The Format's Nate Ruess and Sam Means will roll out "Boycott Heaven," their reunion album, with in-store performances at two ...

What were 2025's best rock albums? While we recently shared with you the 51 Best Rock + Metal Albums of 2025 with you and named Three Days Grace's Alienation our Rock Album of the Year, we have not ...

I didn't think too hard about dedicating the second-ever edition of this column to Ragne Wahlquist. The late Heavy Load frontman left an indelible mark on heavy metal, in his native Sweden and beyond, ...

To make a list is immediately to begin second-guessing it. This year that’s especially true below the Top 10, in my list of 20 runner-up albums, for which I had double that many candidates I could ...

The Korean pop outsider Effie and the Brooklyn indie-rock band Geese top our critics’ lists this year. By Jon Caramanica and Lindsay Zoladz Jon Caramanica Musicians know how to make music, and they ...

The most compelling releases of the year reimagined hip-hop tracks, deep-rooted collaborations and longstanding inspirations. By Hank Shteamer In a year that saw the deaths of two leading drummers, ...

Magic is real, and we know this because science could never replicate the process that gave us Getting Killed. A bunch of talented Brooklyn teenagers emerge from the pandemic with a promising ...

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 ...

Classic power pop band Cheap Trick made a return to the music world on Friday, Nov. 14, releasing their new album, “All Washed Up,” after nearly five years without new music. Known for 1970s hits such ...

One thing you can say about Cheap Trick: After five decades of making music, the Rockford, Illinois, quartet has been pretty consistent. There have been a few slight detours along the way, such as in ...

It’s been a big year for rap, and accordingly, the Grammy 2026 nominations revealed three rap albums are up to be crowned the best of the year.