As a '90s kid who spent hours with a Walkman in the backseat of a car, an appreciation for the sonic narrative has stuck — that same patience, nuance and attention to detail can be found in my ...

Seventy tracks that identify, grapple with or simply dance away from the anxieties of yet another uncertain year. By Jon Pareles Jon Caramanica and Lindsay Zoladz Full disclosure: There can’t be a ...

We all know the "MC" to be the only Songbird Supreme, Mariah Carey, and her renowned holiday song, "All I Want for Christmas Is You," but recent reports say that in each passing year, the renowned ...

Beyoncé saved our soul. Bad Bunny and Rosalía schooled us on Spanish. And Harry Styles made us believe that it was “just us” and him. From house to mambo, here are the top 10 tracks that pumped up the ...

Words and textures drive my love of music more than beats and hooks. It isn't always a narrative that grabs me, though that surely happens. What's best is when the poetry of the words, or the story ...

Bad Bunny's smash "Titi Me Preguntó" has unsurprisingly dominated a number of year-end lists, including round-ups from Esquire, Pitchfork, and Time. The tune marks Benito Martinez Ocasio's first solo ...