It was evident from the first strains of “Aperture” that Harry Styles’ new album would not be the same as it was. Where his Grammy-winning “Harry’s House” danced with taut melodies, inescapable hooks ...

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 ...

Here is your 2026 hard rock + metal album release calendar and all of this week's newest albums! Each week is loaded with new rock and metal releases and keeping track of it all can be pretty ...

But for Mars’ first solo album in 10 years, “The Romantic,” it is as if disco never happened. It is a time machine back to the mid-1970s, just before dance music took over, with a heavy, heavy ...

If giving the people what they want is a crime, you’re going to have to throw Bruno Mars in populism jail. Music is full of romantics, but only Bruno is so on-the-nose about his heart-on-sleeve ...

Bruno Mars has spent so much time collaborating with other artists, it will take a minute to remember his last solo hit. That is, of course, excluding the first single from his new album, "The ...

In one of the most anticipated pop comebacks of the century, BTS will release their first album in more than five years, Arirang, on March 20. It’s their first album since every member completed ...

An analysis of bones from ancient people who once lived in Colombia has discovered DNA that does not directly connect them to any other ancient or modern population in South America. It is thought ...

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