"The truth is I introduced Toni to her husband. Bryan and I were friends first, like, real platonic friends," said Tamar ...

Tamar Braxton set the record straight about rumors she had an affair with sister Toni Braxton’s husband Birdman during her ...

Hot 97's Funk Flex alleged live on the radio on December 15 that Da Baby was once intimately involved with Kimora Lee Simmons ...

Dijon pushed himself to the brink while creating his acclaimed second studio album, Baby. But it wasn’t the music that sent him there — it was a postmodern novel about the creation of ballistic ...

Lil Baby celebrates his 31st birthday by releasing The Leaks, a compilation of long-awaited tracks for his most loyal supporters. Lil Baby will mark his 31st birthday on December 3 with a gift to his ...

Released as a 78 B-side ("Lost in the Night" was on the A-side), "Merry Christmas, Baby" has become a timeless holiday ...

Earlier this year, my colleague and bud Kelefa Sanneh suggested that music critics, as a lot, have gone soft—becoming submissive, overly agreeable, and, in some cases, nearly servile. He’s right, of ...

From Mariah Carey to Gucci Mane, these Christmas albums, EPs, and mixtapes shaped the season and defined the soundtrack of December. Stream the picks here.

Lil Baby is closing out the year with a major gift for the supporters who have helped turn him into one of rap’s most dominant stars. The Grammy-winning rapper has officially confirmed that The Leaks ...

Ninety-seven years ago today, the Nashville A-Team drummer who played on some of the biggest hits in history was born.

I joined Paste in 2023 and, in my tenure as editor, this year’s AOTY list is my favorite by far. The publication has been doling out these rankings since 2002, affixing an “Album of the Year” ribbon ...

The best albums of 2025 spanned seismic rage rap, intricate guitar music, protest folk, spacey dream pop, and laptop twee. A virtuoso of experimental electronic music re-emerged, a Brooklyn band ...