Welcome to New Music Friday, NPR Music's podcast dedicated to sharing the best albums out each week. We listen to dozens of new releases in advance, identify the ones we think you need to hear, and ...

Philly indie singer/songwriter Abi Reimold has announced their first album in a decade, Picking Stones, due out on March 3. The first single is the gently soaring “Drinking Song.” “This piece has a ...

The latest song to be released from War Child’s stacked charity album HELP(2) is The Last Dinner Party’s glammy art rocker “Let’s Do It Again!” CHVRCHES – “SUCH GREAT HEIGHTS” (THE POSTAL SERVICE ...

Two new Drake song snippets leak shortly before J. Cole's The Fall-Off album came out last night. On Thursday night (Feb. 5), DJ Akademiks went on livestream and slickly dropped multiple unreleased ...

U2 have emerged from a long hiatus with a surprise six-song EP, Days of Ash, available now, in which they address political flashpoints around the world, including ICE raids in the U.S., the Iranian ...

Ejae and Sombr chased the Grammys with new releases, and Peter Gabriel began unfurling his next album. By Jon Pareles Post-Grammy strategies are clicking into place, as winners and performers from the ...

Spotify is rolling out a new “About the Song” feature that lets users explore the stories behind the music they’re listening to, the company announced on Friday. The feature displays short story cards ...

Bleachers are back with another new album. The band’s fifth studio LP, Everyone for Ten Minutes, is out May 22 via Dirty Hit. Their lead single, “You and Forever,” is out now along with an Alex ...

Every Thursday, the Paste staff and contributors will choose their five favorite songs of the week, awarding one entry a “Song of the Week” designation. Check out last week’s roundup here. Follow ...

Kid Rock headlined Turning Point USA's "All American Halftime Show" on Sunday, which was set up as a MAGA-alternative to Bad Bunny's halftime show at the Super Bowl. Performing on what looked like the ...

Sting joins the Argentine pop duo Ca7riel & Paco Amoroso on a track that recalls the Police, and Noah Kahan breaks into the Top 10 with his latest single. By Jon Pareles If Bad Bunny’s Super Bowl show ...