Every Thursday, the Paste staff and contributors will choose their five favorite songs of the week, awarding one entry a ...

The Oakland-based experimental artist Chrystia Cabral, a.k.a. SPELLLING, resists genre categorization in a way that allows ...

A moving collection of vocal works, including world premiere recordings of music by the eminent Hungarian composer Gyorgy ...

As roadies rolled a grand piano onto the stage midway through Evanescence‘s set, singer Amy Lee smiled at the fans that ...

"All I Want for Christmas Is You" by Mariah Carey and "Christmastime Is Here" by Vince Guaraldi Trio are among the best ...

In the midst of all the political turmoil of 2025, there came a song that gave us hope. “Golden,” released in early July off ...

Midway through the set, AJR introduced “The Big Goodbye,” a relatively new tune they envisioned as a concert closer. This ...

Music to my ears... Riley Green has been busy playing sold-out shows all over the country this year, and his headlining show has included many of the songs on his most recent album, Don't Mind If I Do ...

What happens if you cross the inspiration of Pet Sounds with lyrics that convey a sense of resignation, and frame it within ...

Robert Plant stepped into the Tiny Desk space on a windy Halloween afternoon and immediately commented on the minimalist setup, telling the room that it reminded him of Live Aid, adding that he could ...

J.S. Gornael has a BA in English with a Creative Writing Emphasis in Poetry and an MFA in Fiction. He has taken workshops in poetry, fiction, and non-fiction (though mostly the second). Half-cinephile ...

Taylor Swift has released a surprise acoustic version of her hit single The Fate of Ophelia, titled Alone in My Tower (Acoustic Version), offering fans a stripped-down take on the chart-topping song ...