Variety music writers round up the best albums of 2026 so far, including Olivia Rodrigo, Ella Langley, Drake, Raye, Paul ...

The group stage is where the world clashes to put on a show, the knockout stage is where World Cup legends are made.

You seem pretty rad, for a year so potentially in malaise. At least, that’s the way we feel every time we turn off the news and turn on the music that takes us away from all that. The best ...