Xzibit's classic breakout album "Restless" just turned 25 years old -- but turns out, it was the very first song the rap ...

Xzibit's classic breakout album "Restless" just turned 25 years old -- but turns out, it was the very first song the rap ...

DJ Revolution, Rock Steady Crew's Swift, KXNG Crooked, Ras Kass, Supernatural and Large Professor were being recognized for ...

Lady Gaga, Demi Lovato, Megan Moroney, Meghan Trainor, Ed Sheeran, Rod Stewart, Diana Ross, Nelly and more have Phoenix ...

From stage shows in large theaters to basement-sized punk and metal shows, there is plenty to enjoy during the holiday season and the start of ‘26.

Here are the 51 best rock and metal albums of 2025. We're officially more than halfway through the decade. It's already produced its own crop of new ascending stars and quite a handful of veterans who ...

I joined Paste in 2023 and, in my tenure as editor, this year’s AOTY list is my favorite by far. The publication has been doling out these rankings since 2002, affixing an “Album of the Year” ribbon ...

Earlier this year, my colleague and bud Kelefa Sanneh suggested that music critics, as a lot, have gone soft—becoming submissive, overly agreeable, and, in some cases, nearly servile. He’s right, of ...

The best albums of 2025 spanned seismic rage rap, intricate guitar music, protest folk, spacey dream pop, and laptop twee. A virtuoso of experimental electronic music re-emerged, a Brooklyn band ...

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Two albums placed back-to-back on this list of the 50 greatest country covers epitomize how important album art was and is. What Are the Greatest Country Album Covers of All Time? At No. 20, find ...

As classic rock finds new ways to expand in the 21st century, the artists whose careers stretch back half a century or more continue to grow, too. As the list below of the Top 20 Rock Albums of 2025 ...