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Jack Harlow Goes Deep on Race and Rap, and 8 More New Songs

Bill Orcutt Four Tet Harlow, Jack (Rapper) Hebden, Kieran (Four Tet) Howard, Brittany (1988- ) Miguel (1985- ) Moose, Rob Oladokun, Joy Parton, Dolly Pop and Rock Music Rap and Hip-Hop Rexha, Bebe The 3 Clubmen Ware, Jessie

Jack Harlow Goes Deep on Race and Rap, and 8 More New Songs

Hear tracks by Jessie Ware, Joy Oladokun, Miguel and others.

By Jon Pareles Jon Caramanica and Lindsay Zoladz

The Year Pop’s Men Dismantled Their Masculinity

Being Funny in a Foreign Language (Album) Come Home the Kids Miss You (Album) Gender Harlow, Jack (Rapper) Harry's House (Album) Healy, Matty Latin Music Men and Boys Pop and Rock Music Styles, Harry Un Verano Sin Ti (Album)

The Year Pop’s Men Dismantled Their Masculinity

In 2022, stars including Harry Styles, Jack Harlow and Bad Bunny offered liberated takes on gender, but also risked pandering. Are men OK?

By Lindsay Zoladz

The Breakout Stars of 2022

Actors and Actresses Art Benko, Julie bestofculture2022 Brunson, Quinta Classical Music Dancing Everything Everywhere All at Once (Movie) Everything Rises (Musical Work) Funny Girl (Play) Harlow, Jack (Rapper) Hsu, Stephanie (1980- ) Hurlin, Catherine (1996- ) McClodden, Tiona Nekkia Movies Of Love and Rage (Ballet) Pop and Rock Music Television Theater Tines, Davone Two Thousand Twenty Two

The Breakout Stars of 2022

Here are the actors, pop stars, dancers and artists who broke away from the pack this year, delighting us and making us think.

By Maya Salam

Best Songs of 2022

bestofculture2022 Big Thief (Music Group) Bory300 (Rapper) Cabello, Camila (1997- ) Cain, Ethel (1998- ) Cardi B (1992- ) Charli XCX Colorist Orchestra, The Cunningham, Madison (1996- ) Dalt, Lucrecia Daughter, Nkosazana DJ Maphorisa (Musician) Dougie B (Rapper) Drake (Rapper) Eno, Brian Fireboy DML (1996- ) Florence and the Machine Folk Music Giannascoli, Alexander (Alex G) Giveon (1995- ) GloRilla Gloss Up Gomez, Selena Gregson-MacLeod, Katie Hadreas, Mike Harding, Aldous Harlow, Jack (Rapper) Hitkidd Humberstone, Holly Hurray for the Riff Raff (Music Group) Ibeyi Ice Spice (Rapper) Ives, Grace (Singer) Jean, Sadie Jepsen, Carly Rae Joji (1992- ) K Carbon Kabza De Small (Musician) Kay Flock (Rapper) Kidd G Knowles, Beyonce Koffee (Mikayla Simpson) ( 2000- ) Lambert, Miranda Lil Durk (1992- ) Lil Kee Lil Yachty (Rapper) Long, Muni Mering, Natalie (Weyes Blood) Mitchell, Anais Miyawaki, Mitski Moriondo, Chloe NewJeans (Music Group) Ogulu, Damini (Burna Boy) Plains (Music Group) Polachek, Caroline Pop and Rock Music Price, Margo Pusha T Rap and Hip-Hop Rema Residente (Rapper) Reyez, Jessie Rhythm and Blues (Music) Rosalia (Singer) Santos, Romeo Sheeran, Ed Shires, Amanda Slimeroni Smile (Music Group) Stormzy (Rapper) Swift, Taylor Tchaparian, Hagop The Dare Tinashe (1993- ) Torrini, Emiliana Two Thousand Twenty Two Tyler ICU (Musician) Van Haver, Paul (Stromae) Wallen, Morgan Ware, Jessie Weather Station (Music Group) Wilco (Music Group) Woods, Jamila (1989- )

Best Songs of 2022

Seventy-two 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