Welcome to our weekly music post, where we spotlight our favorite new songs and albums. Hop in the comments and tell us: What new music are you listening to? Spelling’s music is generally lush and ...

A complicated mother-son relationship reaches a turning point in this coming-of-age novel. By Ben Libman Ben Libman is the author of “Voyeur,” forthcoming in 2027, and “The Third Solitude.” When you ...

Longtime Christian music artist Amy Grant has released a new original song reflecting on national division that appears to reference the Jan. 6, 2021, U.S. Capitol riot and the idealism of the 1960s. ...

Bruno Mars, Jill Scott and Mandy, Indiana have new albums on the way, and a frantic tune from an anime film is No. 1 in Japan. By Jon Pareles Even in its early weeks, 2026 is revving up fast. The ...

ABBA's “Gimme! Gimme! Gimme! (A Man After Midnight)” debuts on a Billboard chart more than 40 years after its release. Picture taken in 1974 in Stockholm shows the Swedish pop group Abba with its ...

Just in time for the weekend, Aldean released not one but three new songs from his Songs About Us album. They included “Her Favorite Color” and “What’s A Little Heartache.” And for the last song, ...

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 ...

If you’ve already played out all the best albums of 2025 and you’re ready to put your music listening habits in 2026 mode, you’re in luck because this year is already musically off to a good start. We ...

To boil Zach Bryan's new Heaven On Top album down to the songs about his relationships is to simplify a rich, complex 78 minutes of country/rock emotion. Just as interesting are the creative country ...

Zach Bryan introduces With Heaven on Top, his first album since mid-2024, with a spoken-word story of a Manhattan apartment in the winter, a fire, and the New York Fire Department dousing him with ...

Bruno Mars has shared the first taste of his new album The Romantic. “I Just Might” arrives with a music video directed by Mars and Daniel Ramos. In the clip, Mars and a band of clones perform the ...

The Department of Agriculture has released new dietary guidelines and a new food pyramid. The updated recommendations suggest larger quantities of protein and healthy fats while minimizing grains.