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 ...

Nick Jonas is going solo – again. The 33-year-old singer and one-third of the Jonas Brothers announced Nov. 30 that he would release a solo album for the first time in nearly five years. The project, ...

I joined Paste in 2023 and, in my tenure as editor, this year’s AOTY list is my favorite by far. The publication has been doling out these rankings since 2002, affixing an “Album of the Year” ribbon ...

Earlier this year, my colleague and bud Kelefa Sanneh suggested that music critics, as a lot, have gone soft—becoming submissive, overly agreeable, and, in some cases, nearly servile. He’s right, of ...

Hilary Duff has announced that her sixth album “Luck…or Something” will be released on Feb. 20 via Atlantic Records. The singer has been teeing up her first record in a decade over the past few months ...

Boston metalcore icons Converge have announced their first non-collaborative album in nearly nine years. Love Is Not Enough arrives February 13 via Deathwish Inc. and Epitaph Records. Leading the LP ...

Tacos may rule Tuesdays, but Fridays are all about new albums. This week’s list of new releases features offerings from Kelsea Ballerini, Wale, FKA Twigs, and more. Whether you favor CDs, vinyl, or ...

Multi-platinum Grammy-nominated rapper Wale has released his highly anticipated eighth studio album, everything is a lot., via Def Jam Recordings. The 18-track project is Wale’s most introspective ...

The singer's latest release is the most-streamed album by a female Spanish speaking artist Ilana Kaplan is a Staff Editor at PEOPLE. She has been working at PEOPLE since 2023. Her work has previously ...

Welcome to our weekly music post, where we spotlight our favorite new songs and albums. Hop in the comments and tell us: What new music are you listening to? Spelling’s music is generally lush and ...

De La Soul will release Cabin in the Sky, their first studio album in nine years, on Nov. 21. The new record is also their first since the 2023 death of founding member David “Trugoy the Dove” ...

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