“Oh my god. Sunday Best is finally out. I am so excited for you guys to hear this record. Honestly, it’s my favorite solo album I’ve ever made,” Jonas announced in an Instagram post. “Now it’s out.

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The Compton rapper came into the biggest night in music with an astounding nine nominations, and he has already won three awards. Before the Grammys officially aired, Lamar won Best Melodic Rap ...

Tyler the Creator performs onstage during the 68th GRAMMY Awards at Crypto.com Arena on February 01, 2026 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Kevin Winter/Getty Images for The Recording Academy) ...

Kendrick Lamar’s GNX wins Best Rap Album at the 2026 Grammy Awards. The Compton, Calif. MC was in attendance at the ceremony to deliver his acceptance speech. On Sunday night (Feb. 1), K-Dot was ...

Welcome to New Music Friday, NPR Music's podcast dedicated to sharing the best albums out each week. We listen to dozens of new releases in advance, identify the ones we think you need to hear, and ...

The Grammy Award for Best Country Album has existed since 1965, when it was founded as the Award for Best Country & Western Album. It was taken out of the Grammys after only two years, then returned ...

The Grammy Award for Best Pop Vocal Album has a contiguous history of little more than three decades, but it actually goes back a lot further. It was founded in 1968 under the name “Best Contemporary ...

Slayer terrified the PMRC, Janet Jackson seized control, and Genesis got weird on these albums that shaped a transformative year Beastie Boys in 1986. (Credit: Michel Delsol/Getty Images) From left: ...

Paste is the place to kick off each and every New Music Friday. We follow our regular roundups of the best new songs by highlighting the most compelling new records ...