From long-awaited projects to new music from rising stars, we count down our most anticipated album drops for 2026. 2026 has ...

It’s always a joy when a pop star finally hits it big with a No. 1 album. However, with that No. 1 hit comes the anxiety of producing another chart-topping album, which often doesn’t happen. And, as ...

SEOUL, Jan 1 (Reuters) - K-Pop sensation BTS will return with a new album on March 20, followed by a world tour, the boy band's agency said on Thursday. The album will be the first released by the ...

Pop albums have flopped often through the years, either commercially or critically. It’s part of the industry, and even amazing albums have historically not gotten the love they deserved. When it ...

Oricon’s year-end rankings for 2025 are out! Each year, Oricon—Japan’s largest music statistics site—publishes its annual rankings of the best-selling albums and singles in Japan. K-pop made a strong ...

The Korean pop outsider Effie and the Brooklyn indie-rock band Geese top our critics’ lists this year. By Jon Caramanica and Lindsay Zoladz Jon Caramanica Musicians know how to make music, and they ...

Taylor Swift released an album so bad we won’t even talk about it. FKA twigs fucked around with EUSEXUA and found out… it got even better? Rosalía let her hair down from the Tower of Babel. Addison ...

Pop Smoke was reportedly at the center of a gang related investigation prior to his death, according to a former NYPD police chief. In a new interview with The John Rondi Show, John Chell said that he ...

LOS ANGELES, Nov 26 (Reuters) - For the Korean boy band Riize, recording their second studio album, "Fame," was a chance to explore a new musical persona. “This next chapter is sort of us showing a ...

is the Verge’s weekend editor. He has over 18 years of experience, including 10 years as managing editor at Engadget. There’s something irresistible about music that sounds as if it’s coming apart at ...

K-pop virtual idol group PLAVE has teamed up with Sanrio for their recent single album, PLBBUU, released this past Monday. The group – consisting of members Yejun, Noah, Bamby, Eunho, and Hamin – ...

It’s not every day that a cardinal compliments a pop star. But on Tuesday, Nov. 11, Cardinal José Tolentino de Mendonça, prefect of the Vatican Dicastery for Culture and Education, did just that.