Paste is the place to kick off each and every New Music Friday. We follow our regular roundups of the best new songs by ...

Baby Keem has released his new album, Ca$ino. In a listening event ahead of its release, he said that he had intended to name the project after his mother before he had a realization."I realized that ...

WILLOW. Altin Gün. Fugazi alumni smashing punk into jazz. NPR Music's Stephen Thompson is joined by Evan Miller from WYSO in ...

The elusive collective returns with one of 2026’s most restorative releases — here’s why Chapter 1 demands your full attention.

UPDATE (Feb. 19, 12pm ET): Arch Enemy have officially revealed their new lead singer: Lauren Hart, formerly of Once Human.

We know that Eddie recorded guitar tracks, Alex handled the drumming and Wolfgang Van Halen recorded bass. That means 3/4 of the lineup from the band's most recent album, 2012's A Different Kind of ...

DC punks Ekko Astral are ready to return with their sophomore album. Their new LP, dubbed The Beltway Is Burning, comes out ...

Metal Church have announced their 13th studio album, Dead to Rights, arriving April 10th via Rat Pak Records. The ...

The single arrived following some teasing on IG, which had Bilmuri donning the same kind of armor he flexed in his recent “HARD2TELL” video (that earlier song is now confirmed to be a part of KINDA ...

Tacos may rule Tuesdays, but Fridays are all about new albums. This week’s new releases include albums from Nick Jonas, J. Cole, KMFDM, and more. So, whether you favor CDs, vinyl, or digital downloads ...

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 ...

Country women are dominating this list of country albums scheduled for 2026. Ella Langley and Megan Moroney both have projects on the calendar. These albums follow strong re-issues from Trisha ...