When the new music picks are this plentiful, why wait until December to reveal which albums have caught the eyes (and ears) of Globe music writers this year? Here are 20 favorite releases from 2025.

This release has ten pages of essays in impassioned German by three writers, all of whom have the musical heritage of Hamburg ...

Singer-songwriter and guitarist Steve Postell tells Goldmine about the 10 albums that were most important to him.

Family-owned Wise Music Group made a big decision just over five years ago to rebrand from Music Sales Group, which was ...

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Hurwitz is not obsessed with the live performances that absorb most critics. His obsession is with the innumerable recordings ...

It's impossible to narrow down Ozzy Osbourne and Black Sabbath's most important and influential songs to just 15, but these ...

Everybody has a particular place in their heart for love songs. Romantic songs bridge linguistic and generational divides, ...

The opening phrases of JS Bach’s Toccata And Fugue In D Minor represent an iconic moment in musical history. So too did ...

Filipino tunes have resounded throughout Vienna’s historic Musikverein concert hall—thanks to the Philippine Madrigal Singers ...

Keith Jarrett's best-selling album, The Köln Concert, nearly didn't happen. We reflect on Jarrett's life in music and explore ...

Ahead of Friday night's premiere of Part 2 of HBO's 'And So It Goes,' here's a ranked list of the Piano Man's biggest hits.