Ahead, check out all the albums released from January 1, 2026 until now that The FADER staff has been spinning on repeat. The world can’t handle a woman who knows she’s the shit, but as far as ...

On Friday (May 8), Chris Brown released his 12th album BROWN featuring Bryson Tiller, Leon Thomas, GloRilla, Sexyy Red and more. By Armon Sadler Chris Brown’s albums bring about many feelings.

The Spanish musician brings to a close a chapter dedicated to Latin American folklore before returning to rock. By Natalia Cano Enrique Bunbury has once again embraced roots music and Latin American ...

Rosalía made an album invoking the saints, Lily Allen took us on a tragicomic trip through her domestic hell, Lady Gaga found the sweet spot between artpop and arena-ready funk, and Bad Bunny was just ...

The Korean pop outsider Effie and the Brooklyn indie-rock band Geese top our critics’ lists this year. By Jon Caramanica and Lindsay Zoladz Jon Caramanica Musicians know how to make music, and they ...

Luc Haasbroek is a writer and videographer from Durban, South Africa. He has been writing professionally about pop culture for eight years. Luc's areas of interest are broad: he's just as passionate ...

I don’t envy anybody who decided to put out an album within the 12 months succeeding Brat Summer, Manning Fireworks Fall, and “Not Like Us” — especially considering that 2025, broadly speaking, did ...

J.S. Gornael has a BA in English with a Creative Writing Emphasis in Poetry and an MFA in Fiction. He has taken workshops in poetry, fiction, and non-fiction (though mostly the second). Half-cinephile ...

Kendrick Lamar unexpectedly released his sixth studio album "GNX" on Friday. Subscribe to read this story ad-free Get unlimited access to ad-free articles and exclusive content. Lamar posted a teaser ...

I think about Tom Petty a lot. But in October, I think about him a little bit more. This month marks two important Tom Petty milestones— it’s the seventh anniversary of his death (Oct. 2), and the ...

The Beatles are the bestselling music group of all time, selling 183 million units and setting the all-time mark for Billboard No. 1 hits. The band rose to popularity in the 1960s and was equally ...

Without question, Metallica are the most formidable, popularized and influential band in the heavy metal genre. No other band in heavy music wields the same number of masterfully crafted albums or the ...