The December roundup of our punk column ‘In Defense of the Genre’ includes recent news, reviews, and features, along with a ...

The 1970s were a great time in country music. Beginning in 1970, the decade saw the release of some of country music’s biggest classics. These four country songs were released in 1970, at the start of ...

Variety's music writers pick 2025's best songs, from Lily Allen, Sabrina Carpenter, Olivia Dean, Dijon, Hayley Williams, Taylor Swift and more.

Romeo and Juliet, the iconic play by William Shakespeare, is getting the modern reimagining treatment as a musical film. Titled Juliet & Romeo, it stars Rebel Wilson (Pitch Perfect) as Lady Capulet, ...

There’s a lot that can be said about the Beach Boys, as a band, given their complex history. Formed in 1961, the band has had members come and go, and is still technically active, though three of its ...

Another song list! This one is a personal favorite of mine, because it means I get to spend a lot of time with artists I like covering other artist’s songs. Last December, Paste crowned Merce Lemon’s ...

For the past few years, Adrian Quesada of Black Pumas fame has injected new life into the 19th-century bolero. Inspired by the traditional Latin American ballad and psychedelic recordings of the ...

There are no better songs to party to than country music. From tailgates to all-out ragers, it’s no surprise country music has soundtracked some great bashes over the years. “You know I like my ...