August Ponthier. Brent Faiyaz. Jill Scott's first album in more than a decade. NPR Music's Stephen Thompson is joined by Nastia Voynovskaya from KQED in San Francisco to chat about their favorite ...

Ariana Grande’s Eternal Sunshine reaches 100 weeks on the Billboard 200, joining Thank U, Next, Dangerous Woman and Positions ...

When director Emerald Fennell needed to hire a musician to score her Wuthering Heights adaptation, only one person came to ...

San Francisco-based artist Taifa Nia has released his latest single, “FML 2020”. The first single off his upcoming EP Invidia, “FML 2020,” was – as the title suggests – written during the height of ...

Award-winning rapper Odumodublvck is back with a new single where he showcases his melody molding skills. Afrobeats icon Wande Coal rolls back the years with a sensual love rhythm featuring the ...

Andy Biersack shares details about Black Veil Brides' next studio album, including diving deep into their latest track, ...

The song sets up the impish opposition at play throughout As of Now, where Jah-Monte tempers vignettes of heartbreak and ...

Demi Lovato is all about poking fun at herself as she fast approaches the release of her ninth album. The 33-year-old singer – who uses both she/her and they/them pronouns – on Aug. 15 revealed her ...

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 ...

J. Cole has announced that his highly anticipated album “The Fall-Off” is scheduled to be released on February 6. In a trailer for the album, Cole is pictured washing is car at a self-service station ...

Paste is the place to kick off each and every New Music Friday. We follow our regular roundups of the best new songs by highlighting the most compelling new records you need to hear. Find the best new ...

To boil Zach Bryan's new Heaven On Top album down to the songs about his relationships is to simplify a rich, complex 78 minutes of country/rock emotion. Just as interesting are the creative country ...