At the top of the year, fires ravaged Los Angeles just as the second Trump administration was being sworn in, and some artists performing at the inauguration had to defend their stances. By the time the year had ended, we were awash in award nominations f... See more
Out of the 52 weeks of 2025, there were only ten chart-topping singles on the Billboard Hot 100, which said less about the quality of the music at play and instead showed us more as to how streaming habits had fundamentally changed the more the decade has... See more
2025 was an unusual year for pop music in general. The charts reflected existing listening habits, meaning that songs over a year old still hung around in the Top 10 (we're looking at you, Teddy Swims!). New albums came quickly and then left, meaning it w... See more
“Have you seen K-Pop Demon Hunters?” To anyone who did video streaming this year, it was the most-asked question in chat, but for good reason. The way-better-than-expected movie Sony sold to Netflix at a loss became the year’s most significant cultural to... See more
On April Fools’ Day 2014, Caravan Palace arrived in Boston for their first-ever standalone gig in the United States. From the stage of the Paradise Rock Club, singer Zoé Colotis excitedly told the crowd the good news: “We just arrived today. It’s our firs... See more
