Akon’s 2005 smash 'Lonely' has joined the Spotify Billions Club by accumulating more than a billion plays on the streaming platform.

At long last, J. Cole releases his highly anticipated The Fall-Off album. On Friday (Feb. 6), the North Carolina rapper blessed fans with his seventh studio album. The latest album from the Dreamville ...

It’s been eight long years since we first heard J. Cole introduce The Fall-Off, and the day has finally come: his “last” studio album has arrived, and a lot has happened in those eight years. Clocking ...

Welcome to New Music Friday, NPR Music's podcast dedicated to sharing the best albums out each week. We listen to dozens of new releases in advance, identify the ones we think you need to hear, and ...

J. Cole’s The Fall-Off begins. Friday (Feb. 6), the Dreamville co-founder finally launched his long-awaited new album, a double-disc affair that he previously said “brings the concept of my first ...

Here is your 2026 hard rock + metal album release calendar and all of this week's newest albums! Each week is loaded with new rock and metal releases and keeping track of it all can be pretty ...

Performances in N.Y.C. Advertisement Supported by Tyshawn Sorey’s tribute to the Rothko Chapel, a vintage Pavarotti concert and a release from the Berlin Philharmonic are among our selections. Kim ...

A court in Chinsinau convicted three Moldovan citizens of participating in Russian-led training camps in Bosnia and Serbia in 2024 in order to incite unrest and disrupt elections at home. A judge at ...

A federal jury in Massachusetts has convicted a Colombian woman of living illegally in Boston under a stolen identity for more than 20 years and receiving over $400,000 in stolen benefits. Lina Maria ...

SUGAR LAND, Texas – As part of Black History Month, we are taking a look at part of history that many of us were not taught in school. Some refer to it as the unsweet history that led to the creation ...

If only the Democratic majority at the State Capitol worried as much about the offenders roaming our streets as it does about those who are behind bars. Colorado’s offender-friendly legislature seems ...