Multi-CD surveys devoted to Herbert von Karajan, Pierre Boulez and Steve Reich are among the year’s finest classical-music ...

Julie Taymor’s abridged production of Mozart’s opera has been trimmed down to 90 minutes as the Metropolitan Opera bids to ...

From a folk song with purpose from Buffalo Nichols to Trapper Schoepp's strongest album to date, these were the best local music releases of the year.

NPR Music critics, editors and Tiny Desk producers each singled out one album they would recommend to anyone who came calling. The elite, no-skips albums of the year.

For its 2026 season, Chautauqua Opera Company is deepening its commitment to developing new operas while bringing fully ...

Discover a broad range of this year's most compelling classical recordings, including symphonic booty-shakers, mystic violin, ...

Kabir Cultural Centre begins its PLURICITY 2025 concert series with an outstanding BANSURI (bamboo flute) concert of Pandit Ronu Majumdar who is one of the most famous flute players in India. As a ...

It’s the time of year when we all get to see and share our music listening habits. And today alongside the launch of Apple Music Replay 2025, Apple has revealed the most played songs across the whole ...

I joined Paste in 2023 and, in my tenure as editor, this year’s AOTY list is my favorite by far. The publication has been doling out these rankings since 2002, affixing an “Album of the Year” ribbon ...

In these 100 songs, you’ll hear lusty dubstep, quietly subversive electronic pop, regional rap bangers, alt-country odysseys, ubiquitous chart-toppers, and much more. We were drawn to songs this year ...

Some years, a handful of songs dominate our playlists, festival stages and social media trends. In others, the playing field feels a lot more level, greatness more evenly distributed. The last 12 ...

As DEI battles and funding shifts roil campuses, music programs from UCLA to Juilliard continue to grow. THR ranks the 20 schools shaping the next generation of composers. By Jeff Bond Conservatories ...