Welcome to New Music Friday, NPR Music's podcast dedicated to sharing the best albums out each week. We listen to dozens of new releases in advance, identify the ones we think you need to hear, and ...

Gene Simmons has revealed that KISS have recorded a new song written by fellow co-founding member Paul Stanley. The confirmation came in an interview with KISSbySienna, a YouTube channel run by KISS ...

Copyright 2026 The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved. Copyright 2026 The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved. Colombian singer Shakira rehearses a day ahead of ...

The Rolling Stones teased that something big was coming when they delivered a single, "Rough and Twisted," this spring under the name the Cockroaches. Now, the legends have released a new song under ...

The Rolling Stones have released two brand new songs, titled "Rough and Twisted" and "In the Stars." They're part of their upcoming album, Foreign Tongues, which will be released on July 10. You can ...

Good for her: Olivia Rodrigo has fulfilled a teenage dream by making her "SNL" hosting debut. The "Drivers License" singer, 23, returned to her television comedy roots by hosting "Saturday Night Live" ...

NEW YORK—For years, churches have worried about empty pews. At St. Joseph’s Church in Greenwich Village, the problem is flipped: There isn’t enough room. A recent 6 p.m. Sunday Mass felt like a ...

Another amazing month of country music in the books. In just the past few weeks, there have been so many amazing album and single releases, and it’s impossible for us at Whiskey Riff to cover every ...

Lady Gaga and Doechii recently shared a music video for “Runway,” directed by Parris Goebel. While the song marks the first collaboration between Gaga and Doechii, both have expressed admiration for ...

Every May 1, the Church celebrates the feast of St. Joseph the Worker, instituted in 1955 by Venerable Pius XII. Pius reminded workers that “the humble craftsman of Nazareth … embodies before God and ...

Some characters in Jason Aldean songs used to hate their small towns. In 2010’s “Church Pew or Bar Stool,” the narrator — alienated by both Saturday-night drunks and Sunday-morning Bible clutchers — ...

To accompany each entry, the Times offered a list of five essential tracks by each artist. For Swift, they chose "Our Song," "Fifteen," "Love Story," "Dear John" and "Mirrorball." The metrics employed ...