Angélique Kidjo announces HOPE!!, a new album featuring Pharrell, Quavo, Davido, and Nile Rodgers, arriving April 24.

Ayra Starr returns with “Where Do We Go,” while Omarion, Isaiah Falls, Ama and Brent Faiyaz lead this week’s best new music.

New Music Friday once again demonstrates that 2026 is shaping up to be a strong year for artists of all genres, and for Florida star Nino Breeze, his run is […] ...

Flying Lotus. waterbaby. The groovy affirmations of Joshua Idehen. NPR Music's Stephen Thompson chats with Nate Chinen from WRTI in Philadelphia about their favorite albums out Friday, March 6. Plus, ...

Styles’ fourth LP has arrived, and it spans 12 tracks, kicking off with the lead single, “ Aperture ,” and culminating with “Carla’s Song.” Other songs include “Are You Listening Yet?,” “Coming Up ...

Norwegian punks Hammok have announced they’re signing to Sargent House and gearing up to release their sophomore album. When ...

Arcturus Winds, featuring musicians from the Oregon Symphony, offer a chamber concert celebrating iconic space-themed music including favorites from “2001: A Space Odyssey,” Gustav Holst’s “The ...

Two big comebacks dominate this week’s new music headlines: J. Cole‘s The Fall-Off and Joji‘s Piss In The Wind. What might mark Cole’s final album, and what indicates Joji’s first album not under ...

The success of the global HYBE x GEFFEN girl group KATSEYE is undeniable. After winning their first VMA last year and now entering 2026 with two Grammy nominations, the group of six is killing it in ...

Every Thursday, the Paste staff and contributors will choose their five favorite songs of the week, awarding one entry a “Song of the Week” designation. Check out last week’s roundup here. Follow ...

New York Fashion Week is descending on a still-frozen city this February. While the wind-chill may rise from the low negatives, frenzied reporters and the fresh faces of fashion alike will no doubt ...

In February, a pop-up science column, Annals of Inquiry, is appearing in place of Kyle Chayka’s column, Infinite Scroll. Chayka will return in March. Forty years ago, Bill Weiss, a student at Columbia ...