Sombr, known offstage as Shane Michael Boose, is quickly becoming one of the most talked-about new voices in indie rock and alternative pop at just 20 years of age. Rising through social media, he...

While not as captivating as their stellar sophomore album, The Beaches provide yet another energizing and unabashedly queer collection of indie pop-rock anthems in their third studio album, “No Hard...

A key figure in the enigmatic electronic music genre, Jonathon Ng, known as EDEN, returns in full force on his latest album “Dark,” a beautifully haunting sonic dreamscape. Building on the experimental...

Adrianne Lenker, lead singer of indie folk band Big Thief — which also includes members Buck Meek and James Krivchenia — finds herself “At the bridge of two infinities / What is forming, what...

Sabrina Carpenter’s “Man’s Best Friend” is lots of fun, and I will not dispute that. It is playful, catchy, catty and tailor-made for blasting with your girls after a breakup or at a bachelorette...

“I think you’re scared of being basic,” Joe Keery says on the lead single “Basic Being Basic” from “The Crux,” the latest album from Keery’s musical project Djo. In a highly anticipated...

Selena Gomez has been a household name since Disney Channel’s “Wizards of Waverly Place.” Benny Blanco is somewhat less well-known, yet his impact has been just as huge, if not bigger. He is...

What began as a surprise feature on rapper Future and producer Metro Boomin’s song “Like That,” Kendrick Lamar’s scorching run throughout 2024 culminates in his newest album, “GNX.” Lamar’s...

From launching a viral marketing campaign spanning the United States to selecting an album release time of 6 a.m. on a Monday (a break from the industry standard Friday night release), Tyler Okonma...

For the Little Monsters, “Harlequin” is something of a curveball. In August, Lady Gaga dropped the soft rock duet “Die with a Smile” with Bruno Mars all the while teasing an upcoming project...

Despite first debuting commercially over 12 years ago, Future remains more prominent and dominant in the rap sphere than ever, reaching unprecedented heights this year alone. Future’s success only...

In an era of party nights gone wrong and escapism pop, Katy Perry stood out among the rest. Her 2010 blockbuster hits such as “Teenage Dream” defined what it meant to be young for a whole generation....