Paste is the place to kick off each and every New Music Friday. We follow our regular roundups of the best new songs by highlighting the most compelling new records you need to hear. Find the best new ...

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 ...

Here is your 2026 hard rock + metal album release calendar and all of this week's newest albums! Each week is loaded with new rock and metal releases and keeping track of it all can be pretty ...

Barry Manilow will release What a Time, his first new album in nearly 15 years, on June 5. The album was produced by Manilow and his longtime collaborator Michael Lloyd, and marks Manilow’s 33rd ...

Ye, the artist formerly known as Kanye West, dropped his latest studio album, "Bully," on Friday, March 27. The project marks his 12th studio album and his first solo release since "Donda 2" in 2022.

In a recent interview with Rolling Stone, singer-songwriter Charlie Puth characterized his career up to this point as “almost a decade of chasing my tail.” Indeed, Puth has at times been dinged for ...

‘The Boys of Dungeon Lane,’ McCartney's 18th solo album, will come out May 29th. By Ethan Millman Music Editor Paul McCartney is back with new music, as the legendary Beatles co-founder dropped “Days ...

It may not feel like spring just yet, but the Rayes of light are coming through. British singer-songwriter Raye dropped her second studio album Friday, March 27. A kaleidoscopic venture into the inner ...

It’s been said countless times that for a new artist, especially a successful one, the second album is exponentially more difficult than the first. There’s the constantly looming threat of the ...

Ye, the artist formerly known as Kanye West, released his new studio album, “Bully,” on Saturday, March 28. The project is his 12th studio album and his first solo release since "Donda 2" in 2022. The ...

After five years of reports about an album in progress, Paul McCartney released a new single, “Days We Left Behind,” Thursday morning. The single, a love letter to Liverpool, arrived concurrent with ...

Beyoncé’s Renaissance or Outkast’s Aquemini? Animal Collective’s Merriweather Post Pavilion or Interpol’s Turn on the Bright Lights? Kendrick Lamar’s DAMN. or Lana Del Rey’s Norman Fucking Rockwell!?