It’s brutal out there, and that’s why, more than ever, we needed the consoling and prodding pleasures of popular music to help everything make sense in here. [Stage direction: taps chest, knowingly.] ...

In Slate’s annual Music Club, Slate critic Carl Wilson emails about the year in music with fellow critics — featuring New York Times contributor Lindsay Zoladz, freelance writer Briana Younger, NPR ...

At least once a year, former president Barack Obama likes to remind the world that he’s a big ol’ hipster. Obama has made an annual tradition out of naming his favorite books, movies, and songs of the ...

American Songwriter’s 2021 Song Contest received an abundance of remarkable entries, and we thought you needed to hear some of the songs that kept us dancing through the judging process. Check out the ...

The Genius community has shared its picks for the “50 Best Songs of 2021,” and several K-pop artists made the list! On December 29 local time, Genius published its annual list of “the year’s best ...

Check out a list of the night's winners. The 2021 American Music Awards, hosted by Cardi B, had some of the biggest names in music perform at the Microsoft Theatre in Los Angeles Sunday night. Silk ...

Your end-of-year playlist is about to get a boost of bangers thanks to none other than former President Barack Obama. If you thought his summer 2021 playlist was fire, you’ll want to cue up Barack ...

While this is a great time of year to celebrate the best big songs and albums that jammed the airwaves in 2021, it's also good to shine a spotlight on some vital, underserved songs that deserve your ...

Billie Eilish is the Grammy Award-winning artist behind Happier Than Ever. Several songs from this album earned Grammy nominations and even jumped to the top of Billboard’s Hot 100 music chart. Here’s ...

Songs that make you go hmmm took no holiday during the second year of the pandemic. Libs-owning country? Check. Gay-baiting hip-hop? Sure, we had that. Anti-vax rock? It’s practically become its own ...

Sia, ABBA and Florida Georgia Line and Nelly hit some wrong notes in 2021. Kevin Mazur/Getty Images Top: Photo by Ethan Miller/Getty Images, bottom: Baillie Walsh/Capitol Records From Kanye West to ...

Barack Obama, who has been known for his eclectic — and on trend — musical tastes, has revealed his annual list of favorite songs. The former president curated a Spotify playlist on Friday featuring a ...