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?

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, ...

Sade's debut full-length Diamond Life returns to multiple charts in the U.K. after Rough Trade released a transparent vinyl ...

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

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 ...

Harry Styles sees half of all his albums return to the charts in the U.K. as his London concert residency finishes. His ...

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 ...

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

These somewhat forgotten albums from the 1970s sound surprisingly modern nowadays. Some bands were just ahead of their time.