Hear tracks by Benjamin Booker, Julien Baker and Torres, and more.
Category: Pop and Rock Music
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10 Songs That Explain My Year
A musical memoir of our critic’s 2024, with tracks from MJ Lenderman, Cass Elliot and Women.
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What Song Did You Discover, or Rediscover, in 2024?
We want to know why it resonated with you.
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36 Things That Stuck With Us in 2024
The movie scenes, TV episodes, song lyrics and other moments that reporters, critics, editors and visual journalists in Culture couldn’t stop thinking about this year.
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Hear the Best Albums and Songs of 2024
A playlist of 103 songs from our three critics’ lists to experience however you wish.
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It’s Ariana Grande vs. Selena Gomez at the Oscars (in Fans’ Minds)
Stan armies are waging war over which pop star is the “better” actor. Movie lovers used to awards-season maneuvering haven’t seen anything like this.
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At the Kennedy Center, a Send-Off to Biden and Questions About the Future
A bipartisan crowd honored Francis Ford Coppola, the Grateful Dead, Bonnie Raitt, Arturo Sandoval and the Apollo Theater. Some wondered if Donald J. Trump would attend next year.
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Taylor Swift’s Eras Tour Grand Total: A Record $2 Billion
Over 21 months, the pop superstar’s culture-dominating stage show doubled the gross of its closest competitor, according to ticket sales figures confirmed for the first time.
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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.
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For Taylor Swift, It’s the End of the ‘Eras’
A two-year tour that permeated the culture plays one last night in the Canadian city of Vancouver.
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Nick Cave Will Take a Selfie With You, if You Insist
Back out on the road, and after working through his extreme grief, the longtime rocker is connecting with more fans than ever.
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Miho Nakayama, Japanese Music and Movie Star, Dies at 54
A top-selling pop singer as a teenager in the 1980s, she also had an award-winning career as a dramatic actress.