The most impactful tracks of the year come from different genres and generations — and not all of them are traditional songs.
Category: Pop and Rock Music
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Readers on the Best Movies, TV, Music and Theater of 2023
When our critics shared their top film, TV, pop music and theater picks, readers suggested “Billions,” “The Holdovers,” “Sabbath’s Theater” and others.
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Ice Spice, Brian Jordan Alvarez and More Breakout Stars of 2023
These eight performers and artists broke away from the pack this year, delighting us and making us think.
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Madonna’s Celebration Tour, an Experiment in Looking Back
Her Celebration Tour is the pop superstar’s first retrospective, one which thematically explores her past and perhaps offers a glimpse of how she will chart her future.
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‘Immediate Family’ Review: Unpacking a Musical Kinship
The session musicians who helped create the soundtrack of 1970s pop step into the spotlight in the director Denny Tedesco’s documentary.
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Beatles Biographer Grapples With the ‘Paradox’ of George Harrison
Philip Norman, the author of books about Paul McCartney, John Lennon and the Beatles as a group, discovers that Harrison was, among other things, a puzzle.
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Rock Gods Call Andrew Watt When They Need a New Thunderbolt
After producing hits for Justin Bieber, Dua Lipa and Miley Cyrus, Andrew Watt has become a go-to for new music by rock legends: Ozzy. Elton. Mick and Keith. Even Paul.
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Sara Tavares, Portuguese Singer Who Prized Her African Roots, Dies at 45
She drew on rhythms from across the African diaspora and sang in Portuguese, English, Cape Verdean Criolo and Angolan slang.
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Ricardo Arjona, Prolific Latin Pop Star, Says He Will Stop Touring
The Guatemalan singer-songwriter said that his latest performance in Chile would be his last after struggling with back issues that made it difficult to stand and perform.
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7 New Songs You Should Hear Now
Listen to the latest from Hurray for the Riff Raff, Danny Brown, Wishy and more.
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Jinkx Monsoon and BenDeLaCreme Make the Holidays a Drag
The “RuPaul’s Drag Race” alums Jinkx Monsoon and BenDeLaCreme put on a queer, clever and heartfelt Christmas show that keeps getting bigger.
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Bad Blood: A Timeline of the Taylor Swift-Kanye West-Kim Kardashian Feud
After 14 years, a new interview suggests this dispute may keep giving us new chapters.