Welcome to the 10th Songs of the Week of 2026. This week Andy Von Pip, Caleb Campbell, Mark Moody, and Stephen Humphries helped me decide the list. We considered over 30 songs and narrowed it down to ...

According to new data from Spotify, music in 16 different languages appeared in its Global Top 50 last year, more than double the number in 2020.

There is something electric about the moment a band nobody has heard of suddenly fills every playlist, every coffee shop speaker, every gym soundsystem all at once. In the streaming era, that kind of ...

Introduction Psychedelic-assisted therapy shows promise for treating various mental health conditions; however, its reliance on intensive psychological preparation limits its broader application.

James Blake. Kim Gordon. Sturgill Simpson's country-funk alter ego. NPR Music's Stephen Thompson chats with Amelia Mason from ...

If your road trip needs a little 2010s nostalgia, add these five underrated bangers from the decade to your driving playlist before hitting the road.

OK, I know these are the first playlists of 2026, but I think I have a pretty good excuse for procrastinating this time, huh? Huh? The good news is, great music has continued to emerge from Minnesota ...

When K-pop super-label YG Entertainment introduced BLACKPINK in August 2016, the Korean music industry had no shortage of polished girl groups. What it didn't have was an act that could capture the ...

Synchronizing to music increases speed, boosts endurance, and lowers oxygen consumption, research shows. A quick caveat: this ...

NEW YORK, March 2, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- Today, Apple Music, the NFL and Roc Nation announced Bad Bunny's Apple Music Super Bowl LX Halftime Show performance shattered global viewership, drawing 4.157 ...

The staff of Pitchfork listens to a lot of new music. A lot of it. On any given day our writers, editors, and contributors go through an imposing number of new releases, giving recommendations to each ...

Apple Music, a Super Bowl halftime show sponsor, said Monday that Bad Bunny's show playlist became the most-played set list on the music streaming platform shortly after the performance. The Puerto ...