From the return of pop's reigning kook to a sprawling love letter to Puerto Rico, here are our favorite records of the year.

The foundations of funk were laid down in the mid-1960s, when James Brown began to emphasize the first beat of each measure in his stage-tested and frenzy-inducing R&B songs. Before the decade's end, ...

MARSHALL, Texas (KLTV) - It’s about time to boogie. We’re not talking about leaving, we’re talking about Boogie Woogie 2025 coming up Friday and Saturday in Marshall. And this is the first time the ...

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This song showed up on The Basement Tapes album in 1975. But it wasn’t recorded with Bob Dylan during those legendary sessions at Big Pink in Woodstock. Robbie Robertson included several Band songs on ...

Love is one of Taylor Swift’s favorite things. When she was just 25, she admitted that she had already spent her “whole life tryin’ to put it into words.” From her debut album on, audiences have ...

Ryan is a lifestyle and culture journalist born and raised in the Philippines. He primarily covers film, television, music, and all things pop culture. Beyond writing, you can find him buried in ...

Grab your nostalgic cheese grater, we're diving into musical guilty pleasures! Join us as we count down the corniest, most deliciously over-the-top one-hit wonders that defined the 2000s. From ...

Shenandoah were among the most reliable country hitmakers of the '90s, but in 2025, they don't quite get their due. During their heyday, the band perfected the art of wholesome, comforting country ...

Pop vocal trio the Bee Gees performing at the Music for UNICEF Concert at the United Nations General Assembly in New York City, January, 1979. The 1970s were an eclectic time for music and cultural ...

Love Island USA has been one of the hottest shows of the summer, and Spotify saw an uptick in user-generated playlists inspired by the Peacock dating series. The streamer reports that since the ...