Vince Staples. Zoh Amba. Death Cab for Cutie. Host Stephen Thompson chats with Laura Grant from WEXT in New York about their favorite albums out Friday, June 5. Plus, a handful of NPR Music writers and critics offer their personal picks in the lightning round.

Keeping up with new music can be exhausting, even impossible. From the weekly album releases to standalone singles dropping on a daily basis, the amount of music is so vast it’s easy for something to slip through the cracks. Even following along with the ...

Happy New Music Friday! The weekend is here, which means more streaming, new playlists and the best that music has to offer -- and ET has you covered for everything in between. Riley Green will be co-hosting CMA Fest presented by SoFi with Lara Spencer which will kick off June 4 in Nashville.

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The indie superstar announced the jaunt a day after playing a sold-out acoustic show at Madison Square Garden. Cardi B, Yungblud, Olivia Dean, My Chemical Romance, Rosalía, Doja Cat, Ed Sheeran and Foo Fighters are among the other artists touring around the world this year.

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Monica is an entertainment reporter covering TV, film, and music. The chatter about Swift’s potential appearance on Travis and Jason Kelce’s podcast, New Heights, started on Monday ...

She’s stepping back into the spotlight. Hilary Duff has officially returned with her new single “Mature,” which was released Thursday night and marks her first piece of new music in a decade. Duff teased “Mature” hours before its release with a ...