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.

The album-making process started with a week-long songwriting camp, with Cobbs Leonard inviting Gospel singer-songwriter ...

During the last 16 years, the singer-songwriter lost her voice, her parents and her relationship. She captures her period of ...

Inspired in part by a book she published last year, the singer and songwriter reveals more of herself on “Tasha,” an album ...

Oasis is back after a 15-year hiatus and brothers Noel and Liam Gallagher rewarded fans with a trove of hits on their reunion tour.

“I did feel that the day was going to come eventually, but it’s not a song I ever wanted to sing,” Julian Lennon told me in 2022, when asked about the experience of covering his father’s ...

Here, in alphabetical order by act’s name, are tunes by the two of them along with 23 more of the best songs of 2025 so far (including a few that came out late last year but didn’t achieve ...

Johnathan Bond, a popular gospel singer and songwriter, will grace two Schuylkill County churches with special performances Sunday. The Chattanooga, Tennessee-based artist is set to make tour stops… ...

Gospel music experts discuss the evolution and influence of Black religious music in America. For Black Music Month, American Black Journal’s “Black Church in Detroit” series examines the ...

Sabrina Carpenter, SZA, Morgan Wallen — and the return of Drake: Here's a look at the best songs of 2025 as we approach the year's halfway mark.