Best Alternative Album isn’t just some catch-all category invented to include genre-defying works of exceptional music. It’s a distinct subgenre of rock music that emerged in the late 1970s, but ...

The Recording Academy has announced the nominees for the 2026 Grammy Awards. Among the notable names in this year’s alternative music categories are Bon Iver, the Cure, Turnstile, and Wet Leg. Find ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. The Cure have been nominated exclusively in Best Alternative Music Album until this year, when they received an additional nod—and ...

St. Vincent has won Best Alternative Music Performance at the 2025 Grammy Awards. Her All Born Screaming single “Flea” won over tracks by Kim Gordon (“Bye Bye”), Nick Cave & the Bad Seeds (“Song of ...

Irish alternative rock band The Cranberries had the best music video of the '90s with protest anthem "Zombie", reaching a ...

We asked some of our favorite culture creators to give us their best-of lists for 2025; the rest of James Gunn's top 50 alternative rap songs of the year can be found right here. Easily my favorite ...

Each year, artists from all over the U.S. and Latin America gather in New York for the Latin Alternative Music Conference (LAMC), which is celebrating its 26th edition in 2025. These musicians come ...

Alternative rock songs are often simple in nature, as most rock songs are. Drums, bass, guitar, vocals, and a bit of snarl and grit. The formula for a good alternative rock song is quite simple.