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year-in-review The Best Albums of 2025: A Year When Rock Fought Back and Genre Walls Collapsed The year 2025 will be remembered in music as the year when genre categories finally stopped meaning much. Critics'... 2026-03-26
concert-culture The Live Music Industry in 2025: A $36 Billion Market Splitting in Two The global live music market reached $36.6 billion in 2025, growing at 8.4 percent annually, with the United States... 2026-03-26
music-industry The State of Music Streaming in 2025: $31.7 Billion and Counting Global recorded music revenues reached $31.7 billion in 2025, marking the eleventh consecutive year of growth,... 2026-03-26
new-releases New Albums to Watch in Spring 2026: From Gorillaz to BTS to Courtney Barnett The first quarter of 2026 has already delivered a dense slate of major releases, and the spring months promise more.... 2026-03-26
music-industry Vinyl Sales Crossed $1 Billion in 2025: Inside the Numbers Behind the Comeback For the first time since 1983, vinyl record sales in the United States surpassed $1 billion in annual revenue. The... 2026-03-26
album-reviews Abbey Road by The Beatles — The Final Masterpiece Released on September 26, 1969, Abbey Road was the last album The Beatles recorded together, even though Let It Be was... 2025-03-25
album-reviews Aquemini by OutKast — Southern Hip-Hop's Magnum Opus Released on September 29, 1998, Aquemini is OutKast's third album and the record that proved Southern hip-hop could be... 2025-03-25
album-reviews Blue Train by John Coltrane — Hard Bop at Its Pinnacle Released in January 1958 on Blue Note Records, Blue Train is the only album John Coltrane recorded as leader for the... 2025-03-25
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