Best Songs of 2024
Posted inbestofculture2024 Bird, Jade Bridges, Leon (1989- ) Carpenter, Sabrina (1999- ) Charli XCX Clairo (Singer) Cobain, Cash Cook, A G (1990- ) Country Music Djrum Drake (Rapper) Eilish, Billie FKA twigs Flo (Music Group) GloRilla (Rapper) Gray, Saya Hello Mary Heynderickx, Haley Horsegirl (Music Group) Jade Jazz Jenkins, Cassandra (Singer) Jones, Norah Knowles, Beyonce Lamar, Kendrick Lorde Magdalena Bay Marling, Laura Moctar, Mdou Mura Masa (1996- ) Musgraves, Kacey Mustafa (1996- ) Oladokun, Joy Pheelz Phosphorescent (Music Group) Polachek, Caroline Pop and Rock Music Pratt, Jessica Rap and Hip-Hop Rhythm and Blues (Music) Roan, Chappell Rogers, Maggie (1994- ) Shaboozey (Singer) Smile (Music Group) St Vincent (1982- ) Staples, Mavis Tillman, Joshua (Father John Misty) Tinashe (1993- ) Two Thousand Twenty Four Tyla (Singer) Usher Washington, Kamasi Wishy

Best Songs of 2024

Listen to 68 tracks that made major statements, boosted big beefs, propelled up-and-comers and soundtracked the party this year.
Best Albums of 2024: Charli XCX, Mk.gee, MJ Lenderman and More
Posted inbestofculture2024 Bladee (1994- ) BossMan Dlow Bryan, Zach (1966- ) Candy Carpenter, Sabrina (1999- ) Charli XCX Cindy Lee Claire Rousay Country Music Cure, The (Music Group) Eilish, Billie Ella Langley Elucid (Rapper) Flo (Music Group) Future (Rapper) Gibbons, Beth Gordon, Kim (1953- ) Gordon, Michael (Mk.gee) Howard, Brittany (1988- ) Hurray for the Riff Raff (Music Group) Ivan Cornejo Kali Uchis (Singer) Knocked Loose Knowles, Beyonce Lange, Roberto Carlos (Helado Negro) Latin Music Lenderman, M J Marling, Laura Mount Eerie (Music Group) Omar Courtz Pop and Rock Music Rap and Hip-Hop Rhythm and Blues (Music) Rousay, Claire Sinephro, Nala Smith, Willow Swift, Taylor Two Thousand Twenty Four Vampire Weekend (Music Group) Waxahatchee (Music Group) Wayne, Leland Tyler (Metro Boomin)

Best Albums of 2024: Charli XCX, Mk.gee, MJ Lenderman and More

Charli XCX, Mk.gee and MJ Lenderman top our pop music critics’ lists this year.
In ‘Music City’ and ‘Babe,’ Existential Battles of the Heart and Soul
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In ‘Music City’ and ‘Babe,’ Existential Battles of the Heart and Soul

Bedlam’s country music show is a rollicking good time. But the New Group’s production of “Babe,” starring Marisa Tomei, is a frustrating one-act lacking cohesion.