Meet The Marias, the Los Angeles band that turned a romantic breakup among its members into a Grammys best new artist ...

After a pair of New York-set Huarrican Melissa relief benefit concerts closed out a year soundtracked by crossover hits like Full Blown & Yung Bredda’s “The Greatest Bend Over” and Silent Addy & Moliy ...

Video games as a medium is a home for all kinds of experiences and challenges, and the past decade has only seen that variety grow. But while we’re excited about games that break new boundaries, we’ll ...

Dancehall superstar Vybz Kartel, Masicka, Shenseea, Lila Ike, newcomer Ayetian, and Trinidad's Yung Bredda are the nominees in the Best Caribbean Music Act category of the 2026 Music of Black Origin ...

The Reid Anderson and Dave King-led band will play several North American and European dates, plus a special tribute to Keith Jarrett.

The year at the movies gets a mixed review. For a hefty chunk of 2025, it felt like one flop after another — and not only at the box office. And some of the past 12 months’ boffo hits were puerile ...

Every year, the awards gods decree that a certain group of films are the most noteworthy. Many of the same titles end up appearing on every list of critics association awards, guild nominations and ...

We’re wrapping up the year by naming some of the best of the best anime to come out this year. Japanese animation has quickly become the genre to prioritize for studios and streamers, with American ...

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 ...

Reader in 18th-century Literature and Director of Queen Mary Centre for Religion and Literature, Queen Mary University of London Reading is very subjective, but one thing most book lovers can agree on ...

“Continue?” It’s one of the oldest words in video games. You stumble. You put in another quarter. You try again. Hey, you’ll get ‘em next time. Never has that sentiment been more true than in 2025 — ...

EDITOR’S NOTE: We wrote this back in 2021, but with Christmas upon us again we felt like it was the perfect time to update it. There's nothing that brings the world together more than sharing opinions ...