an uncertain future. So maybe that's why, when we sat down together to discuss which albums we loved the most over the course of 2021, NPR Music's staff and contributors found ourselves drawn to ...

Less isolation didn’t mean a return to normalcy. Albums with big feelings and room for catharsis made the most powerful connections. By Jon Pareles Jon Caramanica and Lindsay Zoladz Jon Pareles ...

The British singer-songwriter's debut studio album (which won the 2021 Mercury Prize, ICYMI) is t-r-u-l-y a work of art. Listening to this dreamy album is like reading someone's diary ...

Here we are halfway through 2021, this year of stepping back ... (You can find the list of our favorite songs here. Follow NPR Music's ongoing coverage of new songs at our #NowPlaying blog.) ...

Soundtrack labels continued to thrive in 2021, discovering old film ... Maybe the film-music release of the year: seven albums that the legendary composer recorded in London between 1968 and ...

New country albums are coming in 2021, and there's reason to believe it could be an exemplary year for fans of Nashville-made music. Rumored releases from Eric Church and Thomas Rhett join ...

Pumpkin spice latte hell Fall is finally here, and with it arrives an impressive slate of new albums. From Diana Ross' first original material in 15 years to Lana Del Rey's second project of 2021 ...

Country music singers relied on the hits in creating the best new Christmas songs of 2021. Lee Brice, Brett Eldredge, Josh Turner, Cody Johnson, Lainey Wilson and more recorded Christmas ...

Taylor Swift now controls her entire music catalog after she bought back the master recordings of her first six albums. "I’m ...