NEW YORK (AP) — Two things can be true at once. K-pop is an inextricable force in global pop culture, and it has long been ...

Black Sabbath released Paranoid in 1970 and almost ignored it, yet it became one of their most iconic songs of all time.

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We checked in with Globe critics over the summer to find out which albums had already impressed them this year. Here are 30 ...

As we head into December 2025, both Brenda Lee and Bobby Helms are in the Top 5 on Billboard’s Holiday 100 — for 1958’s “Rockin’ Around the Christmas Tree” and 1957’s “Jingle Bell Rock,” respectively.

Every December, a small group of songs returns to dominate charts, playlists, and pop culture. Their extraordinary sales show how timeless Christmas music truly is. Wham!’s “Last Christmas” has sold ...

EDITOR’S NOTE: We wrote this back in 2021, but with Christmas upon us again we felt like it was the perfect time to update it. There's nothing that brings the world together more than sharing opinions ...

The unofficial anthem of Christmas has made history. Mariah Carey’s “All I Want for Christmas Is You” annually surges to the top of the Billboard singles charts each Christmas, and that has continued ...

With Apple Music's Replay and Spotify's Wrapped recaps out, what better time is there to find new music to add to your rotation? Cue: the best non-English albums of 2025. In case you've been living ...

In what’s now become a yearly tradition every December, I’m back ranking #1 hits from topical anniversary dates. This winter we’ll be doing 1975, 1985, 1995, 2005, and 2015, and I’ll be ranking every ...

Country music has a long history and is one of the most popular genres in the United States. As a result, there are thousands of artists who have released millions of songs. A relatively small number ...