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If we needed any more proof that the album isn't dead, 2025 was it. On this episode, Stephen Thompson is joined by Ann Powers and Daoud Tyler-Ameen to run through 12 dazzling albums that stuck with ...

"Hearst Magazines and Yahoo may earn commission or revenue on some items through these links." In 2025, the one thing that seemed to connect the best albums of the year was the concept of home. As ...

Putting it lightly, 2025 was a stressful year. It was a year where I found myself seeking escapism and comfort more often than usual, and for that reason, good music was sounding extra good. As my ...

What were your favorite albums this year? For music lovers, the end of the year is a time to look back. You've got the Grammy nominations. You've got Spotify Wrapped. But nothing really beats a person ...

Stream this list on Apple Music and Spotify. See The FADER's 50 best songs of 2025. In a chronically online, AI-slop-embedded hellscape, Don’t Tap the Glass is Tyler, the Creator’s surprise social ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Hugh McIntyre covers music, with a focus on the global charts. Rock band Deftones returned this summer with a new album titled ...

This is read by an automated voice. Please report any issues or inconsistencies here. Piling on, stripping down, looking back, pushing ahead: Musicians found all sorts of uses for the album form this ...

To make a list is immediately to begin second-guessing it. This year that’s especially true below the Top 10, in my list of 20 runner-up albums, for which I had double that many candidates I could ...

It’s been a good year for jazz, diverse in every way—styles, influences, tastes, and demographics too. I didn’t aim the list to turn out this way, but four of the albums’ leaders are women, and five ...

Getting your Trinity Audio player ready... After much consternation, I’ve managed to pare down a long list of fine jazz-improv recordings from 2025 to a top 10. So, apologies to Marshall Allen, The ...