Variety's music writers pick 2025's best albums, including Lily Allen, Lady Gaga, Rosalía, Bad Bunny, Clipse, Brandi Carlile, Summer Walker and more.

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Hip-hop titans Nas and DJ Premier announced that their long-awaited collaborative album, Light Years, will finally arrive on Dec. 12 via Mass Appeal. The project marks a reunion nearly three decades ...

The Atlanta indie-rock band puts its city and its songwriting in the spotlight on a tightly focused new album. Each member takes a turn on guitar, bass, and vocals. González’s voice is wispy and ...

Innovation can sometimes materialise as a sleight of hand trick. We often think of innovative art as some bold, audacious show-stopper or a head-spinningly avant-garde experiment, but it can just ...

Spirit World Tour, Sword II’s 2023 debut and one of The FADER’s best albums of that year, was a ferocious project that played with shoegaze textures and dream pop melodies, swirling indie rock history ...