Bob Weir was the everyman at the heart of the Grateful Dead, the one who kept the band’s feet on the ground through their farthest-reaching explorations. In the first 30 years of the band’s existence, ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

Here's 35 instances of rock and metal bands that share their name with the song of another band. Discovering the origin of your favorite rock or metal band's name can be as easy as looking into their ...

Biopics aren't the only way to honor an artist's music, and Craig Brewer's (Hustle & Flow, Dolemite Is My Name) Song Sung Blue is living proof. It stars Kate Hudson and Hugh Jackman as a married ...

The best songs of 2025 worked admirably toward the daunting task of attempting to describe what it feels like to be alive in the unpredictability matrix of the mid-’20s. Songwriters expressing pangs ...

Zach Bryan, Bruno Mars, Robyn, and All the Songs You Need to Know This Week Looking for the week’s best new music? Check out our Songs You Need to Know playlist By Rolling Stone ...