Looking back at the year in music, it was very much a “Golden” age. But, demon hunting aside, did it also count as golden with a small G? As we dived through our favorite music of 2025 to consider ...

So there was no official song of summer. So let’s move beyond the biggest hits and check out the 10 songs we kept coming back to this year. The singer-songwriter who has worked with Miley Cyrus, ...

Listen to 48 tracks that broke new artists, blew apart genres and revived beloved sounds. By Jon Caramanica and Lindsay Zoladz Jon Caramanica On the one hand, living in an environment in which sounds ...

This is read by an automated voice. Please report any issues or inconsistencies here. Pop music was not at all safe this year from the encroachments of an AI industry determined to slop-ify everything ...

Stuck between the '70s and '90s, literally and figuratively, the '80s reached its midpoint in a melting pot of styles: rock, pop, metal, new wave, alternative, soul, dance and more. As selected by the ...

If you were hoping for the pop madness of 2024 to slow down and start making sense: good luck, babe! Because there has never, ever, been a pop year like the hot-not-pretty mess that was 2024. Week to ...

As we put this list together, we thought about the rise of a new pop class, the return of some longtime favorites, regional rap bangers, country crossovers, the year of sexy drill, and more. All the ...

When I joined Pitchfork a couple months ago as its new editor, we got to work on what you’re reading now, the Best Songs of the 2020s So Far, our first big list of the year. On the surface, there’s ...

“Beetlejuice, Beetlejuice” is finally in theaters and the accompanying soundtrack is as dripping with nostalgia as film. For those worried, yes “Day-O” by Alfie Davis and the Sylia Young Theatre ...

The bandleader and musician, who died on Thursday at 83, was a bridge from Brazilian music to the world — and back. By Jon Pareles Sergio Mendes earned a lasting place in international pop as a ...

What are the best rock songs of the 1980s? It was a decade that saw quite a bit of change as acts moved beyond the catchy guitar riffs of the '70s to show more technical prowess and a broader range of ...