We search through all genres to find the best music from artists releasing their first formal studio album in 2025.

Experience the inspiring Broadway show 'Hell's Kitchen' based on Alicia Keys' life, following Ali's journey of self-discovery and relationships.

MAVI's The Pilot mixtape marks a confident shift from grief to clarity. Our review explores the Charlotte rapper's sober year ...

TCM Pain released In Too Deep, a melodic rap single exploring loyalty, self-worth and struggle, cementing his rise as an ...

Producer Sounwave revealed how the smash evolved from a small transition to a full-blown song. This year, Kendrick Lamar and SZA ‘s “Luther” spent 13 weeks at No. 1 on the Billboard Hot 100 and earned ...

Now that we’ve talked about the best albums, songs, debuts, and EPs of 2025, it’s time to get even more granular and pay ...

Our staff's favorite dance albums from the year that was. Once again and as always, the dance albums released in 2025 served as a reminder of the genre’s vastness.

De Los, the L.A. Times' Latin culture wing, lists its favorite albums by Latino artists in 2025, including albums by Bad ...

The music of Venice Treacle is riddled with nuanced messages, urgent in disposition, but this is far from a collection of musicians attempting to fit their niche interests and facts into heady ...

Between the highs of Turnstile Summer, the heartbreaking lows of saying goodbye to legends like Ozzy, and the sheer WTF ...