The global music industry hit 5.1 trillion streams in 2025, a new single-year record up 9.6% from 2024, which held the ...

And it’s not just streaming — rock is dominating live shows, too. Billboard’s list of top-grossing rock tours shows that ...

Spotify unveils its global list of Artists to Watch 2026, a batch of must-hear, do-see acts across Afrobeats, country, hip-hop, Latin and more.

Shazam identifies rising artists before they break, based on early song-recognition trends. Today, the platform revealed its Fast Forward 2026 lineup.

Shazam has published its annual Fast Forward list, and an accompanying Apple Music playlist. The list takes a look ahead at ...

This week’s Pitchfork Selects playlist features Robyn, Feng, Mandy, Indiana, and more. Listen below and follow our playlists ...

The Australian soundtrack traded guitars for synths in the first quarter of the millennium, as pop eclipsed rock to become ...

The 1970s was an amazing decade for classic rock albums, as Born to Run by Bruce Springsteen, Led Zeppelin IV, and The Who's ...

From 16th-century playwrights to 1960s girl groups: the many influences behind Dire Straits' under-appreciated 1980 track, "Romeo and Juliet".

I wanted to finish this final 2025 wrap-up before New Year’s Eve, but moving playlists between services is still horrible.

As part of Something For the Weekend’s Big 2026 Preview, we’ve put together a guide for all of the rising stars to keep an ...

Before there were music blogs, streaming services, and AI-generated playlists, there were radio disc jockeys. These radio technicians were, for many listeners, the difference between staying ...