Across genres and styles, we’ll be keeping tabs on must-hear albums as the year continues on. The music industry will continue to shift, and we’re ready to roll with wherever it goes next.

On 3rd March 2008, the anarcho-punk band Chumbawamba released their thirteenth album, commonly known as The Boy Bands Have Won. In actual fact, the full title is an eye-popping 156 words long - a ...

The biggest Folk albums of the month (defined in partnership with English Folk Expo) by British and Irish artists, based on sales in the UK of downloads, CDs, vinyl and other formats, plus streams.

Listen to new songs by Kaitlyn Aurelia Smith, Shannon and the Clams, Craig Finn, Lost Under Heaven, Sports Team, Alison Krauss & Union Station, and more.

From his early projects like 'House of Balloons' and 'Thursday' to recent albums 'Dawn FM' and 'Hurry Up Tomorrow' we ranked all of the Weeknd's albums—from worst to best. When The Weeknd first ...

Swans are back to announce their 17th studio album, Birthing, out on May 30th. They’ve also offered Birthing’s first single, the 20-minute-long “I Am a Tower.” With Michael Gira once again at the helm ...

A new album called Is This What We Want? features a stellar list of more than 1,000 musicians — and the sound of silence. With contributions from artists including Kate Bush, Annie Lennox ...

Copyright 2025 The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved. Kate Bush, Annie Lennox, Cat Stevens and Blur’s Damon Albarn are among the stars who have taken part in a ...

The silent album, featuring the sounds of empty studios and performance spaces, is designed to be a symbol of the impact these changes could have on musicians' livelihoods. The tracklist boldly ...

More than 1,000 artists and musicians including Kate Bush, Damon Albarn, Sam Fender and Annie Lennox have recorded a silent album in protest at proposed changes to copyright law, which they say ...

Kate Bush, Damon Albarn, Annie Lennox, Cat Stevens, The Clash and Hans Zimmer are among 1,000 artists featured on a new collaborative album surprise released on Tuesday, but you won’t hear any ...

By Amelia Nierenberg Amelia Nierenberg reported from London while listening to the album: “Is This What We Want?” Sometimes, silence speaks louder than song. That’s the hope, at least ...