With the release of Bruno Mars' new album 'The Romantic,' Variety takes a look back at his 10 best songs from his discography ...

Karin Dreijer, whose last Fever Ray record was 2023’s Radical Romantics, stars as a performer in an underground club scene in ...

A Winter’s Song, the directorial debut of social worker and documentarian Angela Asatrian, premiered to a sold-out audience at the Americana in Glendale on Sept. 4, 2025. In the months since, the film ...

The ‘Tween Waters Inn & Marina on Captiva is set to host its first-ever Winter Music Festival. Taking place on Feb. 20-22, it will feature live performances in relaxed, open-air settings around the ...

“DIE WITH a smile” by Lady Gaga and Bruno Mars was, by many measures, the song of 2025. The soppy ballad led the charts in more than 30 countries and holds the title of longest-running daily number ...

When one becomes a big pop or rock star, one gains some creative power to do whatever one wishes with one’s tunes. It’s only natural that musicians who love other musicians would take the opportunity ...

This year in music had no shortage of hits, but only a handful of songs truly rose above the rest. Whether they dominated the charts, took over social media or just refused to leave our heads, these ...

With all due respect to Mr. Diamond, who I think has some great songs in his repertoire, “Sweet Caroline” sucks. I hate it with the power of 1000 burning suns. Whatever gene that people have that ...

Looking back at the year in music, it was very much a “Golden” age. But, demon hunting aside, did it also count as golden with a small G? As we dived through our favorite music of 2025 to consider ...

Rap in 2025 was all about experimentation. From the year’s first runaway hit, NBA player-turned-musician Gelo’s single “Tweaker,” to the maximalist ecclesiastics of Playboi Carti’s Music, or even in ...