Every June, the Paste Music crew tallies up the best albums of the year so far. It’s a great way to present our favorites to you, but also to each other. This list is a snapshot of our favorite LPs ...

This year, I’ve been grateful to discover so many new artists. 2024 didn’t disappoint, pointing my focus in the direction of new bands like English Teacher, Lip Critic and Ekko Astral, among many, ...

For at least a decade now – since Billboard started counting music streams in its chart calculations in 2013, and probably before – the sound of pop music has been sharply bifurcated between the ...