Limpopo rapper Shebeshxt wins Thobela FM's Song of the Year for 'Rato Laka' while facing serious legal challenges.

Love it or not, Die With a Smile by Bruno Mars and Lady Gaga followed listeners all through 2025 and defined the year’s sound ...

Musicians The Ben and Bwiza closed out 2025 on a high after emerging the top winners at the sixth edition of Isango na Muzika Awards (IMA), taking home the Best Male Artist and Best Female Artist of ...

90 tracks! Five hours! Remix the year in pop however you wish. By Lindsay Zoladz The longest Amplifier playlist of the year is finally here: five hours, 90 tracks, each of which was chosen as a 2025 ...

If 2024 was the year of the situationship album (and, yes, there are still plenty that dropped thereafter), then 2025 was the year we danced through the fire. The hypnotic, high-tempo momentum of this ...

As 2025 comes to an end, The Sunday Special is looking back on the year in culture. This week, we’re listening to the songs and albums that defined the year, for better or worse. Gilbert Cruz is ...

In September, country singer Zach Bryan decided to climb a barbed-wire fence to get at newcomer Gavin Adock, and the music community watched replays with jaws hanging open. It was a shocking attack on ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Jeff Benjamin is a New York-based writer covering global pop music. K-pop superstars G-Dragon, Jennie, Rosé, PLAVE and IVE top the ...

It is quite a feat to keep track of plot developments in the ongoing story of this ever-changing thing we call “Nashville music” each year. Like every year, I owe a major debt of gratitude to a small ...

We’re at the end of yet another year where commentators and fans speculated on the health of the rap world. In October, it was reported that, for the first time in 35 years, there were no rap songs in ...

This is read by an automated voice. Please report any issues or inconsistencies here. No one needs reminding that 2025 began in an L.A. aflame. Musicians didn’t escape the fires, especially in ...

StubHub has released its 2025 Year in Live Experiences report, offering a snapshot of the artists and trends shaping the new era of touring. From blockbuster acts like Coldplay and Kendrick Lamar to ...