NPR's Ailsa Chang speaks with Raina Douris, host of World Cafe at member station WXPN, about Mitski's new album, Nothing's About to Happen to Me.

Welcome to New Music Friday, NPR Music's podcast dedicated to sharing the best albums out each week. We listen to dozens of new releases in advance, identify the ones we think you need to hear, and ...

Two new Drake song snippets leak shortly before J. Cole's The Fall-Off album came out last night. On Thursday night (Feb. 5), DJ Akademiks went on livestream and slickly dropped multiple unreleased ...

Country women are dominating this list of country albums scheduled for 2026. Ella Langley and Megan Moroney both have projects on the calendar. These albums follow strong re-issues from Trisha ...

ZAYN (aka Zayn Malik) says his next album KONNAKOL will arrive April 17. Lead single "Die For Me" will release this Friday, February 6. The album title refers to a style of vocal percussion ...

Multi-platinum global superstar DaBaby has officially released his new album BE MORE GRATEFUL, a 23-track project that reflects a pivotal chapter in his career. The album balances fast-paced, ...

Here's five new rock and metal albums announced this week that you can look forward to. This past week's leading announcements is for fans of the underground, ranging from deathcore, death-thrash, ...

Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window) Facebook Click to share on X (Opens in new window) X January 28 marked a decade since the release of Rihanna‘s last album, Anti, but she hasn’t ...

The country singer quietly shared a countdown on her website one week ago with the expiration date set for Jan. 27 at 12PM ET. Once the clock hit zero, fans were treated to her exciting announcement.

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Jeff Benjamin is a New York-based writer covering global pop music. Harry Styles performs at The BRIT Awards 2023 at The O2 Arena ...

Harry Styles revealed the next phase of his comeback just hours after announcing his Together, Together tour. The pop star, 31, dropped his new single, “Aperture,” on Thursday, January 22, after ...

The New Pornographers will release new album The Former Site Of on March 27, via Merge. Watch the video for the single “Votive,” animated by Michael Arthur, below. The band that performs on the follow ...