Some songs can easily fade into the background. They can work for any occasion—a party, a carpool, or a solo listening session. Then, some songs demand attention. The four rock songs below couldn’t ...

Harry Styles released his fourth album, Kiss All the Time. Disco, Occasionally. on Friday, March 6. He dropped his music video for “American Girls” in tandem with the album’s release. Harry Styles ...

Some of rap music’s biggest names have come out in support of a Black man, whose rap lyrics were cited during his sentencing in Texas. He is on death row. In 2009, a nearly all-white jury convicted ...

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 ...

Sturgill Simpson’s political screed, Olivia Rodrigo’s Magnetic Fields cover and the Lunar New Year song burning up the charts in Vietnam. By Jon Pareles Sturgill Simpson scrambles even his own ...

Navigating the Roblox music library in 2026 requires more than just a list of numbers; it requires an understanding of the platform’s evolving privacy and safety infrastructure. With the introduction ...

Even the best classic-rock lyrics don't necessarily bear stand-alone scrutiny. Rock critic Robert Christgau memorably noted that Bob Dylan's "My Back Pages" was "a bad poem. But it is a good song, ...

Last year, there were none. This year, movie music fans will at least get to hear two of the five best original song nominees. As reported by Variety in January, citing a letter from the Oscars' ...