The 25 best albums of 2025

According to L.A. Times pop music critic Mikael Wood, the year's finest LPs included projects by Jensen McRae, SZA and Madi ...

Best Albums of 2025

Algernon Cadwallader, “Trying Not to Have a Thought”; Amaarae, “Black Star”; Corridos Ketamina, “Corridos Ketamina”; Nick ...

Republic Chiefs Monte and Avery Lipman on Being Variety Hitmakers Label of the Year for a Sixth Time

When it comes to winning Variety‘s Hitmakers Label of the Year, Republic Records is batting an incredible .667, winning the ...
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Erick Sermon Returns With Star-Studded New Album ‘Dynamic Duo’s Vol. 1’

Hip hop icon Erick Sermon, one-half of the legendary duo EPMD, has released his new project Dynamic Duo’s Vol. 1, a ...
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"I listened to track one and I was like, Ooh, that was nasty!" Hollywood superstar Adam Sandler reveals the iconic '90s rock album that he can't stop listening to

Actor and comedian Adam Sandler shares his love for one of the most raw, brutal and essential rock bands of the 1990s ...