The first issue of Paste came out in July 2002. Since then, this site has catalogued the best and worst contemporary music the industry and the underground have had to offer. This week, we’re focusing ...

Listen to more stories on the Noa app. The news that Taylor Swift’s The Life of a Showgirl has recorded the biggest sales week for any album ever is an astonishing milestone in the annals of ...

The best Midwest emo albums of the 1990s were contained within the actual Midwest, for the most part. Fast forward to more recent years and we've seen bands from just about every corner of the U.S.

Plot a musician’s catalogue by quality over time, and you’ll often get a line that slopes downwards as the years progress. The best final albums are exceptions: lightning bolts of inspiration ...

Where should you start if you want to represent the '70s in your vinyl collection? Luckily we've got a few selections for essentials that should send you on your way to repeated needle drops and spins ...

Leading up to the Grammy nominations on Nov. 7, Rolling Stone is breaking down 10 different categories. For each, we’re predicting the nominees, as well as who will (and who should) win on Grammy ...

After listening to the most controversial tracks − “Wood,” “CANCELLED!” and “Actually Romantic” − on Taylor Swift’s new album, “The Life of a Showgirl," I almost couldn’t bear continuing. I’ve never ...

The first four Danzig albums are being re-released on vinyl. This is the first vinyl reissue of the lps since their initial release, though bootlegs have abounded. The new ones are out via Universal ...

Taylor Swift hit a historic 4 million in sales in one week with the debut of her 12th studio album, “The Life of a Showgirl.” This marks the singer’s 15th No. 1 album on the Billboard 200 albums chart ...

Leading up to the Grammy nominations on Nov. 7, Rolling Stone is breaking down 10 different categories. For each, we’re predicting the nominees, as well as who will (and who should) win on Grammy ...

With so much good music being released all the time, it can be hard to determine what to listen to first. Every week, Pitchfork offers a run-down of significant new releases available on streaming ...