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 ...

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 ...

Samsung’s premium soundbars have been critical and commercial hits for years now, so the brand’s unveiling of its first two new models for 2026 is big news. The only question is, can Samsung really ...

The last year has brought a lot of heavy hitters from across the the state and in a multitude of genres. So it is fitting that we close out the year with one more month in the same vein, including a ...

A wide multicultural swath of New Yorkers voted Mayor Zohran Mamdani into office two months ago. So, it made sense that the music serenading those at Mamdani's swearing-in and block party event on ...

A legendary rock band is planning a comeback in 2026. U2 has been working on its first album of new music in 9 years, lead singer Bono told Esquire in a recent interview. The Rock and Roll Hall of ...

French prog rockers Esthesis, who won Pro g's Best Unsigned Band category in the 2020 Readers' Poll, recently released their ...

It’s been 10 years since Bruno Mars‘ seminal record, 24K Magic — and now, his highly anticipated fourth solo album, titled The Romantic, is finally ready. On Wednesday, Jan. 7, Mars revealed the album ...

Attorney General Pam Bondi on Saturday morning said Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro, along with his wife Cilia Flores, had been indicted in the Southern District of New York. He “has been charged ...

You want to know something? This website has been around for a little over 10 years, and never once did we review a Dodge Journey. I don’t know if that’s the most glaring of oversights, but you’d ...

She’s the undeniable queen of Christmas, but could Mariah Carey be the queen of New Years, too? On Wednesday night, the music diva joined Dick Clark’s New Year’s Rockin’ Eve With Ryan Seacrest for a ...

The average price of gas around the U.S. this year is expected to dip to $2.97 per gallon, down 13 cents from 2025 — that would be the lowest level since 2020, according to a new analysis by GasBuddy.