Rumors of MTV’s demise have been greatly exaggerated. In October, it was announced that many of MTV’s subchannels in Europe and South America would be discontinued at the end of 2025. But the social ...

My album of the year came as a real surprise to me, Arvo Pärt’s output hitherto not leaving much of an impression. But Credo (Alpha Classics), from the Estonian Festival Orchestra under Pärt's ...

Tell-alls, streaming service deep-dives, personal essays, and artist mythologies defined 2025’s printed year in music. Paste has picked its 10 favorite music books from the last 12 months, but I’d ...

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The year is coming to an end, and it has seen some big-name artists drop new albums. From one of the biggest pop superstars of the 21st century to a familiar Beatles face, here are some of 2025’s best ...

“The Uncool” Cameron Crowe — For much of the world, he had ’em in his hand with “Jerry Maguire,” or even earlier with his “Fast Times at Ridgemont High” script or “…Say Anything.” But for some of us, ...

As 2025 comes to an end, The Sunday Special is looking back on the year in culture. This week, we’re listening to the songs and albums that defined the year, for better or worse. Gilbert Cruz is ...

To make a list is immediately to begin second-guessing it. This year that’s especially true below the Top 10, in my list of 20 runner-up albums, for which I had double that many candidates I could ...

It's Friday, and that means we've reached our final 2025 episode of New Music Friday. While most of the music internet has moved on to looking backward (including the latest episode of All Songs ...

This is read by an automated voice. Please report any issues or inconsistencies here. Pop music was not at all safe this year from the encroachments of an AI industry determined to slop-ify everything ...

What's the best Grow a Garden stock tracker Discord? These can save you from the mammoth task of logging into the game every 10 minutes to check for new seeds, tools, and pets. With stock changing ...

Every year, we read a lot of new music books, and it’s not only so that music-loving readers have holiday gift ideas for their loved ones, or just themselves; it also saves you time reading the bad or ...