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The first solo album in three years from the New York rapper (and his first release since his twin 2023 stunners, the Kenny Segal collab Maps, which landed on our 2023 year-end list, and Armand Hammer ...

The 25 best country and Americana albums of 2025, including Eric Church, Carter Faith, Tyler Childers, Mavis Staples, Ringo ...

When the dust settles on 2025, what songs will remain in heavy rotation? Robin Hilton and friends look back at a dizzying ...

Rosalía's LUX is NPR Music's No. 1 album of 2025. At the moment this fall when NPR Music's staff began discussing our picks ...

A moving collection of vocal works, including world premiere recordings of music by the eminent Hungarian composer Gyorgy ...

Perhaps a wise prophet named Addison Rae sums it up best: “So I put my headphones on / Listen to my favorite song.” And, boy, ...

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 ...

Our favorite albums of the year include a new release from Chance the Rapper and the final album engineered by Steve Albini.