Genre switch-ups, deeply personal storytelling and doing things the Dallas way made for some of our favorite projects of the ...

I fell back in love with Austin music in 2025. Our city has been rife with talented performers since long before I came around, but it’s easy to get overwhelmed by the embarrassment of riches – and by ...

This article originally published at The 10 best Houston albums of 2025, from Isaac Niaz to Brennen Leigh to Juan Treviño.

Billboard offers its take on the top country albums of 2025, with music from Turnpike Troubadours, Carter Faith, Zach Top, Eric Church and more.

Another round-up of the music from 2025. Country music in 2025 was a continuation of what we saw in 2024… better quality from the mainstream, artists like Zach Top, Parker McCollum, Chase Rice, Jake ...

The last time a Black woman won the Grammy for Album of the Year, when The Miseducation of Lauryn Hill was awarded music’s biggest prize, Chappell Roan had just celebrated her first birthday; Sabrina ...

Watching the Devil tune his guitar in the middle of the night isn’t how Robert (or Tommy) Johnson imagined he’d be spending his Saturday night. When that ol’ demon started playing songs, fire flew ...

When Asleep at the Wheel decided to record a record of Texas-centric songs to commemorate the Western swing outfit spending 50 of its 55 years in the Lone Star State, Ray Benson had a simple request: ...

We’re halfway through 2025, and it’s been…well, eventful, to put it politely. But hey, at least there’s great music to get us through it all. Six months in, and we’ve discovered some pretty amazing ...

My 2025 10-best list is heavy on storytelling songwriters of all stripes, from country to rock to hip-hop to dance-pop. The ...