Prince is back on the pop charts. So are Kate Bush and Fleetwood Mac. That can only mean one thing: Netflix’s Stranger Things ...

Stephen Thompson has come across some incredibly dangerous competitors during his career. Even as the oldest fighter on the current UFC roster, ‘Wonderboy’ is proving to be a specialist who very few ...

Stephen Thompson recently used his striking expertise to bring MMA’s best stand-up fighters together. This weekend, one of the best strikers in UFC history returns to the Octagon, as Alex Pereira ...

Five new albums debut in this week's Billboard Top 10, with sounds that span pop, R&B, K-pop and hip-hop. NPR's Stephen Thompson has the details. STEPHEN THOMPSON, BYLINE: Next week, the story of the ...

Thanks to some newly implemented rules, there's a surge of fresh faces in the top 10 Billboard charts. NPR Music's Stephen Thompson has our report. STEPHEN THOMPSON, BYLINE: A few weeks ago, Billboard ...

The calendar has turned to December, and jingle bells have arrived at the top of the charts, led, as usual, by Mariah, Wham and Brenda Lee. Christmas season has officially arrived - at least on the ...

There aren't many metrics by which 2025 could be judged as a great year, but musically speaking? It was pretty damned good. Rosalía made a grand and accessible piece of high art. Annie DiRusso and The ...

The Billboard charts have not been too kind of rock 'n' roll music in 2025. But this week's No. 1 album reminds us that rock isn't dead. NPR's Stephen Thompson has the story. STEPHEN THOMPSON, BYLINE: ...

Holiday songs have finally disappeared from the Billboard charts, paving the way for old and new faces on the Hot 100, and Stephen Thompson of NPR Music has been listening.

The perfect Christmas song sets the mood right away. Our next guest wants to destroy all that. STEPHEN THOMPSON, BYLINE: (Laughter). MARTIN: Stephen Thompson of NPR Music has brought us some of his ...