The year is coming to an end, and it has seen some big-name artists drop new albums. From one of the biggest pop superstars ...

A retired policeman was jailed over an anti-Trump meme. Now he’s suing.

Contextualizing R&B's mainstream comeback this year, from it's indie and queer sectors to the Hot 100 domination of Leon Thomas and Kehlani.

Six Grammy nominees — producers, songwriters and best new artist contenders — gathered to discuss impostor syndrome, creative process and navigating stardom in 2025.

Rose and Bruno Mars, Kendrick Lamar, and Lady Gaga are all competing for Record of the Year at the 2026 Grammy Awards.

Blackpink member Rosé, who was named Variety’s Global Hitmaker of the Year at our Hitmakers event last weekend, is now ...

Even over Zoom today from across the world, with Rosé in Seoul and Mars in Los Angeles, there’s a comfortable candor between ...

Lady Gaga and Bruno Mars’ “Die With a Smile” tops the 2025 year-end Hot 100 Songs chart, after it led the Hot 100 for five ...

When Bruno Mars began sketching the idea that would inevitably become “Die With a Smile” three years ago, he ended up with a handful of lines for the first verse and part of the hook. He’d been ...

Bad Bunny dominates Spotify’s 2025 year-end Wrapped campaign, securing the No. 1 spot as the Global Top Artist with over 19.8 ...

Apple Music shared its year-end list of the platform’s top music of 2025, and the most-streamed songs were primarily from 2024. Today (December 3) is Spotify’s turn, as Spotify Wrapped is out now.