J. Cole revels in the simplicity of domestic life in the official announcement trailer for this seventh studio album, The Fall-Off, out Feb. 6.

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Rising young talents and revered veterans helped take jazz to a multitude of exciting new destinations in 2025. But the most notable debut album of the year, the aptly titled “New Dawn,” came from a ...

The River City is nothing if not consistent. The world could be on fire, and that cool hip-hop collective you’ve heard of would still release four albums in a single year. Half the city could be ...

As 2025 draws to a close, Metacritic has unveiled its annual rankings of the best albums of the year, highlighting a diverse and genre-spanning collection of critically acclaimed releases. From ...

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Critic’s 2025 Top 10 centers on women artists; S.G. Goodman to Staples. Selected albums emphasize loss, reconciliation and small-town introspection. Range spans gospel, bluegrass, country, folk, jazz ...

SAN FRANCISCO, CALIFORNIA – MAY 3: Lorde performs in concert at the Bill Graham Civic Auditorium in San Francisco, Calif., on Tuesday, May 3, 2022. (Ray Chavez/Bay Area News Group) It was a year of ...