On December 14, 2025, the gospel music community united for the most anticipated Praise Achievement Awards 25.

Reggae and dancehall icon Samini is making a bold statement of roots and reinvention with his eighth studio album, ORIGIN8A, ...

The best albums of 2025 spanned seismic rage rap, intricate guitar music, protest folk, spacey dream pop, and laptop twee. A virtuoso of experimental electronic music re-emerged, a Brooklyn band ...

I joined Paste in 2023 and, in my tenure as editor, this year’s AOTY list is my favorite by far. The publication has been doling out these rankings since 2002, affixing an “Album of the Year” ribbon ...

Celebrating great releases from FKA Twigs, Wednesday, Sabrina Carpenter, Tyler, the Creator, and more Because, all things considered, this year has been very kind to music fans. When it comes to ...

Earlier this year, my colleague and bud Kelefa Sanneh suggested that music critics, as a lot, have gone soft—becoming submissive, overly agreeable, and, in some cases, nearly servile. He’s right, of ...

Dancehall and Afropop icon Stonebwoy is set to light up the stage at the 2025 Guinness Ghana DJ Awards, promising a fiery live performance at Ghana’s biggest night dedicated to DJ culture and musical ...

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Here are the 51 best rock and metal albums of 2025. We're officially more than halfway through the decade. It's already produced its own crop of new ascending stars and quite a handful of veterans who ...