The year gets off to a good and loud start with local acts dropping heavy hardcore, lo-fi indie-pop and metal!

Record labels' deals with AI music generation platforms bring more questions than answers heading into a crucial 2026. By Ethan Millman, Nicole Fell Let’s get this out of the way immediately: AI was ...

In 2025, rock was still hanging in. As artificial intelligence infiltrates music, the genre’s handmade imperfections are more crucial than ever. By Jon Pareles The 21st century has not been kind to ...

Jim Goodwin of the Christmas Underground blog returns with 2025’s indie rock Christmas mix, this year titled A Bit of Christmas. Every year for over two decades Goodwin puts together an annual mix of ...

The list of 2026 new music releases includes confirmed studio projects from the Black Crowes, Joe Jackson, Megadeth and Squeeze, along with a massive box set reissues from the Beach Boys and Yes.

The full list of Billboard’s 2025 year-end charts are almost here, and we’re counting down the days to their unveiling on Tuesday, Dec. 9, with a special look at select rankings in the lead-up to the ...

“Syracuse Playlist” is a quarterly feature on syracuse.com highlighting music from local artists. If you’re a Syracuse-area musician, email [email protected] to share your music, including your ...

The Recording Academy has announced the nominees for the 2026 Grammy Awards. Among the notable names in this year’s alternative music categories are Bon Iver, the Cure, Turnstile, and Wet Leg. Find ...

“Too Black for the White kids, and too White for the Blacks,” Earl Sweatshirt confesses on his 2013 track “Chum.” The lyric hit like a punch to the gut because it wasn’t just Earl’s story, it was a ...

Aftershock 2025 featured an onslaught of breakdowns and high-gain riffage from over 115 talented bands and artists from around the world. Fans of all rock and metal genres gazed upon each of the ...

Premade cheer music is an essential component of cheerleading that has transformed the way teams prepare for performances. These music mixes are professionally designed tracks, created to enhance ...

GRAND RAPIDS, MI - Nine Inch Nails just added a second leg to their North American tour with another stop in Michigan. The 10-time Grammy nominated band, inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame ...