THE WEEK'S MOST POPULAR WORLD MUSIC ALBUMS, BASED ON MULTIMETRIC CONSUMPTION, BLENDING TRADITIONAL ALBUM SALES, STREAMING-EQUIVALENT ALBUMS AND TRACK-EQUIVALENT ALBUMS, AS COMPILED BY LUMINATE.

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My Discovery Mix is also based on your habits but serves up a playlist of new music that’s refreshed every Monday. The Library is where your saved albums, songs, playlists, followed podcast ...

Ambiguity aside, the music is among his most inviting and is always thrilling. Composed of half live recordings and half new tracks, the rock band’s fourth studio album offers a glimpse into ...

The electronic music pioneer’s 1970 album is a far cry from his other job making music for children, but if you can move past that, you’re in for a thrilling contemplation on the battle ...

Still, this is a list of albums, not artists, and certain heavy hitters just put out too many amazing LPs to deny. We’re lucky to have all this music to keep us motivated and challenged and sane.

Some of the year's most anticipated album will drop early in 2025 and it's already looking to be another incredible year for heavy music, no matter what you're into.

And of course, things don’t always go as planned. Joe Jonas announced in July 2024 that his new solo album, Music for People Who Believe in Love, would arrive Oct. 18, then shared in a September ...

With its good music work and pulling-you-in lyrics, “All Red” leads the way for his new album I Am Music, showing how his sound has changed. The song talks about daily life and being sure of ...

We run down five other albums you should hear, with NPR Music's Stephen Thompson and John Morrison, host of Culture Cypher Radio on partner station WXPN. January 24, 2025 • FKA twigs.

1:53 Canadian musician calls out AI album for using his name without permission A Canadian musician was surprised to find an entire album, generated by AI, linked to his name and profile on music ...

The memelord rapper and designer’s 30-track double album is one big, cryptic troll job. It might’ve been funnier if the music were better, but mostly the joke is on him.