The erstwhile Year of the Woman keeps looking like it’s turning out to be the Century of the Woman, as popular music goes … and there’ll be no complaints about that when we have a surfeit of superstar ...

Please please please … may we have another year-in-music in 2025 as strong as this one? In coming up with 10 best album lists, each of Variety‘s staff music writers felt 2024 brought an embarrassment ...

As the best track of 2024, “ROCKMAN” is everything. Spiritually, it’s the grandson of the ’80s soft rock ballad. Sonically, it’s somewhere between sultry new wave and marimba-heavy reggae-funk. Within ...

The calendar has turned to 2025 and 2024 is already fading in the rearview mirror. That’s not going to stop us from looking back at last year’s best punk releases, however, because the need for great ...

Bruce Springsteen sees Live from Asbury Park 2024 debut at No. 2 on the U.K.'s Official Americana chart, stuck behind Zach ...

After a slew of music announcements, it seems like the music industry may be experiencing another Spring 2024. Early in the year, the industry saw releases from female artists like Beyoncé, Taylor ...

Kind of a tough sell: lo-fi power pop sung by an Alvin-and-the-Chipmunks soundalike. But the melodies and arrangements here are undeniable. Following Troper’s fantastic 2022 album, “MTV,” this is yet ...

Post Malone is preparing for his next chapter in country music, following his 2024 album F-1 Trillion. In the midst of his massive Big A-- World Tour, the country newcomer is carving out time to craft ...

Music's big night kicks off with a Tracy Chapman duet and a sizzling performance by SZA. Follow our live coverage for updates ...

St. Louis’ music community is XXL, two sizes larger than the city itself. Not that having an abundance of local artists is ever a bad thing, but the sheer amount of recorded music coming out of the ...

Sales of Swift's albums drive the fortunes of the entire music industry, as her catalog continues to dominate streaming lists all over the world The drop of a new Taylor Swift album is the equivalent ...

Halsey said her 2024 album 'The Great Impersonator' was "a failure in the context of the kind of success I’ve had previously" Ryan Emberley/amfAR via Getty In an interview with Apple Music One’s Zane ...