From an homage K-pop to the triumphant return of Nine Inch Nails, this year gave us TV and films worth dancing to.

Rosalía made an album invoking the saints, Lily Allen took us on a tragicomic trip through her domestic hell, Lady Gaga found ...

Googoosh’s love songs are both banned and beloved in her homeland. Her new memoir reveals a life as rich and painful as ...

Arthouse hits, overlooked indies and unusually astounding blockbusters all make our list of best movies of 2025.

The Associated Press has selected the 10 best songs of the year, presented in no particular order. Read on and then listen to ...

Shervin Hajipour, the Iranian Grammy Award winner whose hit song became the anthem of the Woman, Life, Freedom protests, has ...

Googoosh — resisted telling her story. She shares why her new memoir became a 'necessary duty' — and how she reclaimed the ...

In these 100 songs, you’ll hear lusty dubstep, quietly subversive electronic pop, regional rap bangers, alt-country odysseys, ubiquitous chart-toppers, and much more. We were drawn to songs this year ...

For nearly two-and-a-half decades before the 1979 Islamic Revolution, the boundary-pushing artist captivated audiences in Iran with daring performances and bold style choices, writing in her memoir ...

Iranian women perform a prayer for rainfall at the Imamzadeh Saleh Shrine in Tajrish, Tehran, on November 14, 2025, as the country suffers from a severe water crisis. Authorities in Tehran warned last ...

From poetic masterpieces to defiant acts of resistance, Iranian cinema has given the world some of its most profound storytelling. Join us as we celebrate the visionary filmmakers who reshaped Iranian ...

Two senior Iranian officials are accused of killing oil executive Malek Boroujerdi in 1978, weeks before the Islamic Revolution. Mehrzad Boroujerdi, the victim’s son, claims Ali Shamkhani and Mohsen ...