In fact, the songs that were huge in 2024 were still sucking up all the atmosphere. Those that did muscle through tended to ...

Listen to 68 tracks that made major statements, boosted big beefs, propelled up-and-comers and soundtracked the party this year. By Jon Pareles Jon Caramanica and Lindsay Zoladz Jon Pareles Here’s a ...

Before I share my list of my favorite albums of 2024, I need to repeat my regular “year-end list” disclaimer. If you already know the drill, feel free to skip ahead. We all know this. Art isn’t a ...

Today, NPR Music releases its list of the 50 best albums of 2024. And as usual, everyone was in complete agreement with no dissenting opinions or debate of any kind. Correct, Ann Powers? ANN POWERS, ...

The Oakland-based experimental artist Chrystia Cabral, a.k.a. SPELLLING, resists genre categorization in a way that allows ...

This was such an exciting year in music, and as you can see from my list, an especially exciting year for women in music yet again. They dominated the pop, country, and rap charts, just to name a few.