This week’s best new songs roundup features Willi Carlisle’s moonshine proverb, Nick Hakim’s flair of Baroque-R&B, and Starcleaner Reunion’s sophisti-pop with bite. www.pastemagazine.com/music/best-n...

Green Day, Garbage, and Pearl Jam are among the artists and fans who have donated to L7 bassist Jennifer Finch’s GoFundMe. Over $300,000 has already been raised as Finch faces an aggressive type of brain cancer. www.pastemagazine.com/music/l7/gre...

R. Kelly, who was first convicted of racketeering, sex trafficking, and child pornography charges in 2021, has asked President Trump to commute his 30-year prison sentence. www.pastemagazine.com/music/r-kell...

There’s comfort in knowing how quickly a song on the radio will become a part of you. 30 years ago, the pop-Tejano style of OMC’s "How Bizarre" was one of those beautiful and mysterious invitations. www.pastemagazine.com/music/alt-ro...

A new autopsy report revealed that the newborn baby found in an Electric Forest festival port-a-potty was “viable” and “born alive." The FBI has offered a $15,000 reward to anyone who can provide information in the case. www.pastemagazine.com/music/electr...

In a new interview with Rick Beato, Billy Joel revealed that he quit making music so he wouldn’t “dilute” his legacy. www.pastemagazine.com/music/billy-...

A new Suno hack reveals millions of songs from YouTube, Genius, and Deezer were used to train its AI model. The AI music-generation platform had previously admitted to training its models on copyrighted material. www.pastemagazine.com/music/ai/sun...

“Long before alternative music found its way into the mainstream, he was there every week on 120 Minutes, introducing people to bands that would go on to define an era," Matt Pinfield shared about his former colleague Dave Kendall. www.pastemagazine.com/music/mtv/da...

After Ekko Astral's internal and external conflicts were made public, the D.C. punk band is now calling it quits. www.pastemagazine.com/music/ekko-a...

Beck's 15th studio album, 'Ride Lonesome,' is due out September 18. Listen to the new single “In The Night” here. www.pastemagazine.com/music/beck/b...

30 years later, the digital tones of composer Junichi Masuda's Pokémon Gen 1 soundtrack sound like the first day of the rest of our lives. www.pastemagazine.com/music/pokemo...

Levon Helm’s daughter Amy claims that her mother Sandra accused the Barn LLC’s new CEO Brian Parillo of “conning” her into handing him the company’s voting power. www.pastemagazine.com/music/levon-...

Poet and novelist Ocean Vuong writes about Allison Russell’s most recent musical triumph, 'In the Hour of Chaos,' with a new foreword penned by Russell herself. www.pastemagazine.com/music/alliso...

The new full-length from Laurie Sara-Smith and Lifeguard’s Asher Case is an experimental, feverish portrayal of physical repetition built from guitars, drum machines, and woodwinds. www.pastemagazine.com/music/laurie...

Last Saturday night, Madonna's celebration of Confessions II at Knockdown Center was the only party in New York City worth going to. www.pastemagazine.com/music/madonn...

The Recording Industry Association of America, GRAMMYs, and other organizations declare a “unified approach” to track labeling. www.pastemagazine.com/music/grammy...

'Michael' already debuted to the largest-ever opening weekend for a biopic and later surpassed Oppenheimer as the highest-grossing biopic ever made. www.pastemagazine.com/music/michae...

Jay-Z apologized for his concert's delay on Sunday night, citing a desire to keep fans safe: “I had to make sure everyone was okay.” www.pastemagazine.com/music/jay-z/...

Lorde railed against AI glasses during a recent Mad Cool Festival appearance in Madrid, calling them "not sexy." www.pastemagazine.com/music/lorde/...

A GoFundMe campaign has been launched to support L7 bassist Jennifer Finch's ongoing medical treatment. www.pastemagazine.com/music/l7/l7-...

Florida Water Blues is the roiling, churning comedown after Blame the Clown’s manic high, filled with fatalistic head-boppers, sunset ballads, and just as much absurdity. Read our Paste Pick review of Twisted Teens' second album of 2026: www.pastemagazine.com/music/twiste...

We sat down with Passion Pit's Michael Angelakos to discuss falling back in love with making music, his band’s next chapter, and their forthcoming Pretty Penny EP. www.pastemagazine.com/music/passio...

In a rare video posted to social media on Friday, Fiona Apple said she doesn't want her listeners “to think that I was turning a blind eye or that I didn't see what was going on or that I didn't care.” www.pastemagazine.com/music/fiona-...

The two best songs in World Cup history are clever, catchy, and bend genre imaginatively without feeling confused. Like trapping lightning in a bottle, they capture the excitement and chaos of a good game of football. www.pastemagazine.com/music/world-...

A fast, galloping drum beat is ubiquitous in punk and hardcore music, propelling numerous songs by everyone from blink-182 and Turnstile to Operation Ivy and Jeff Rosenstock—but the consensus on its origins and evolution is muddy at best. www.pastemagazine.com/music/punk/t...

The new albums from Jack White, Kelela, and Twisted Teens should be at the top of your queue today. Tap in and find a new obsession. www.pastemagazine.com/music/best-n...

Twin Temple, who describe their sound as “Satanic doo wop,” were invited to open for Jack White at the Hollywood Palladium after Charley Crockett removed them from his Age of the Ram tour. www.pastemagazine.com/music/jack-w...

In between cuts from 'Music, Fashion, Film,' 'BRAT,' and 'how i’m feeling now,' Charli XCX incorporated underscores' “Music,” Kim Petras' “Jeep,” and Clairo's “Sofia" into her Music Hall of Williamsburg setlist. www.pastemagazine.com/music/charli...

Last weekend, associate editor Casey Epstein-Gross flew to Ibiza to see Solomun and Skrillex DJ, despite having very little knowledge of EDM. Check out her journey, sweaty, six-hour baptism by bass, here. www.pastemagazine.com/music/skrill...

Not even an all-star cast of co-writers and producers can save Suki Waterhouse from creative limbo on her anemic third album. Our review of 'Loveland': www.pastemagazine.com/music/suki-w...

Madison Square Garden is contributing to the surveillance state by cataloging its performers according to “risk” levels, which have been linked to their sexual preferences, gender identity, and racial identity. www.pastemagazine.com/music/madiso...

Cretin Family will perform Ramones songs together for the first time at The Official Ramones 50th Anniversary Tribute in LA on August 30. www.pastemagazine.com/music/ramone...

On 'Fire from the Hip,' Finn Wolfhard updates the raw, lo-fi production values of his debut, delivering a follow-up that examines celebrity with an oddball sense of humor and deftly arranged garage rock. Our review: www.pastemagazine.com/music/finn-w...

As the excitement for America’s bicentennial reached fever pitch, Starland Vocal Band landed their first and only #1 hit on this day in 1976. www.pastemagazine.com/music/starla...

Jack White maintains the steady footing he established on 2024’s 'No Name' for another batch of blues-punk barn-burners. Our review of 'Frozen Charlotte': www.pastemagazine.com/music/jack-w...

This week’s best new songs roundup features Twisted Teens’ husky, country-slathered rock and roll, Beyoncé’s shapeshifting flair, and Wishy’s deadbeat summer anthem. Listen here: www.pastemagazine.com/music/best-n...

American Football's surprise set at the storied Brooklyn venue on July 7 was emotional, indeed. Check out our recap: www.pastemagazine.com/music/americ...

The Rolling Stones' third album of original material this century feels impulsive and haphazard, as if they had a bunch of leftover material from the 'Hackney Diamonds' sessions that they didn’t know what to do with. Our review of 'Foreign Tongues': www.pastemagazine.com/music/the-ro...

"Total Eclipse of the Heart" singer Bonnie Tyler “unexpectedly passed away” while being treated for an illness in Portugal, a statement on her website shared. www.pastemagazine.com/music/bonnie...

Jawdropped is our latest pick for the Best of What's Next. RIYL: Hole’s 'Celebrity Skin,' the DTLA venue The Smell, sunny melancholy, Alex Farrar’s production, and punk romanticism. www.pastemagazine.com/music/jawdro...

'Blame the Clown' and 'Florida Water Blues' are full of no-bullshit, tight-as-a-tick songs packed with hooks and furious yawps. The complicated part is figuring out the tarot-speaking, dream-stealing mystics who made them. Read our profile on Twisted Teens: www.pastemagazine.com/music/twiste...

The adventurism and intellect that have made Kelela’s music so exciting and unpredictable up to this point remain, but on 'new avatar' they’re complemented by a new sense of lightness and self-assurance. Our Paste Pick review: www.pastemagazine.com/music/kelela...

Finn Wolfhard’s second album, ‘Fire from the Hip,’ is the result of a fervent, ongoing, and totally endearing desire to do his very best. Read our feature with the actor, director, and musician: www.pastemagazine.com/music/finn-w...

Here are our 10 favorite records from last month, featuring Paste Picks, creative rebirths, and catchy pop bangers aplenty from Kelsey Lu, Olivia Rodrigo, SML, and more. www.pastemagazine.com/music/best-a...

Despite Bebe Rexha shoehorning the Khia Asylum into her current album promo cycle, some of the most inventive and personality-rich records of 2026 are coming from pop's middle class. www.pastemagazine.com/music/scene-...

Morrissey's latest grievance is, of course, because the BBC isn’t playing his new song. www.pastemagazine.com/music/morris...

Anthony Albanese came under fire for making inappropriate comments about Kylie Minogue during a game of “marry, shag, kill” about Aussie celebrities. www.pastemagazine.com/music/kylie-...

In Pitchfork’s newest Over/Under feature, Peppa Pig doled out praise to PinkPantheress and Sabrina Carpenter but gave Clairo the cold shoulder. www.pastemagazine.com/music/clairo...

Vans apologized for the confusion after announcing their line with a streetwear brand that shares its name with the iconic punk band Fugazi. www.pastemagazine.com/music/fugazi...

After his comments on American Zionists during his SubwayTakes appearance went viral earlier this year, Julian Casablancas spoke more in depth during his recent speech at the Oxford Union. www.pastemagazine.com/music/the-st...