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 ...

Cher closed out the final Saturday Night Live of 2025 with two tracks from her 2023 Christmas album. The pop icon, who had been an SNL musical guest only once before, opened with the up-tempo “DJ Play ...

The music icon took the stage as musical guest during the Ariana Grande–hosted episode on Dec. 20. By Mitchell Peters Cher brought holiday magic to Saturday Night Live. The pop icon, 79, made her ...

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Since launching in 2000, All Songs Considered has been NPR's flagship program for music discovery, artist interviews and conversations with friends and fellow music lovers about the really big ...

January 8, 2026 • Venezuela has a deep tradition of reflecting political change through music. This week, as the country reels from the seizure of its president by American forces, we explore the ...

Former Slipknot drummer Jay Weinberg is now also the former drummer of Suicidal Tendencies.Weinberg has announced that he's parting ways with the "Institutionalized" thrashers after a nearly two-year ...

THE WEEK’S MOST POPULAR CURRENT HARD ROCK SONGS ACROSS ALL GENRES, RANKED BY STREAMING ACTIVITY DATA BY ONLINE MUSIC SOURCES TRACKED BY LUMINATE, RADIO AIRPLAY AUDIENCE IMPRESSIONS AS MESURED BY ...

Welcome to Mixmag's guide to the best mixes of 2025. Each month we’ll be bringing you rolling updates with recommendations of the best DJ mixes shared around the world. Expect selections spanning ...