wasser told MOJO, comprehensively nailing the emotional breadth and maturity that filled her sixth solo album proper. Plenty of personality from this seasoned session pro ...

Find the best new albums of the week below, from priority picks to honorable mentions.

Here are my Top 10 jazz/improv albums of 2024. Each of them made my life a little better this year, and I’m hoping they might do the same for you. “Compassion,” by Vijay Iyer (ECM ...

New York City rockers The Men have a new album, Buyer Beware, set for release on February 28th. They've teased the LP with a ...

This wide-ranging list shows the breadth of our presenters’ tastes across the network and Albums of the Year is our moment to celebrate those records and give these picks even more prominence.

On the heels of her latest groundbreaking album and ahead of the highly anticipated ceremony, one question looms: Will the Grammys finally bestow album of the year upon the megastar? The answer ...

The revered old school (Nick Cave, The Cure, The Smile, Kim Deal) released career-high albums that reasserted their roles as restless pioneers. Rap’s leading lights, both conscious and ...

Inspiring musicians and delighting fans, tribute albums are a mix of respectful homage and inventive re-recordings. Here are 40 of the best tribute albums. Duke Ellington was a musical hero to ...

Ariana Grande has found success as an actor, pop star, brand ambassador, and founder of r.e.m. beauty. Here's how she made ...

In popular music, there are albums, and then there are “concept albums.” Definitions vary, but essentially, concept albums are carefully sequenced collections of songs that fit together to ...

The cool factor — so mercurially acquired, so easy to lose. The undefinable magic that takes something from being merely good to legendary status, just by naming the coolest albums of all time we run ...