In 2025, bands had a lot to say about the state of the world, from La Dispute’s No One Was Driving the Car, which surveyed late-stage capitalism, and End It, who examined class structure through ...

Rosalía made an album invoking the saints, Lily Allen took us on a tragicomic trip through her domestic hell, Lady Gaga found the sweet spot between artpop and arena-ready funk, and Bad Bunny was just ...

Two Madonna albums - Bedtime Stories and Bedtime Stories: The Untold Chapter — both debut inside the top 10 on the U.K. charts this week. UNITED STATES - SEPTEMBER 16: Madonna concert during a ...

If there's one question that professional music lovers hear most often, it's some variation on: "Heard any good albums lately?" We always have, of course, but when it came time to highlight the cream ...

The Fed cut rates at its last meeting of the year The Federal Reserve cut rates by a quarter-point Wednesday afternoon in alignment with expectations. Business Insider is covering developments live ...

The Federal Reserve lowered its benchmark interest rate by a quarter percentage point Wednesday, in an effort to support a weakening job market. But stubborn inflation and delayed economic data ...

The Federal Reserve on Wednesday announced its third interest rate cut of the year as policymakers moved forward with the cut to support the labor market despite elevated inflation. Fed policymakers ...

Inflation has picked up in recent months alongside a hiring slowdown. The Federal Reserve cut its benchmark interest rate a quarter of a percentage point on Wednesday, opting for its third interest ...

We’re at the end of yet another year where commentators and fans speculated on the health of the rap world. In October, it was reported that, for the first time in 35 years, there were no rap songs in ...

Thanks to its latest decision on Wednesday – its final one for 2025 – the Federal Reserve has now reduced its key overnight lending rate by 1.75 percentage points since it began its rate-cutting cycle ...

White House National Economic Council Director Kevin Hassett said he sees plenty of room to substantially lower the Federal Reserve’s benchmark interest rate. Hassett, the frontrunner in Donald ...

Iron Maiden's Live After Death returns to multiple charts after an anniversary vinyl reissue, hitting No. 1 on the rock ranking for the first time decades after its release. UNITED KINGDOM - JANUARY ...