The guitarist, singer and songwriter, who died at 78, cut his own path among his elders in the Grateful Dead, and beyond. By David Browne As the youngest member of the original Grateful Dead, Bob Weir ...

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 ...

“‘Glow’ is about living my life with my eyes closed,” Sweet Pill vocalist Zayna Youssef says of the new single off their anticipated new album. “Realizing I may be on the way to rock bottom, I kind of ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

California doctor is first to face private lawsuit under Texas abortion drug ban A Texas man has accused a California doctor of prescribing abortion pills to his partner in violation of state law, in ...

South Korea's efforts to stabilise its currency face a major obstacle at home - the record appetite of its retail investors for U.S. stocks that is fuelling dollar demand as the won languishes at ...

Crazy weirdos in the neighborhood is the theme for Peacock in February, with two headlining TV shows involving people in close quarters with others behaving strangely. (Relatable for this father of a ...