In the 1990s, between grunge and Britpop alone, it wasn’t uncommon to see alternative rock bands in the charts alongside ...

Billie Eilish, Zach Bryan, Sleep Token and The Marias lead Billboard's 2025 year-end rock and alternative charts.

A genuinely baffling list. Somehow, some way, it's already December 1st. With 2025 on its final month, you'll be seeing plenty of year-end lists from a wide array of publications, streaming services ...

Helmet were pioneers of the alternative metal movement in the early 1990s. They had a bit of success upon forming, but they eventually perfected their sound further with the 1992 record Meantime. It’s ...

With 2025 coming to a close, iHeartRadio is celebrating this year's biggest and best in music with iHeartRadio Rewind, ...

At 1997, rock radio was as optimistic as the U.S. president, who’d just been inaugurated for his second term. From angsty grunge and trendy Brit Pop came songs that were sunny in sound if not in ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Hugh McIntyre covers music, with a focus on the global charts. Cage the Elephant’s “Metaverse” hits No. 1 on the Alternative ...

Chicago’s Alternative Rock station 101 WKQX-FM has launched a companion podcast and Sunday music feature, both called The History of Alternative. The new podcast and weekend feature follows on the ...

11 Platinum 2000s Rock Albums Everyone Should Own on Vinyl Here's a list of 2000s rock albums that have been certified platinum that every vinyl enthusiast should add to their collection. The Best Alt ...

Singer Billie Eilish took home the 2019 trophy for Favorite Artist – Alternative Rock at Sunday's (Nov. 24) 47th Annual American Music Awards. And that was just one of two awards the first-time ...

At ALT 92.3 FM, where they don’t say “rock,” it’s a mix of millennial oldies and newer, pop-leaning and electronic folk from bands like Bastille and Smith & Thell. By Joe Coscarelli It was still light ...

Teaming with Bob Rock, the producer behind Motley Crue’s Dr Feelgood and Metallica’s Black Album, Veruca Salt wound up with a sound so heavy it obliterated any idea the quartet were mere mimics of the ...