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 ...

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 ...

“‘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 ...

Just in time for the weekend, Aldean released not one but three new songs from his Songs About Us album. They included “Her Favorite Color” and “What’s A Little Heartache.” And for the last song, ...

"I Just Might" is the lead single off Mars' upcoming album, 'The Romantic' Jack Irvin has over five years of experience working in digital journalism, and he’s worked at PEOPLE since 2022. Jack ...

The singer released the first single from his upcoming album after announcing a 2026 tour. Department of Labor under fire for language similar to Nazi slogan Donald Trump reveals plan to tackle energy ...

In May of 2025, Jason Aldean stopped by Taste of Country Nights and told me all about his twelfth studio album that he was working on and slid me some details about it. Aldean said, "We been in the ...

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 ...

Demi Lovato is all about poking fun at herself as she fast approaches the release of her ninth album. The 33-year-old singer – who uses both she/her and they/them pronouns – on Aug. 15 revealed her ...

It’s been 10 years since Bruno Mars‘ seminal record, 24K Magic — and now, his highly anticipated fourth solo album, titled The Romantic, is finally ready. On Wednesday, Jan. 7, Mars revealed the album ...

After nine-ish years of waiting, Bruno Mars fans finally have a date to circle on their calendars. The Grammy-winning superstar announced Tuesday that his fourth studio album, "The Romantic," will ...

The music gods were good to us in 2025. The year gave us a Clipse reunion, a Cardi B comeback, and maybe Bad Bunny’s best work to date. From the looks of things, the forecast calls for 2026 to be ...