From tongue-in-check antics poking fun at the music industry to heartfelt odes to salsa, here's what we loved this year.

Avenged Sevenfold guitarist Zacky Vengeance has stepped out on his own, releasing his new debut solo single "Dark Horse" ...

After having ripped out riffs with the rest of Avenged Sevenfold for the Call of Duty soundtrack a couple of weeks ago, ...

justbrandon is the musical project of Southern Indiana–raised artist, singer-songwriter, and creative director Brandon ...

“ The Voice ” has now reached the finale — and for the first time all season, the contestants are singing live. On Monday night, the competition’s top six performed two songs — one contemporary, one ...

Everyone has an off day. Or even just a strange day. Here are the strange tracks that stick out like a sore thumb in the ...

From stellar debuts and posthumous collections to albums by established artists unafraid to rewrite their definition of ...

SZA is the latest singer to call out U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) after her song "Big Boys" was used in a ...

SZA is the latest to speak out against the Donald Trump administration after the White House has staged attention-grabbing ...

Compas, a beloved Haitian music and dance genre inspired by merengue and infused with percussion, made UNESCO’s ...

NPR Music critics, editors and Tiny Desk producers each singled out one album they would recommend to anyone who came calling ...

From the thrills and spills of Lily Allen’s ‘divorce album’ to dazzling pop debuts, introspective UK rap and country romps, ...