The Top 250 American Songs don't merely represent the best popular music of the rock 'n' roll era; they also tell the story of American music over the past 70-plus years. In the list below, selected ...

On Monday, June 22, 2026, legendary record executive Clive Davis passed away peacefully at his home in Manhattan at the age of 94. We look back at the incredible artists he discovered, the historic ...

This marks the 20th time Paste has released a Best Albums of the Year list, and as always, it’s an opportunity for discovery. It’s a time to learn what albums we might have overlooked as our music ...

My pandemic soundtracks came to revolve around what I call “sad bangers.” More plainly put, songs whose lyrics of grief, anxiety, yearning or some other mild or great darkness are washed over with an ...