Music lawyers stayed busy this year with novel questions about artificial intelligence, Diddy’s criminal trial and a win for ...

A huge, gloriously silly and brutally effective amalgam of abandoned styles ripe for reinvigorating — rap-metal, dream-prog, ...

Method Man explains why Wu-Tang Clan turned down a verse on Drake’s “Wu-Tang Forever” after he sent the song. Read what he ...

Rock icons dug into their archives, underground ’90s rap and indie figures put out long-awaited vinyl and more.

According to Google Year in Search, Taylor Swift's "Wood," off her 12th studio album, was among the most searched songs in ...

Others are just confusing, like the emulation of a tabla on “Basic Space.” These elements might have sounded fresh at the ...

From unexpected pop pivots to reflections on the state of the world, these are the essential songs of the year.

The Kalamazoo rapper and sound engineer worked with two third-grade classes this week, recording dozens of students and ...

Chicago has plenty of alternatives to yet another jinglefest — some from other musical genres or cultures, some keeping ...

Olivia Dean was the UK’s big breakout star, scoring four concurrent singles in the Top 20; while global girl group Katseye ...

The stage musical, at Detroit’s Fisher Theatre through Dec. 14, may be drawn from Grammy Award-winner Alicia Keys’ upbringing ...

Continuing with our end-of-year coverage, following our Top 25 of 2025, Okayplayer shares our top artists of the year. From chart-topping releases to sold-out world tours, pristine album rollouts to ...