A musical memoir of our critic’s 2024, with tracks from MJ Lenderman, Cass Elliot and Women. By Lindsay Zoladz Earlier this week, I shared a massive playlist of some of the best music released in 2024 ...

CNET editor Gael Fashingbauer Cooper, a journalist and pop-culture junkie, is co-author of "Whatever Happened to Pudding Pops? The Lost Toys, Tastes and Trends of the '70s and '80s," as well as "The ...

This list of NPR Music's best songs of 2023 looks unlike any we've ever made before. It's not just the number of songs that has changed. There are no rankings here — in fact, the 123 songs below ...

If there’s anything that defines music in the 21st century, it’s constant change. We live in an era when your next favorite song could come from anywhere — all over the stylistic map, all over the ...

Billie Eilish, SZA, Beyoncé, Eminem, Post Malone, Becky G and Gracie Abrams were among the night's winners at the Las Vegas ceremony. By Carly Thomas Associate Editor Billie Eilish, SZA, Beyoncé, ...

What the hell is yacht rock? Well, the internet has agreed that its defining sonic and aesthetical traits are broad. I’d have to agree, as it’s a sub-genre that stretches into everything from prog and ...

Songs from an American Movie Vol. One: Learning How to Smile, the highest-charting record from ’90s alt-rock legends Everclear, wasn’t even intended for release under their name. It was originally ...

One night after being honored for her 56-year tenure as a member of the Grand Ole Opry at the "Opry 100: A Live Celebration," Dolly Parton was on hand at Nashville's Schermerhorn Symphony Center for ...