We're remembering notable individuals who died this year with ties to Connecticut, including actors and educators, coaches ...

The fabled upright acoustic bassist leaves us with a thousand tales of misadventure and an extraordinary body of music that ...

The "Savage" rapper first sparked romance rumors with four-time NBA champion in July Charlotte Phillipp is a Weekend Writer-Reporter at PEOPLE. She has been working at PEOPLE since 2024, and was ...

Try not to sing along to the Neil Diamond classic. By Melinda Newman Neil Diamond’s 1969 tune “Sweet Caroline” has become far more than just a hit: Over the decades, it’s evolved into a rousing ...

This was one wild year for music — as the late, great Ozzy would say, it was a crazy train. In 2025, you never knew where your next favorite song was coming from. Some of the year’s best songs were ...

The streaming platform also announced several updates to its Replay feature, making a strong push to rival Spotify’s year-end Wrapped feature. By Nicole Fell Assistant Editor Apple Music has unveiled ...

Indiana Feed & Supply Manager Richard Kois Jr. recently traded his daily routine for a unique, unforgettable experience — headlining Guantanamo Bay’s annual Falltoberfest celebration. Kois, a veteran ...

Listen to 48 tracks that broke new artists, blew apart genres and revived beloved sounds. By Jon Caramanica and Lindsay Zoladz Jon Caramanica On the one hand, living in an environment in which sounds ...

I joined Paste in 2023 and, in my tenure as editor, this year’s AOTY list is my favorite by far. The publication has been doling out these rankings since 2002, affixing an “Album of the Year” ribbon ...

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Christmas hasn't started until you've heard Mariah Carey's All I Want For Christmas Is You - but it might surprise you to know she's not the highest Christmas earner. Though the 'Queen of Christmas' ...

The music world refused to stand still in 2025. This wasn’t a year for playing it safe. Across the globe and all over the stylistic map, music kept mutating in the weirdest, wildest ways. The artists ...