Every Friday, pop critics for The New York Times weigh in on the week’s most notable new tracks. Listen to the Playlist on Spotify here (or find our profile: nytimes) and at Apple Music here, and sign ...

The writer is a French philosopher as well as being the prize-winning author of a number of previous novels and the book is currently shortlisted for the International Booker Prize 2025.

Neo-trad country singer has a weeks-old album that adds a little grit and rock from his native California to his twangy ...

RECENTLY, Verso Books published a translation of Louisa Yousfi’s Rester barbare (Fabrique, 2022), giving it the English title In Defence of Barbarism: Non-whites Against the Empire. Some would call ...

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Among past album of the year winners from Oklahoma music artists are Brooks’ “No Fences” (1991), Brooks & Dunn’s “Brand New Man” (1993), Keith’s “How Do You Like Me Now?!” (2001), Keith’s “Shock’N ...

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For a man who has unquestionably shown leadership in his first 12 months in office, it’s unusual for Burns to be passing the buck like this. Are there concerts already in place for August 2026?

For some of the best albums of the new(est) year, that tether, that shelter, is home. It’s geography, history, family, and tradition. Others conceptualize a gilded escapism, or a stabilizing ...

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Stephen A. Smith addressed Candice Owens' changed stance on Donald Trump. Smith emphasized common sense, noting both sides can have valid points. He mentioned Trump's awareness of Harvard's funding.

By Paul Grein Morgan Wallen’s One Thing at a Time logs its 84rd week at No. 1 on Billboard’s Top Country Albums chart (dated May 3), which ups his career tally of weeks at No. 1 to 183.